Whitley Bay Local Information
Practical local information for Whitley Bay: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Monkseaton Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Monkseaton
Monkseaton roadworks: Land At Murton Extending From Earsdon (A186) To New York Road/Rake Lane (A191) And Shiremoor To Monkseaton (notice of 15 Oct) and...
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North Shields
North Shields Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near North Shields
North Shields roadworks: Donkin Terrace Lane (now, until 18 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice...
Tynemouth
Tynemouth Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Tynemouth
Tynemouth roadworks: Town Hall (now, until 23 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Wallsend
Wallsend Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Wallsend
Wallsend roadworks: Ferndale Avenue Lane (now, until 12 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Monkseaton
Monkseaton Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Monkseaton weather today: light drizzle, 8°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 4% chance of rain and winds up to 8 mph.
North Shields
North Shields Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
North Shields weather today: light drizzle, 8°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 4% chance of rain and winds up to 8 mph.
Tynemouth
Tynemouth Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Tynemouth weather today: light drizzle, 8°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 4% chance of rain and winds up to 9 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Wallsend
Wallsend Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Wallsend weather today: overcast, 8°C by day and 4°C overnight, with a 4% chance of rain and winds up to 6 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Whitley Bay Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Whitley Bay today: unleaded from 152.9p and diesel from 185.9p a litre, across 21 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from...
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Whitley Bay Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Whitley Bay weather today: light drizzle, 8°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 4% chance of rain and winds up to 8 mph.
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Whitley Bay Christmas Bins 2026: Friday Moves to Sunday
Friday bins on Christmas Day go out on Sunday 27 December; New Year's Day bins move to Saturday 2 January. Every other day stays the same across North Tyneside.
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North Tyneside Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 Oct
North Tyneside school holidays 2026/27: back 2 November, Christmas 18 Dec to 4 Jan, then February, Easter, May and summer, plus three schools' INSET days.
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay Christmas Travel: Bank Holiday Moves to 28 Dec
Last time there was no Metro or bus on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Boxing Day's bank holiday is Mon 28 Dec 2026. Free weekend parking and what's due.
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Whitley Bay Roadworks This Week: Tyne Bridge and Metro
The Tyne Bridge shuts to traffic 8pm to 6am on weeknights until 1 December, and Regent Centre Metro closes at 9pm Monday to Thursday. Coast trains run normally.
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Whitley Bay Bin Days: Food Waste Starts 17 August
In Whitley Bay the grey bin is recycling and green is rubbish. How to find your day, the weekly food caddy, garden waste charge, bulky items and the tip.
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Parking in Whitley Bay: Free Car Parks and £4.80 Days
Ten free council car parks, seafront tariffs of £1.20 an hour and £4.80 all day, the Sunday on-street rule, and the car park by Spanish City that isn't the council's.
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Whitley Bay Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band A £1,641
The full A to H table for Whitley Bay and all of North Tyneside, single person rate beside each band, after a 5.36% rise. Plus the bill split and discounts.
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Whitley Bay House Prices 2026: £341,592 Town Average
Whitley Bay homes sold for £341,592 on average in the year to April 2026, far above the borough. Prices by type, the trend, and how to check any one sale.
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Whitley Bay Metro Times: Every 12 Minutes, £2.50 to Town
Metros run every 12 minutes, the first at 05:24 and the last through train at 23:53 (23:23 Saturdays), and a Pop single is £2.50. Updated November 2026.
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Whitley Bay Planning: 2,700 Homes at Murton Gap, 995 a Year
North Tyneside must plan 995 homes a year to 2042. The 2,700-home Murton Gap scheme, 1,250 more proposed north of Whitley Bay, and this week's applications.
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North Tyneside Tip Opening Times: 8am to 8pm, Book First
The Wallsend Road tip opens 8am to 8pm every day except Christmas Day, by appointment only. Christmas hours, trees, DIY charges and what it won't take.