North Tyneside Council
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 […]
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 […]
North Tyneside Conservatives are demanding the resignation of the borough’s council chair – accusing her of being politically biased in a supposedly ‘non-political’ role. Eight councillors have written to the chief executive calling for a no-confidence vote in Coun Wendy Lott, describing her conduct as unfair. The move follows Labour councillor Lott telling campaigners […]
The future of Tynemouth Outdoor Pool is back on the agenda, with councillors being asked to give the long-running restoration project two years to establish whether it can actually be delivered. A motion from Tynemouth Conservative father-and-son councillors Lewis and Jay Bartoli proposes a programme of work with the Friends of Tynemouth Outdoor Pool (FTOP), […]
The North Tyneside Labour Group have agreed that they will vote against a proposed 3.3% increase in North Tyneside councillors’ allowances – and want other parties to do the same. The proposed increase would see the basic councillor allowance rise from £11,176 to £11,545 a year – an increase of £369 – and the Mayor’s […]
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