October 20, 2023
- Newcastle University expert warns more councils at risk of going bust amid £4bn black hole fears; There are major concerns about the risk of town halls in the North East and beyond going bust, with Birmingham City Council having effectively declared bankruptcy in September.
- Sixty arrests as drugs and cash seized in County Lines crackdown in Newcastle, Sunderland, Northumberland and North Tyneside; Northumbria Police has carried out raids across Newcastle, Sunderland, Northumberland and in Forest Hall.
- S Club give Newcastle an epic party as fierce five bring it all back with hits filled set; S Club brought their Good Times tour to Newcastle's Utilita Arena on Thursday night with a hit filled setlist.
- Whitley Bay mum and daughter carried out 'vicious and frenzied' Christmas Eve attack on 60-year-old woman; Maureen Johnson, of Whitley Bay and Shellie Lockyear, of Gateshead, assaulted the woman on the night of December 24 last year after threatening her daughter.
- Newcastle United transfer rumours as former Magpies target touted as the future of Barcelona; A look at the latest Newcastle United transfer rumours.
- Fears grow for fire-ravaged university halls -- which are 'still unsafe' five months on from huge blaze; University bosses are still to assess the full scale of the damage at Henderson Hall and there are concerns about it being exposed to the elements this winter.
- Sunderland defensive duo suffer injury setbacks, but two more players edge closer to a return; Aji Alese and Timothee Pembele face a few more weeks on the sidelines, but Dennis Cirkin and Eliezer Mayenda could play for the U21s next week.
- Newcastle chief touches on 'really sensitive subject' as club look at stadium expansion studies; Newcastle United are looking to increase their global fan base but chief commercial officer Peter Silverstone is well-aware that the club must not price local supporters out.
- 'Me?' Gareth Southgate name check on Jamaal Lascelles' England chances surprised Newcastle skipper; Newcastle United skipper Jamaal Lascelles has not represented his country since his days in the Under-21s but is he wildcard option for Euro 2024?