Labour has strengthened its grip on South Tyneside Council after winning all 18 seats in the area in the local elections last night. The biggest surprise of the night came from the Cleadon & East Boldon ward, where South Tyneside’s last remaining Conservative councillor Jeff Milburn lost his seat to Labour David […]
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Police and crime commissioner candidate statements published
The candidate statements for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections have been published. By entering their postcode, electors can read and download the full political statements for the four Northumbria candidates. The deadline for candidate nominations closed on Thursday, April 7. This is the second time that voters in the […]
Sunderland to get £184,000 to fix city’s potholes
Sunderland is to get £184,000 to fix potholes in the city the Government has announced today (Thursday, April 7). The money will enable the council to fill 3,472 potholes. Motorists and cyclists are set to benefit after the Government announced how £50 million of funding will repair nearly 1 million […]
Council takes action to tackle underage alcohol sales
South Tyneside Council has taken action to prevent an off licence from continuing to sell alcohol to underage children. Sims Corner, in Stanhope Road, West Park, has had its licence suspended for a three month period, following a hearing of South Tyneside Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee, on Friday, March 4. The […]
Ex boss speaks of sadness and pride after closure of Anglo-Saxon museum in Jarrow
The former director of Bede’s World, Jarrow’s Anglo-Saxon museum, has expressed his “incredible sadness” at the site’s closure. The museum, which also contained a replica of medieval farm, was forced to close to the public last Friday (February 12), as the charitable trust that managed it went into liquidation. The […]
More than a thousand jobs could be lost in North East
Up to 1650 council jobs could be axed in the North East due to council spending cuts, a research by the GMB union warns. Proposed job losses in the region include: 600 in South Tyneside, 400 in Durham, 400 in Stockton and 250 in Newcastle. National officer Justin Bowden said: “Councils are […]