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Anger over plans to convert former B&B into home for troubled children

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Shipwreck revealed by shifting sands on South Shields beach – 117 years after vessel met her end

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Acute stroke unit Matron Su Lindsay, left, with sister Debbie Hindmarsh and continuous improvement facilitator Fiona Carney with one of the 'All about me' boards.

Stroke unit staff in line for national award

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Best friends Clara and Amilie got to sit in the cab of the Tyne and Wear Fire Service appliance that attended the event

Exotic animals add to annual fun day joy in South Tyneside

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Metro misery as power fault suspends trains

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Around one in three Universal Credit claimants in South Tyneside are in employment

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Cash-strapped Sunderland AFC spent £30,000 on image report despite suffering £9.9million losses

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How to get to the Great North Run 2018

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Aaron Momat appeared at Newcastle Crown Court for sentence.

Driver spared jail after knife found in van during Christmas Eve drugs search

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A same sex wedding service. Picture by Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Civil partnership numbers in South Tyneside have fallen since legalisation of same-sex marriage

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Transport More Transport >>

There are no trains running between Monument and South Shields due to a power fault.

Metro misery as power fault suspends trains

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Roadworks round-up

Roadworks warning: Where to expect delays on Friday, August 17, in the South Shields area

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Work will be carried out in the New Road and Tile Sheds Lane area of East Boldon. Image copyright Google Maps.

Traffic lights and closure plans lined up for three weeks of gas main roadworks

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Crime More Crime >>

Driver spared jail after knife found in van during Christmas Eve drugs search

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Police are appealing for witnesses.

Man charged after victim has face cut near Metro station

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The CCTV footage shows a man running away with one of the plant pots.

Plant pot thieves used fake plates in latest bizarre raid on South Shields gardens

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Danger driver caught with drugs two days after court appearance

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Education More Education >>

Results of hard work becomes a reality for students at St Joseph’s RC Academy

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Whitburn Church of England Academy student Lucy Bell receives her A-level results

Record breaking year for Whitburn Academy

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Harton Academy student Elizabeth Brown receives her A-level results.

Harton Academy celebrates exam success of its students

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Picture special: Tears, cheers and smiles as students collect A-level results across South Tyneside

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Business More Business >>

Around one in three Universal Credit claimants in South Tyneside are in employment

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The icons of social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp displayed on a mobile phone.

More than a quarter of homes and businesses in South Tyneside without full 4G coverage

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The site in East Boldon

Former garage set to become hair and beauty parlour

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Roadworks round-up

Roadworks warning: Where to expect delays on Friday, August 17, in the South Shields area

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Politics More Politics >>

More than £500,000 council tax refunded in 2017/18

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Bid to turn well-known building into a B&B

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Members of WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) celebrate International Women's Day.

Stephen Hepburn MP: Women right to fight for pension equality

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Councils say only qualified staff administer weedkillers.

South Tyneside Council will keep using weedkiller linked to cancer

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Environment More Environment >>

Shipwreck revealed by shifting sands on South Shields beach – 117 years after vessel met her end

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Hebburn Library is to be demolished

Former library building to finally be demolished and grassed over

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Building site traffic off South Drive and Victoria Road West.

‘We are furious’ - public speaks out over last-minute lorry plan at housing site

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Angela Todd, pictured right, with friends during a litter pick.

Litter-picking champion Angela is hoping to pick up an award

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Councils say only qualified staff administer weedkillers.

South Tyneside Council will keep using weedkiller linked to cancer

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Health More Health >>

Stroke unit staff in line for national award

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The GP Patient Survey was carried out independently by Ipsos MOR

Satisfaction for GP services in South Tyneside beats national average

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Colin Shevills, director of Balance, the North East Alcohol Office,

Cheap booze is the reason for pub closures in the North East, according to a new survey

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Unison Branch Secretary Janet Green, South Tyneside Mayor Coun Ken Stephenson and Paul Oliver, of Hospitality�and Hope, pictured with items donated to food banks in South Tyneside.

Working together to help families in South Tyneside as ‘holiday hunger’ hits borough

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Have you spotted any jellyfish?

What to do if you're stung by a jellyfish after sightings off South Shields coast

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