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Asbestos is the greatest cause of workplace deaths in UK - still risky

Both grey household and blue recycling bin collections will restart in the borough from Tuesday, February 27. Photo: South Tyneside Council.

Bin collections to return to normal following strike disruption

South Tyneside Council, GMB and Unite have all "committed" to ending strike action in the borough. Photo: South Tyneside Council.

Bin strikes officially end after nine months of disruption

Barratt Homes employees are raising money for Daft as a Brush charity in The Great North Run

Barratt Homes employees are raising money for cancer charity in The Great North ...

Both grey household and blue recycling bin collections will restart in the borough from Tuesday, February 27. Photo: South Tyneside Council.

Council declares the ‘end is in sight’ for bin strike dispute

South Tyneside Council, GMB and Unite have all "committed" to ending strike action in the borough. Photo: South Tyneside Council.

Bin strikes halted as talks between council and GMB progress

An apprentice at work.

North East businesses celebrated for championing science skills

'Sick of the lies': Michelle Mone breaks silence on covid PPE scandal

Little learners from Nurserytime Hebburn

Little learners get lesson in keeping their teeth healthy

RSPCA WCV save pigeon

RSPCA appeal for wildlife casualty volunteers in South Tyneside -

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust ease visiting restrictions

Dr Anatoliy Telpov outside the Emergency Department at South Tyneside Hospital

Ukrainian doctor fundraising for urgent medical equipment

Almost 4 in 10 Brits admit to leaving litter on a beach - and say they will cont...

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

The North East Ambulance Service has urged people to think carefully about the care they need as it faces a high demand for its help.

Extra help drafted in by ambulance service to reach critical cases demand soars

Uber Eats

Uber Eats launches in Whitburn
Popular takeaway delivery app Uber Eats is now available in Whitburn.
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Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has published a WhatsApp exchange in which the Prime Minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s performance as “totally f***ing hopeless” (Photo: Shutterstock)

Johnson called Hancock 'totally f***ing useless' in WhatsApp messages, Cummings ...

Matt Hancock will take a Downing Street press conference today

Live Live: Matt Hancock to face questions after Dominic Cummings attack

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

Porsche Macan EV

Porsche Macan EV pictured testing on public roads

Care home residents in England will be allowed two regular indoor visitors from mid-April, the Government has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care home residents in England allowed two indoor visitors from 12 April

I wholeheartedly agree with the 14 health unions representing the one million plus health workers who have called for a significant pay rise for NHS workers.

KATE OSBORNE: Proposed ‘pitiful’ pay rise is a kick in the teeth for NHS staff

Union and North East Ambulance Service clash in Covid PPE dispute

Union and North East Ambulance Service clash over Covid PPE

ITU staff at South Tyneside District Hospital. Dr Christian Frey (front), Dr Riccardo Scano (right), ICCU coordinator Lousie Rowe (left).

The Sunderland and South Tyneside figures you didn't know about

When can car washes reopen in England? What the roadmap out of lockdown means fo...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens... Ethan Shone

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

Care home visits to increase as country comes out of national lockdown, health minister suggests Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire

Care home visits to increase when national lockdown eases

Chris Lowther, chief fire officer at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Firefighters' work through covid pandemic shows they deserve more funding, says ...

The most commonly recorded symptom was flashbacks of the patient's time in hospital (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around a third of Covid patients thought to experience PTSD symptoms after being...

10,000 care homes with older residents have now been offered a Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

A Covid vaccine has been offered to all care home residents in England - what ha...

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

A patient is cared for by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust during the pandemic.

The emotional and physical challenges South Tyneside's ICU staff face

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

How to groom your dog at home during lockdown - and are dog groomers open?

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

1st and 2nd class stamps are going up in price - here's how much you'll have to ...

Experts warn that the nation is in for a big freeze – as gas engineers expect to...

NHS doctors and nurses will get a pay rise next year - how much will staff get?

You can book to get a ‘drive through’ flu jab - full list of locations

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

Fire services are giving this advice to people with fireplaces and chimneys

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

The death rate in South Tyneside fell below the the pre-pandemic level in July

South Tyneside death toll falls below pre-pandemic level

A study in China found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19 (Photo: Getty)

Does wearing glasses or goggles protect you from coronavirus?

The care home has since expressed gratitude to the MP for raising the issue (photo: Shutterstock)

The care home which sacked an employee over claims of lack of PPE has admitted i...

(Photo: JONATHAN KLEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Ayanda Capital supplied 50 million faulty face masks to the UK - this is what th...

If small businesses fail, who will help our local economies and communities?

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When driving lessons and tests can restart and why you'll have to rebook your te...

Sunderland's Nissan plant had been producing PPE for frontline health workers during the pandemic.

Nissan plant hands over PPE project to prison

Firefighters have taken on additional roles during the pandemic.

Firefighters' extra duties during pandemic

A new kitemark will verify when face coverings are of a certain quality (photo: BSI)

This is the new Kitemark logo to check if your face mask is effective and breath...

Students from Spotlight Dance Academy take on 10 miles in 10 days.

Dancers quick-step to help studio reopen safely

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