[5] The editor, businessman and social reformer Joseph Cowen, became its sole owner at the end of 1859.

Prior to 2007 the paper was published twice daily, with an evening edition on sale from the late afternoon.

It concentrates on local news, human interest stories and sport, with a particular emphasis on Newcastle United F.C.

In October 2013, the Chronicle and its sister publications The Journal and Sunday Sun were banned from Newcastle United F.C.

However, the Chronicle has never made an official endorsement unlike contemporary regional papers such as the Evening Standard or the Liverpool Echo.

Owned by Reach plc, the Chronicle is the sister publication of another North East newspaper The Journal.