Eighton Banks

Gateshead Council has approved plans for a park and ride system near to the Angel of the North. It is hoped the Eighton Banks site - which would have the capacity for 300 cars - would take hundreds of vehicles off the A1 Western Bypass and reduce ...

They have enlisted the support of those living in neighbouring Eighton Banks in Gateshead – believed to also be affected by any development on the land – to add more weight to their battle to protect the area. Angela Templeman, chair of Springwell ...

Now protestors in Springwell have joined forces with residents in Eighton Banks in Gateshead. Angela Templeman, chairman of Springwell Village Residents Association (SVRA) said: “It was anticipated that Hellens would formally consult residents and ...

Shaken-up pensioner Olive Steel has told how a car ploughed through her garden wall and smashed into her bungalow. The 80-year-old was preparing for bed at her home in Brown Crescent, Eighton Banks, just before midnight on Tuesday when she heard ...

Officers were following the Renault Megane car on Long Bank in Eighton Banks at 11.55pm on Tuesday when it left the road and crashed into a house. The two men inside received only minor injuries in the collision and were arrested on suspicion of theft ...

Regulars have taken action to head off the possibility of their pub going out of use as a community hostelry. The Lambton Arms in Eighton Banks in Gateshead is currently being offered for sale by charterer surveyors Fleurets for £320,000. Only six ...