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Galsworthy Road & Tile Sheds Ln - £15 million apart

A petition set up by residents is calling for South Tyneside Council to install a safer pedestrian crossing on Galsworthy Road, South Shields. It comes after decades of repeated serious and fatal accidents; but why is it taking a petition to push for change?

Transparency and Accountability in our local NHS

Openness and transparency can help build trust but only if you are genuinely open to hearing what others have to say.
In 2017, Phase 1 of ‘The Path to Excellence’ programme began its public consultation phase ‘to gather public views around the different ways NHS services could be arranged in South Tyneside and Sunderland’.

Council Breaks Silence Over Tilesheds Crossing Plans

South Tyneside Council for the first time have released thier intended plans to the public. Two options are on the table, full level crossing barriers that will replace the current 'half' barriers, or construct a £15 million bridge over the Network Rail owned line between Newcastle and Sunderland at Tilesheds and Boldon Lane level crossings. 

New group will campaign for special needs children

Parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in South Tyneside have formed a new group called Arise South Tyneside to campaign on behalf of families in the area.

Tree action group makes its voice heard

South Tyneside Tree Action Group (STTAG) was formed in May 2018 by South Tyneside residents who feel extremely concerned with the mature tree felling happening across the area. Our aim is to save as many healthy, mature trees as possible.

72nd anniversary of the NHS

People speaking in their own name on this anniversary on our NHS and healthcare system with a physically distanced celebration along the lines of what the NHS means to you to keep the heartbeat going.

So, should you send your child back to school?

The government wants primary schools to start reopening from June 1 even though it is far from certain that the coronavirus pandemic is under control. You have to ask, why all the rush?

Citizens Assembly Casts Off

The Citizens Assembly of South Tyneside, or CAST for short, aims to “provide an independent, inclusive and democratic voice for the diverse community”.