Author: Jonny Thompson
The former leader of North Tyneside Reform has hit out at claims from political rivals that he accepted a 235% pay rise – despite voting against it. Coun Brian Smith has said suggestions that he accepted the pay rise awarded to him as leader of the opposition of North Tyneside Council, after speaking and voting […]
A legendary North East restaurant and ice cream parlour has closed down. Mark Toney & Co, a familiar name to ice-cream-loving families across the North East, has closed its two Newcastle restaurants, with staff being made redundant. The company has a wholesale business supplying other food businesses and two high-street locations, one on Grainger Street […]
There has been frustration for Sam Fender fans hoping to get tickets for his much-anticipated St James’ Park gig – with the pre-sale now being cancelled. Tickets went on pre-sale this morning to fans who had pre-ordered Fender’s next album, but social media was soon awash with complaints reporting that the ticket-selling website Gigantic was […]
Council officials are investigating a former guest house in Whitley Bay which has been operating illegally as a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) for more than two years. The eight-bedroom property in South Parade, Whitley Bay, was converted from guest house to HMO at the start of 2024, but the owners didn’t apply for […]
A North East council is looking to use compulsory purchase powers to rid an area of an ‘eyesore’ property. North Tyneside Council is exploring to use the powers to acquire a former care home in Seaton Court, Whitley Bay. The property has sat empty for more than three years and fallen into disrepair. The council […]
A North Tyneside councillor has accused the area’s council chiefs of ducking their duty to lead the clean-up effort after July’s plastic ‘nurdle’ spillage into the Tyne – claiming that communities on the coast felt “very, very let down”. Instead, he claimed, volunteers had been left in the risky position of having to take the lead […]
Two pedestrians are being treated in hospital for serious injuries after a car crashed into the glass front of an M&S store. Emergency services were called at around 2:25pm yesterday to reports of a people carrier having crashed through bollards into the front doors of Marks & Spencers at Silverlink Retail Park, in Wallsend. Two […]
A leading North East university has reassured students that budget cuts won’t affect them. Sunderland University is aiming to save £40million from its budget before September 2027, as a major reduction in foreign students has significantly hit its income. In an email sent out to all students yesterday (Tues 13th), the university said it is […]
There may be no more live music at a popular North East pub after three complaints were made to the local council. Popular bar Platform 2, inside Tynemouth Metro station, has been holding live music events for the last three years, usually on a Sunday night. However, last Sunday ‘s performance could be the last […]
Longsands Beach, Tynemouth – one of five North East beaches awarded a Blue Flag in 2026. North East beaches affected by the Port of Tyne plastic nurdle spill are likely to miss out on next year’s Blue Flag Awards. Keep Britain Tidy (KBT), the organisation which administers the awards in the UK, have said […]
