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The Beacon in South Shields.

South Shields’ pub now set for new lease of life

Souter Lighthouse.

Lighthouse chiefs aim to slash emissions with new heating system

Jarrow Metro station.

Councillors to consult on new HMO next to Jarrow Metro station

South Tyneside's website has not come out well in survey.

South Tyneside Council website ranked bottom

Susan Sybenga, the council’s Reform UK deputy leader and cabinet member for finance and resources.

Council swamped with pleas for support after community centre shake up

A general view of Dean Road, South Shields.

South Shields HMO plans approved

South Tyneside Council is proposing to demolish Brinkburn CIO as part of a wider regeneration of the site.

Girls’ footy club fears it could fold as council axes centre pitches

Nursery manager Maxine Fisher, Michelle Trainer, deputy nursery manager and child care manager, Liz McHugh, chair trustees, and Nancy Maxwell, trustee and secretary.

'We feel betrayed' - Hebburn community centre chiefs demand inquiry

School meals will rises by 50p.

South Tyneside Council hikes school meal prices

Council leader Paul Mackings.

Council writes off £40,365.91 in Housing Benefits overpayments

Durham Court tower block in Hebburn.

South Tyneside Council has no demolition timetable for tower block

Water is in the headlines.

Council welcomes Government moves for more local say on water

The fake squishy toys could be dangerous.

South Tyneside Council seizes over 1,500 counterfeit squishy toys

West Park Community Group's Suzanne Oliver and Alison Docherty, with Jarrow Bowling Club members with the new defibrillator.

Hebburn Forum funds £1,211 work to improve access to defibrillator

Mileage rates for council employees have been increased.

South Tyneside Council boosts mileage rates for staff

Chichester Metro station.

New HMO proposed in South Shields
Development would provide accommodation for "up to four unrelated professional occupants".
Chris Binding

South Tyneside 'owed £32m' in council tax by households

The Marsden Grotto.

Marsden Grotto boss slams council over £300,000 loss

The facility will be situated in Durham Grove, Jarrow.

New care home for children and young people to open in South Tyneside

Work continues on South Tyneside College campus in King Street, South Shields.

South Tyneside College plans marine workshops

Wood Terrace has been the home of South Shields Cricket Club for 158 years.

South Shields CC's new home gets planning nod

South Tyneside Council is reminding residents that they can use Direct Debit to pay their Council Tax.

Easiest ways to pay Council Tax

A report to full council next week will recommend that the council’s constitution is amended.

South Tyneside Council's planning committee to lose three members

St Mary's Catholic Primary School.

South Tyneside Council approves plans for primary school upgrade

East Boldon Methodist Church, on Front Street, in East Boldon.

East Boldon Methodist Church plans: Two homes proposed

The plans relate to this building in King Street.

South Shields town centre plans eight new apartments

Mayfield Medical Centre in Jarrow.

Jarrow medical centre expansion plans
"Approximately half of the existing internal accommodation will be refurbished and reconfigured.”
Chris Binding

Contract awarded to company helping people with sensory issues such as hearing loss.

South Tyneside councillors agree £683,000 contract

A general view of Railway Street in Jarrow.

HMO plans for home near Jarrow Metro Station.

The current site of the old White Horse pub which has been plagued by vandals.

Bulldozers primed to demolish old South Tyneside pub

Image of Airhop Bristol. Similar venture now given go-ahead in South Tyneside.

New adventure park creating 80 jobs in South Tyneside gets go ahead

Protesters outside the town hall today before the decision to axe the nurseries was made.

Council votes to close Stanley's nurseries

Talbot Medical Centre.

South Shields medical centre

AirHop sites have included near-vertical slides which send users into a giant air bag.

AirHop trampoline park plans to be decided by councillors

South Tyneside Council is seeking a legal eagle.

South Tyneside Council offers £110k salary for new legal eagle

Cllr Dave Royal at the planned development site at Mill Lane.

South Tyneside councillors slam plan for 205 homes near primary school

South Tyneside Council is inviting residents to share views on fuel poverty

South Tyneside residents invited to give say on fuel poverty strategy

South Tyneside Council

'Make sure you're registered to vote'

The site of the new development in Wenlock Road, South Shields.

South Shields apartment complex plans revealed

Development is near the former Simonside Arms pub, just off Newcastle Road, in South Shields.

Plans revived for housing near Simonside Arms in South Shields

Apartment plans revealed for this site on Fowler Street, South Shields.

South Tyneside Council approves new apartments

Salem Street, Jarrow.

Councillors block plans for six-bed HMO in Jarrow after objections

The scaffold is up at Jarrow Town Hall.

Scaffold up at Jarrow Town Hall.

The old fire station is to be demolished.

Fire station facing demolition

Andy Burnham has made social care a priority

Report reveals ageing population putting pressure on social care

Apartment plans revealed for this site on Fowler Street, South Shields.

D-day looms for apartment block next to landmark building

Chris and Gill Baker had a negative cremation experience following the loss of their dog Jessie.

South Shields couple urge public to back plan for pet crematorium

Salem Street, Jarrow.

South Tyneside HMO plans face council

Plans for 'micro bar' in Stanhope Road premises.

Plans revealed to turn old takeaway into South Shields 'micro bar'

Green group leader Cllr Rachael Taylor.

Councillor resignation raises stability concerns

The Blue Marlin pictured this week.

South Shields chippy's outdoor seating plan after fire

South Shields Town Hall.

Plans submitted to improve nursery facilities at Jarrow school

Vape shop sign bid rejected.

'Harmful ' - South Tyneside vape shop sign bid stubbed out by council

Councillor Geraldine Kilgour.

Plans for six-bed HMO in Jarrow rejected after 600 people object

Joanna Taylor, a mum-of-one from Hebburn, launched a petition calling for Stanley's to be saved.

Stanley’s nursery closures: What we know so far...

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