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South Tyneside Admiral Nurse Programme has been recommissioned for another year.

Specialist dementia nursing receives University of Sunderland praise

Latest news from Northumbria Police.

Police appeal for witnesses for hit and run which injured young girl

Ad Feature New video launched as fostering service hits major milestone

Councillor Liz McHugh is pictured with Duncan Rae, Project Manager from Dome Project Management. and Ken Parkin, Managing Director of Able Construction, at the new children’s home in South Shields.

Work on the first of three new children’s homes is officially complete

National School Offer Day will take place on Monday, March 3.

Parents to learn what secondary school their child will be attending

Stanley's at the Ridgeway Family Hub, in South Shields, is celebrating maintaining its 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating.

Daycare rated ‘Outstanding’ following an Ofsted inspection

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Watch as cute shelter dogs get spoilt at Christmas dinner party

Former South Tyneside GP, Dr Jackie Gray (left) with one of the bags

Organisation launched by former South Tyneside GP appearing on two million presc...

On site at Hebburn New Town: Cllr Liz McHugh Lead Member for Children, Families and Social care and Education and Skills at South Tyneside Council; Grant Watson, Construction Manager at Esh; Adam Cockburn, Site Manager at Esh.

Three new South Tyneside children's homes under construction

Former Masonic Hall, Aln Street, Hebburn (Credit: LDRS)

South Tyneside nursery plans given planning green light

Rachael and Paul with their three children

Local adoption charity joins forces with adoption agencies across North East

Lorna Beston and her six-year-old son Archie. Lorna is spoken out against South Tyneside Council's proposed changes to the SEND Home to School Transport scheme.

Mum’s anger over proposed changes to SEND school transport

According to Carers UK, an estimated 12,000 people across the UK become carers every day, often without realising it

Are you a carer? Try this new tool to find out

The Mayor of South Tyneside, Cllr Faye Cunningham, has officially opened Sense Ability Matters' new premises, in South Shields.

South Tyneside Mayor supports local charity as it opens new premises

Mortimer Community College celebrates ‘positive’ GCSE results

Year 11 pupils across South Tyneside received their GCSE results on Thursday, August 22.

Here are 23 photos of pupils celebrating their GCSE results
Year 11 pupils across South Tyneside have been celebrating their GCSE results.
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Hebburn headteacher ‘extremely proud’ of pupils' GCSE results

School pupils celebrate GCSE results at St Wilfrid’s RC College

Jarrow School headteacher praises pupils on their GCSE results

(Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

South Shields Golf Club's Captain's Day has raised money for South Tyneside-based SURT for the third year running.

Annual golf event raises £1,000 for a charity that tackles abuse

Giant pill box reminder for meals

Giant pill box reminder for meals

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

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Kids Club cinema - your guide to Kids Clubs and discounts this summer

Boy, 3, is rescued from railway track by man at Newark Northgate Station.

Watch: Boy, 3, rescued from railway track seconds before train passes

Dad who suffered life-changing injuries to do the Great North Run

School classroom.

Watch: How to appeal if you don’t get your first choice primary school
Watch the video to hear James Bowen, NAHT, and Dr. Jonathan Doherty, Leeds Trinity University, discuss the primary school offers appeal process.
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Ambulance explodes and bursts into flames in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire.

Watch: Ambulance explodes into a fireball after dropping off patient

Leader of the Council, Councillor Tracey Dixon and Cllr Adam Ellison, Lead Member for Children and Families’ Social Care

Council become the first to sign a covenant supporting young carers

Appeal launched across North East to stop sisters being separated

Cllr Ruth Berkley is pictured with Marie Scanlan and Anita Arnott

'Good' Rating for South Tyneside's Shared Lives Service

Silky and Tammy

Loved-up dog duo hoping to find forever home this Valentine's Day

South Shields Town Hall.

Carers asked to share their views to help shape future support

Charlotte Hamill is pictured with Cllr Adam Ellison

Support for Young Carers with launch of new ID card

Cllr Ellison is pictured with Lesley Thompson, Operations Manager, Fostering and Connected Care, and Chris Ring, Head of Children's and Families' Social Care (right) with some of the kinship carers.

A programme of support to be launched this week for kinship carers

The National Autistic Society expressed concerns over the long waits, which it said can increase patients’ “likelihood of reaching crisis point”

New film aims to encourage more people into fostering

Wigton Moor Primary School in Alwoodley, Leeds, which warned staff with an email, seen by the YEP.

Threatening e-mail forces schools into lockdown

Dogs Trust launches appeal to help survivors fleeing domestic abuse

Northumbria Police and South Tyneside Council are joining forces to tackle anti-social behaviour over the summer holidays. Photo: Northumbria Police.

Police and Council join forces to tackle ASB

Parenting and More (PAM) Steering Supporter Group’

South Tyneside charity receives funding to deliver pilot project

Top things carers wish they'd known

The top 14 things unpaid carers wish they'd known at the start

Allergy sufferers told to ‘immediately’ contact their GP after adrenalin pens recalled

Allergy sufferers hit with warning as epi pens recalled by government

(L-R) Sophie Devlin, Nicky Hudson (Director) Becky Mackereth

More parent and child foster carers will help keep families together

Dreamboys fulfil 92-year-old woman’s dream of seeing male striptease

92-year-old woman fulfils life-long dream of seeing male striptease

North East agency to recruit more LGBTQ+ adopters and foster parents

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Key workers and carers offered 25% rail travel discount

Network has partnered with train operator Northern, to offer keyworker discounts on Advance Purchase tickets

New 25% Northern discount announced for key workers

They are the kind of vivid blue sapphires whose lustre has been lusted over for centuries. Yet these wondrous stones have lain unseen for years and may even have ended up in the bin.

Jewellery hoard worth thousands found wrapped in carrier bags

The Kinship Carers beach day was great success.

Scores of carers enjoy fun in the sun on beach trip to South Shields

Out and about Sandhaven Beach.

Carers charity to host beach day in South Shields for carers and their children

NHS staff and care workers given free access to live events as Concerts for Care...

South Shields town hall will be lit green for Carers' Week

South Shields town hall to turn green as part of tributes during Carers' Week

The vaccine rollout will proceed down the age bands of adults (Photo: Getty Images)

Frontline workers and BAME groups won’t be next in line for Covid vaccine - prio...

Nightclubs, gigs, cinemas and theatres are expected to have to wait until September before they can reopen (Photo: Getty Images)

Nightclubs and theatres expected to stay closed until 90% of UK have had Covid j...

The next five priority groups should be invited for their first vaccine dose by the end of April (Photo: Getty Images)

This is who will get Covid vaccine next as rollout moves into new phase

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