Try GOLD - Free
Road closures to continue in city on match days
The Chronicle
|September 16, 2025
NEW road closures outside of St James’ Park after Newcastle United match days will continue for the rest of the football season, Newcastle City Council confirmed.
Fans have been told to expect “shortterm” closures of a section of Barrack Road just outside of the stadium for “most games”.
The measure has been trialled on recent St James’ Park match days. The idea is to close the road between Stanhope Street and St James’ Boulevard for up to 45 minutes after each match, or until crowds have cleared.
The council, football club and Northumbria Police said the trial had been a success and added: “With traffic diverted away from Barrack Road, large crowds of fans were able to leave the stadium quickly and safely on foot, which had minimum disruption on other road users in the area.”
This story is from the September 16, 2025 edition of The Chronicle.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Chronicle
The Chronicle
How to manage the impact of stress on your heart health
Day-to-day stress can cause heart arrhythmia
2 mins
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
Former council leader is cleared of bullying
CODE OF CONDUCT WAS NOT BREACHED - REPORT
2 mins
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
Work and play in 1970s Tyneside
FIFTY-FIVE years ago - and the giant Esso Hibernia was nearing completion at Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend. The Hibernia was one of the so-called 'supertankers' - the improbably large oil-carrying vessels that dominated the Tyne riverscape during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
2 mins
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
Murphy was the real unsung hero in securing first win
NICK Woltemade grabbed all the headlines with a debut goal, Sandro Tonali was excellent in midfield and Nick Pope, Fabian Schar and Dan Burn all made eye-catching interventions to preserve a third Newcastle clean sheet in four Premier League matches.
3 mins
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
'Had I known then what I know now I would have never appointed him...'
PRIME Minister Keir Starmer said he would not have appointed Lord Peter Mandelson as the ambassador to the US if he had known the full extent of his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
1 min
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
Road closures to continue in city on match days
NEW road closures outside of St James’ Park after Newcastle United match days will continue for the rest of the football season, Newcastle City Council confirmed.
1 mins
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
Scene of new record makes it so special, says Duplantis
ARMAND Duplantis is accustomed to breaking pole vault world records but insists setting his 14th was “way more special”.
1 mins
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
New STACK opening in city will be three-floor complex
THE owners of STACK are taking things to the next level with a brand new three-floor complex that will open in Newcastle by the end of the year.
1 mins
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
Trusts in maternity care probe revealed
THE 14 hospital trusts which will be examined in a national investigation into “failures” in NHS maternity and neonatal services have been named.
1 mins
September 16, 2025
The Chronicle
How to spot subtle signs of bullying
MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD DOESN'T SUFFER IN SILENCE.
2 mins
September 16, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size