AddThis SmartLayers

Newcastle Chronicle

What we have written about Newcastle Chronicle

Cabbie case causes Chronicle quest

A court case where a cabbie was found guilty of possessing firearms led the Newcastle Evening Chronicle to conduct its own investigation into local taxi firms. Two cab companies are now set to be investigated by the police after the

Man suspended from job after Chronicle investigation

A British National Party member exposed by the Newcastle Evening Chronicle has been suspended from his job. The move comes after an investigation by the paper which infiltrated two far right groups in the North East and named Kevin Scott

Job cuts confirmed

Eight hundred staff will be lost from Trinity Mirror over the next three years, with its regional newspaper industry likely to be the hardest hit. The company announced the news alongside its latest set of interim results, which showed gains

Borrell set for Birmingham

Page 1 of 2 Following in the footsteps of one of the biggest names in journalism is a daunting prospect for any applicant, but Roger Borrell is relishing the prospect of joining the Birmingham Evening Mail. Currently editor of the

Sad farewell for GMC's managing director

Neil Benson, former editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and Coventry Evening Telegraph, has left his post as managing director of Gazette Media Company to take up a new position with GMC’s parent company. Mr Benson, 46, has been appointed

Sad death of a former journalist

A former Newcastle Evening Chronicle reporter has died in hospital, aged 78. Marian Murray suffered a heart attack before passing away in an Oldham hospital the following day. Oldham-born Marian worked for the Evening Chronicle’s reporting team for 12 years

Chronicle celebrates region's top schools

The Newcastle Evening Chronicle is celebrating the outstanding work being done in classrooms across the region with its first Super Schools Awards. Fifteen schools in the area were praised in a recent Ofsted report, and the Chronicle has chosen five

Tyneside changes capturedon film

A century of change on Tyneside will be chronicled in a new special publication, which will give a picture-perfect archive of how Newcastle has been transformed. The supplement, from the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, is part of a series of Remember

British Columbia trip for Peter

Former Newcastle Evening Chronicle deputy editor Peter Long is packing his bags for British Columbia as a guest of the International Society of Weekly Editors. He will jet out to Victoria, Canada, with his wife next month, for the society’s

£70,000 prize is won

A family of five is marvelling at the new £70,000 home they won courtesy of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle. The Owens hadn’t even filled in an entry form for the prize draw but a relative had stepped in to enter

Thomson and Thompson

The regular Bloopers column in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle says sorry for any errors in the nicest possible way. Assistant editor Jane Pikett recalls a tale of spelling woe – one that you might not be unfamiliar with… This story

Chronicle brings fraudsters to court

An investigation by the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, which sparked a trading standards probe, has resulted in a Crown Court conviction for the company exposed. The Evening Chronicle reported how firms in the North East had handed over cash in return

Sunshine fund helps out

The Sunshine Fund of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle has given a teenager a new lease of life. Thirteen-year-old Matthew Crabtree is unable to play with his pals in the street because he has severe learning difficulties. He also suffers from

Interactive letters page may double in size

The Newcastle Evening Chronicle may be forced to expand its letters section due to public demand. Assistant Editor, Jane Pikett, told HoldTheFrontPage that the number of letters received is growing week by week. She said: “The letters page just seems

"Too few women editors" says Liz Page

Liz Page, editor of the Evening Press, York, has won the unanimous nomination of the board of the Society of Editors to take over as vice president next month. If the annual meeting in Cardiff in October backs the board’s

New editor for Norwich

David Bourn, (pictured right) currently deputy editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, has been appointed editor of the Norwich Evening News. He succeeds Bob Crawley who was appointed Web Publisher for Eastern Counties Newspaper Group. David (37) is married with