John Brian Sayers in £2.5m fraud charge stalemate
FORENSIC medical consultants have ruled John Brian Sayers is "unfit to plead" over allegations of a £2.5m mortgage fraud.read more

Newcastle United end of season survey 2011/12
HAVE your say on Newcastle United's 2011/12 campaign in the Chronicle’s end of season survey. read more

Kate Avery breaks North Easterns record
KATE AVERY has been a great supporter of the North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships since taking up athletics – and at the weekend she smashed the senior women’s 1,500 metres record which had stood for 24 years.read more

Weigh-in cheers and tears for Fit Factor Active 8
HALFWAY through their intensive training and healthy eating regime, our eight Fit Factor contestants have lost just over 19 stone-and-a-half stone between them – the equivalent of a typical heavyweight Sumo wrestler!read more

North East 999 staff at stress crisis point
EMERGENCY service workers left bosses with an £8m bill last year after taking the equivalent of 369 years in sick leave.read more

Teesside jobless total down 300
THE number of people out of work on Teesside fell by more than 300 last month.read more