Cost of living

A plate of fish and chips. (Pic credit: Leon Neal / AFP via Getty Images)

The tips and discounts that will get you a cheap local takeaway

Escape to the Canary Islands this October

Bargain breaks: Low-cost autumn holidays for last-minute sun

Selling your home can be expensive

How much it costs to list your house on Purplebricks

Aldi September offers range from household cleaning to DIY and renovation

The household bargains you'll find in the middle aisle for autumn

Shoppers could save money on their groceries from supermarkets, like one shown here

Weekly shop savings near you on Amazon - if you know where to look

Colder months ahead and a rising energy cap will mean increased bills this winter

Could installing a heat pump be the answer to rising energy bills?

South Tyneside's 11 poorest neighbourhoods based on average income

More people are using warm banks/ welcome spaces in South Tynesude as they struggle to keep up with rising costs.

South Tyneside warm and welcome spaces: The full list of winter sites

Urge to minimise food waste (photo: Adobe)

Stop Food Waste Day tips

Cost of living crisis is having a major impact on so many people

Fruit and vegetables

People struggling to afford healthy food due to cost-of-living crisis

Chief Executive Officer Craig Storey

Struggling companies can access funding from energy experts

Angie with a food donation

Take a look inside at Hebburn Helps and how the volunteers help the community

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

A number of north east museums and galleries are opening their doors as warm spaces.

Tyneside museums welcoming visitors for cost of living support

In survey Audi A1 was car with the lowest running costs (photo: Adobe)

Data reveals UK’s favourite cars that cost you most and least to run

We all need our vehicles, but could they be costing too much to run and is it time to change?

Nigel Booth

Start the year off by downloading a digital budget planner (photo: Adobe)

Helpful saving hacks to help with the cost of living

Transport chiefs are expected to approve a fresh hike in ticket prices on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Planned Tyne and Wear Metro fare hikes branded ‘insulting’

Mortimer Community College pupil Bradley George has ran 7 half marathons in 7 days for Key 2 Life foodbank.

South Shields teenager raises over £1,000 for local food bank

Collingwood Grange, Miller Homes’ newest North Shields development on Norham Road

Ad Feature North Shields: report highlights energy savings for new build homes

South Shields Town Hall.

Praise for winter poverty initiatives

The pool Haven Point, South Shields.

'No plans' to drop temperature at swimming pools to save on energy bills

Families are facing a range of financial pressures this winter.

Loan sharks, domestic violence and shoplifting among winter household concerns

Campaigners are warning of a looming mental health crisis as family's face financial challenges this winter.

Campaigners warn of impact on mental health from rising bills

Ocean Road Community Association, South Shields

Ocean Road Community Association to host first ever toy collective

Katherine Mason-Gage manager of the Marsden Home Hub. (Standing centre) with staff Frank, Janet, Sherina, Margaret and Janet Picture by FRANK REID'

Marsden Road Community Centre opens home hub to support residents

Plans are being drawn up for a pilot basic income scheme in Jarrow

Jarrow could be model for national basic income scheme

Jarrow could be the model for a scheme to help people across Britian cope with the cost of living crisis.

Kevin Clark

Hebburn Helps Alison Wilson.

Hebburn Helps appealing for donations as families face tough times

Tolls to use the Tyne Tunnel are set to rise again in 2023.

Drivers facing Tyne Tunnel toll rise in 2023

Metro bosses are planning to implement a £2 fare cap plans this winter.

Travel bosses plotting Metro ticket price cap

Consumers are being urged to watch out for energy-draining ‘vampire’ appliances this Halloween

Watch out for energy-draining ‘vampire’ appliances this Halloween

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made an emergency statement from the Treasury, in London, to confirm u-turns on several key Government policies.

MPs slams Government's latest economic u-turns

Library assistants Lynn Hobson, Suzanne Chadaway and Stacy Miller at the Word, in South Shields, one of the 'warm and welcoming' locations being set up by South Tyneside Council during the colder months.

More details confirmed for 'warm and welcoming' places scheme

The new energy price cap in Sheffield will be lower than in many parts of Britain due to a quirk in how the limit is set by the regulator Ofgem (file photo by PA)

British Gas offering grants to help with energy debts

Jess McConnell left the pub game three months ago and is pleased with his decision.

South Tyneside pub landlord and brewer calls time after 40 years

Energy bills are set to soar this winter.

This is when households will get their £400 energy bills support as gas and elec...

Families are feeling the pinch as the cost of living escalates (photo: Adobe)

Warning to UK re cost of living pressures - 'the worst is yet to come'