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Emma Damo, 10, from Whitley Bay, will play Snoozy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Playhouse from 4 December, her first professional role.
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Business
North East Could Be an AI Hub in Five Years, Panel Says
A Chamber of Commerce panel said the North East could become a world hub for data centres and AI. Energy costs, grid capacity and skills stand in the way.
North Tyneside
Teenager's 999 Call Helped Save His Dad in Cardiac Arrest
Thomas Raw, 16, called 999 when his dad's heartburn was in fact a heart attack. Crews saved him after his heart stopped. Father and son have met them again.
Parks
Marden Quarry Volunteers and a Teenager's Free Dog Bag Idea
A 13-year-old's free dog bag dispensers now number 11 across North Tyneside. At Marden Quarry Park they sit beside Whitley Bay volunteers clearing and repairing the park.
Shiremoor
Non-Profit Vet Planned for Shiremoor's Old St John Ambulance Hall
A new community interest company wants to turn the disused St John Ambulance hall on Lesbury Avenue, Shiremoor, into an affordable vet practice with its own surgical theatre.
North Tyneside
North East Visitor Levy: Mayor Backs Overnight Stay Charge
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness backs a levy on overnight stays as the Bill reaches Parliament, but her statement names no rate. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Christmas Shopping in Whitley Bay: 14 Stops Along Park View and the Coast
We checked 14 Whitley Bay and Tynemouth shops and markets, from Bellwoods to Razzberry Bazaar, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026.
North Tyneside
Adoption Letterbox Contact Goes Digital in North Tyneside
Adopt North East has replaced letterbox contact with a secure site where birth and adoptive families share messages and photos. Checked November 2026.
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay Pizza Boss Jailed for £150,000 Covid Loan Fraud
Matthew Temple took three £50,000 Bounce Back Loans for Pizza Cottage on East Parade, and £11,090 went on gambling. He has been jailed for two years.
Christmas
Christmas Trees Near Whitley Bay 2026: Prices and Dates
We checked 5 places selling real Christmas trees near Whitley Bay, from Seaton Delaval to Meldon Park, for 2026 prices and dates. Updated November 2026.
Banks
Lloyds Wallsend Closes Tuesday 3 November, Cash Machine Too
Lloyds at Royal Chambers, High Street East, Wallsend, shuts for good on 3 November, cash machine included. Where the bank sends customers for cash and help.
North Tyneside
Enterprise Pilot: 10 North East Schools Meet Entrepreneurs
Pupils at 10 North East schools tackle real business problems with local entrepreneurs, in a pilot run by the Mayor's Careers Hub, which covers North Tyneside.
North Tyneside
Parents Urged to Challenge Misogyny: Free Course From 4 Dec
North Tyneside parents can train for free on 4 and 11 December to challenge sexism and misogyny safely. The course is at Victory House on Benton Lane, NE12.
The Metro loop is the spine of this borough. It runs out along the coast through Whitley Bay, Monkseaton, Cullercoats and Tynemouth, down to North Shields and the Fish Quay, then back through Wallsend and Longbenton, with Shiremoor, Backworth, Earsdon and Killingworth inland of it. Whitley Bay and Tynemouth are where we start, and we cover the rest of North Tyneside with them.
North Tyneside Council, run by a directly elected mayor from its offices at Cobalt Park, decides the things that shape a week here: planning on the seafront and in the villages, parking, bins, licences, council tax. It publishes the evidence and hardly anybody reads it. We do, and we write down what it says with a link to the file.
Every fact carries a link to its source, so you can check it for yourself.