Chopwell23 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
