Chopwell30 May 2025Village bike track to take world stageChopwell village's pump track opened in lockdown but is now part of an international racing circuit.30 May 202523 Sep 2024Electric car club gets cash boost to help othersBlackhall Mill Community Association's car club now has a fleet of six electric vehicles.23 Sep 2024England8 May 2024Teen becomes authority's youngest ever councillorJamie Park has been elected as a councillor for the ward of Chopwell and Rowlands Gill at just 19.8 May 2024Tyne25 Apr 2024Cannabis farm with more than 700 plants dismantledOfficers find cannabis plants worth £350,000 at a property in the Chopwell area of Gateshead.25 Apr 202428 Nov 2023Cancer survivor fulfils childhood firefighter dreamA former window cleaner has become an on-call firefighter after being treated for throat cancer.28 Nov 2023Tyne & Wear23 Jan 2023Community light festival banishes January bluesA primary school in Gateshead holds a light festival to help ease the community's January blues.23 Jan 2023Tyne & Wear30 Nov 2022Rehomed Gateshead wallaby dies from pneumoniaThe marsupial, named Choppy, was taken in at a local zoo after he was spotted on the hop last month.30 Nov 2022Tyne & Wear30 Oct 2022Wallaby on the loose caught and rehomed at zooThe marsupial was caught after being spotted a number of times in recent weeks.30 Oct 2022Tyne & Wear28 May 2021Bike trail traps could kill someone, cyclist warnsFishing wire is being tied across the popular track, while holes have also been dug in the ground.28 May 2021Tyne & Wear
