- Tyneside care home with 'positive culture and atmosphere' rated outstanding
Melton House in Newcastle has been rated Outstanding
- Abusive Newcastle thug slammed door on partner, broke baby gate and emptied bin over her kitchen
Dylan Finlay told his girlfriend 'I'm going to smash your house up' after he got angry because she messaged her dad
- Northumberland Zoo's newest resident is a seven-year-old sloth named Sally
The Linne's two-toed sloth has moved into the animal park's rainforest lookout
- Newcastle City Council gives 'absolute guarantee' on phone lines amid job cut and AI concern
Newcastle City Council budget cut plans include the loss of 26 jobs in a reorganisation of its contact services that will mean “increasing self-service and automation”
- Banned Newcastle BMW driver hit 140mph on the A1 as he desperately tried to outrun police
Ian Boyd, of Slatyford, has been jailed after leading police on a chase between Blyth and Newcastle
- Warning council tax bills are set to rise as part of new Government funding formula
The Government's calculations include annual increases in council tax bills
- Christmas shoppers can get Apple AirPods for £69 with little-known deal
Shoppers are racing to Wowcher to grab the tech deal in time for Christmas
- Five stories you might have missed on Chronicle Live today
Here are just some of the stories published by ChronicleLive on December 18
- 'Nowhere compares' - JADE's inspiring speech paying tribute to South Tyneside in full
JADE was awarded the Freedom of South Tyneside this week. And she shared a powerful speech highlighting what the area means to her.
- Popstar JADE and Tyneside fish and chip firm boss given 'fabulous' Freedom honour
Two of South Tyneside's most popular figures - popstar Jade and Richard Ord, of Colman's Fish and Chips - have received the freedom of the borough
