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South Tyneside’s Reform administration has more options available than Labour councillors had previously.

Emma Lewell MP: Cabinet decisions are made only by current councillors not previ...

The marchers of the Jarrow Crusade arrive in London on October 31, 1936, and leading them through Hyde Park is their MP, Ellen Wilkinson. Photo by E Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

Kate Osborne MP: Our town has a proud tradition of people standing together and ...

Major maintenance work is underway on the historic clock tower at South Shields Town Hall.

Council refuses to reveal cost of major town hall clock tower repairs

Council leader Paul Mackings.

Reform council leader on axing of Stanley's nurseries

The Metro is just one part of a transport system that also includes buses and trains, with all services needing to work together as one integrated network.

Kate Osborne MP: It is time to build a more affordable, reliable and integrated ...

Accommodation blocks at Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex, used for adult male illegal migrants who are claiming asylum in the UK.

Emma Lewell MP: Under this Labour Government, small boat arrivals have fallen to...

Coun Geraldine Kilgour

Labour councillor calls for nursery closure U-turn

Cllr Ernest Gibson speaking at a climate summit.

Council faces backlash over climate pledge

South Shields Town Hall.

South Tyneside Green Party reacts to Harton by-election loss

Reform UK councillor Katie Groom.

Katie Groom wins Harton by-election for Reform UK

Election of new councillor set for Thursday.

Who's who in the Harton ward by-election

Environmental campaigners held a protest at South Shields Town Hall on Thursday, July 30.

Campaigners hit out at South Tyneside’s Local Plan approval

Candidates make their case to become a Harton councillor.

Candidates in Harton by-election make case to be councillors

The Heugh Street Bridge, on River Drive, in South Shields remains closed to motorists as the overall condition of the structure is deemed as "poor".

Government minister throws weight behind South Shields road fix

MPs reveal who they are backing for the country’s next Prime Minister

Paul Dean, who previously represented Monkton ward, was one of dozens of Labour councillors who lost their seats in the May 2026 local elections which saw Reform UK sweep to power.

'Divisive' - Ex-Labour councillor raises Reform UK equality concerns
Ex-Labour cabinet member raises concerns about Reform UK council administration's approach to equalities.
Chris Binding

Kate Osborne, the Member of Parliament for Jarrow and Gateshead East.

Jarrow MP welcomes Labour action to cut school costs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street announcing his resignation. Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA

Emma Lewell MP: I was elected as an MP to seek your advancement – not mine

Council leader slams offensive comments from a former councillor

Jarrow MP backs former Manchester Mayor to be Prime Minister

Stanley's at the Whitburn and Marsden Family Hub.

Labour claims it ‘did not propose’ closing any Stanley’s nursery

South Shields Town Hall.

Concerns as council is stripped of major planning authority

MPs express ‘serious concerns’ over proposed cuts to STANLEY's Daycare

Leader of Reform UK on South Tyneside Council Councillor Paul Mackings.

Shields wants 'common sense' - council leader names new Reform cabinet

Reform UK's successful candidates in South Tyneside celebrate their runaway victory at the polls.

Reform's turquois tsunami has washed away Labour in South Tyneside

Tracey Dixon, the leader of South Tyneside Council, has lost her seat in the Whitburn and Marsden ward.

South Tyneside Council leader loses her seat in the local election

Reform UK are celebrating following success at the 2026 local elections in South Tyneside.

Labour loses Council majority for the first time since 1979
Labour is no longer the majority party on South Tyneside Council.
Ryan Smith

Calls for the PM to resign as Labour faces South Tyneside wipe out

Polling stations across South Tyneside will be open until 10pm tonight to allow the electorate to cast their vote for the candidate of their choice. Photo by Stu Norton

Kate Osborne MP: Vote Labour and choose progress and hope over hate

A voter placing a ballot paper in a ballot box. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Everything you want to know about South Tyneside election day.

A £10 note in a piggy bank. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

New cost of living benefits revealed - and how it helps South Tyneside

The Labour Government is putting major long-term investment into the constituency, including in Jarrow.

Kate Osborne MP: We are now seeing the impact of Labour’s long-term investment i...

A Million Women Rise banner at the front of a march during the annual Million Women Rise march last weekend in London ahead of International Women's Day, calling out men's violence against women. Photo by Denise Laura Baker/Getty Images

Kate Osborne MP: South Tyneside can take pride in having strong women in elected...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

‘Weak’ - Kate Osborne slams Prime Minister over by-election defeat

MP Kate Osborne giving a pet dog what they love, a good hug.

Kate Osborne MP: Animals deserve care, safety and respect for the companionship ...

Labour plans reforms for every single child to have the same opportunities.

Emma Lewell MP: Under Labour reforms every child will have the same opportunitie...

Emma Lewell, MP for South Shields, has called for digital ID plans to be scrapped.

‘This is a mess’ - MP calls for digital ID plans to be scrapped

Shipbuilding and ship repair industry is once again making history on the Tyne.

Kate Osborne MP: Local firms are the backbone of good jobs and thriving communit...

The Jarrow March passes through a town in the North East in October 1936 on their way to Parliament to hand in a petition and protest the mass unemployment. Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Kate Osborne MP: 2026 will see the 90th anniversary of the Jarrow Crusade in the...

One of the many wins in 2025 was that Jarrow is to receive government funding to help with regeneration.

Kate Osborne MP: Reflecting on a year of big wins and repairing the Tory incompe...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street, ahead of the forthcoming Budget. Reeves has warned that 'each of us must do our bit', signalling possible tax rises (Photo: WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves says 'each of us must do our bit' — what it may cost you

Margaret Thatcher, pictured with a bronze bust of her by artist Beatrice Murray in 1975, become an MP before the second wave of feminism and without a sisterhood to support her (Picture: Hilaria McCarthy/Daily Express/Hulton Archive)

'Furious' - Tory claims North East has 'fond memories' of Thatcher

The fire at Druridge Bay. Picture: Gill Battye

Call for crackdown on law-breakers after out-of-control beach campfire

Biddick Hall, which will receive funding from the government's Plan for Change programme.

Emma Lewell MP: These are your funds and will be spent on what you want

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the Government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves announces 2025 Autumn Budget date - what to expect

Local councillor Tom Woodwark with a fallen tree in Gosforth Central Park

Region could be hit hardest by 'incomprehensible' fire service cuts

Back to school time can be exciting, but also a worry for many parents.

KATE OSBORNE: Every child, no matter their background, must be given the chance ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says technical skills have equal merit to academic ones and Wigan and Leigh College will be at the forefront teaching and promoting them

EMMA LEWELL: I know things are tough and we have much more to do

Report Author Poppy Bramford, Enginuity Policy Manager

Nine in 10 SMEs say labour costs risk driving up prices

WASPI campaigners and members of the South Tyneside Alliance Group outside South Shields Town Hall

Angry scenes as WASPI row flares with 'betrayal' slammed

Emma Lewell (left), MP for South Shields, and Kate Osborne, MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, are among more than 100 Labour rebels aiming to defeat the Government's welfare reforms.

South Tyneside MPs among Labour rebels aiming to stop welfare reforms

An activist wearing a t-shirt against disability benefit cuts during a protest over proposed cuts organised by the People's Assembly earlier this month in London. Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images

Kate Osborne MP: ‘I will vote against the proposals to cut disability benefits’

Rachel Reeves has promised that completing the restoration of the Tyne Bridge will be just the first step in fixing up the North East’s crumbling infrastructure.

Chancellor: we're going to fix North East’s crumbling infrastructure

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Labour restores Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners

Labour is looking to stop families being punished for having children and target the real financial pressures parents face.

Kate Osborne MP: We can achieve when we push

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