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Nissan cuts posts at its Sunderland plant

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Hannah and Bruno.

Meet the schoolgirl filmmaker and her canine camera star

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Simon Buck

Husband of South Shields MP suspended by Labour Party pending investigation

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Direct Line Car Insurance research suggests that half of drivers (50%) think it is acceptable to break speed limits. Pic: Rui Vieira/PA Wire.

Vote: Half of drivers think speeding is acceptable - do you agree?

Lifestyle

Low-paid parents skip meals and fall behind on household bills, says new study

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Plea for businesses to back boxing match

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South Tyneside Hospital ‘Friends’ take the sting out of blood tests

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Australian makes 10,000-mile trip to cheer South Shields FC to promotion

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PC Tony Joyce retires after 30 years

South Shields Pc pounds his last beat after 30 years

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There were clear skies and high temperatures as families walked along Sandhaven Beach in South Shields.

South Tyneside enjoys first taste of summer as temperatures hit 24C

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Transport More Transport >>

Roadworks Round-up: The works which may cause you hold-ups in the South Tyneside area on Saturday

Transport
Ongoing and upcoming roadworks in the South Shields area include the following:

Roadworks latest: Where to expect delays on Friday, April 20, in the South Shields area

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A184 Felling bypass will be closed to traffic overnight on Sunday. Pic Google Maps.

Drivers warned of A184 Felling bypass closure

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Crime More Crime >>

Eight South Tyneside sex offenders who have been sentenced in 2018

Crime
Kim Mitchell has bravely come forward to tell her story

South Shields woman abused by PE teacher as a child is denied compensation for her ordeal

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Darron Gibson appeared at court on Tuesday. He will be sentenced on May 25.

‘He could have killed someone’ - shocking damage to young driver’s car in Darron Gibson drink-drive smash

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The spot in Birk Brow where Rod Byers crashed his motorcycle.

Elderly South Tyneside biker killed in crash

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Education More Education >>

Creative South Tyneside students have their work on display

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National Offer Day is when parents find out if their children have been allocated places at their preferred primary school.

National Offer Day: What to do if you didn't get your first-choice primary school

Education
South Tyneside College students Jade Haley and Donna Smith and lecturer Kathryn Parkin show off their certificates and trophy with competition judges, back left, Lee Stafford, centre, Mike Saunders and, right, Tony Woods.

South Shields college students show they are a cut above the rest at national contest

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South Shields School students enjoying their reading.

Reading is key to learning for students at South Shields school

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Business More Business >>

Nissan cuts posts at its Sunderland plant

Business
Store manager Paul Campbell cuts the ribbon to open the new store with area managers Andrew Birbeck, left, and Gareth Booth, right.

Shop expands into South Shields town centre

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Citizens Advice found around 140,000 households have been left without gas or electricity in the last year because they cannot afford to top up their prepayment energy meter. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Thousands of families can't afford to top up their energy meter

Business

Roadworks Round-up: The works which may cause you hold-ups in the South Tyneside area on Saturday

Transport

Politics More Politics >>

Emma Lewell-Buck MP: Hostile policy to immigration and asylum seekers must end

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Kim Mitchell has bravely come forward to tell her story

South Shields woman abused by PE teacher as a child is denied compensation for her ordeal

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Barbara Bush alongside her husband George Bush Senior as they met with the Queen and Prince Phillip in 1989. Pic by PA.

Former U.S First Lady Barbara Bush dies aged 92

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There will be a second debate on Syria today.

'Not in my name' - 12 things you said about airstrikes in Syria

Politics

Environment More Environment >>

South Tyneside enjoys hottest day of the year as borough basks in mini heatwave

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£3.2million revamp of South Shields’ North Marine Park set to be complete by end of 2019

Environment
The proposed new cafe building in Dean Road

String of objections to bistro plans for former South Shields workwear store

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Laygate reading rooms

Bulldozers set to move in at landmark South Shields building

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Marsden Grotto

Work pressing ahead on £500,000 Marsden Grotto hotel development

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Health More Health >>

South Tyneside Hospital ‘Friends’ take the sting out of blood tests

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Cancer charity boosted by efforts of battling South Shields grandfather

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Davina Smith, before and after she lost 3st 9lb to reach her target weight.

Check out how amazing this slimline mum looks after shedding 3st

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Do you think the scheme is a good idea?

Should NHS patients be allowed to tailor their own care with personal budgets?

Health
Colin Shevills of Balance.

North East alcohol campaigners welcome ‘very important’ drinking findings

Health