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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.
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North Tyneside
Apprenticeship Talent Pool: 1,500 More Starts by 2029
Approved on 27 October: young people in North Tyneside who miss out on an apprenticeship will be matched to the next one under a North East pilot worth up to £10m.
Jobs
North Tyneside Claimant Count Up 220 to 4,310 in September
4,310 people in North Tyneside claimed jobless benefits in September, 220 more than a year ago. The rate runs from 1% in St Mary's to 6.4% in Chirton.
North East
North East Pitches to India's £1.5bn Tourism Market
Mayor Kim McGuinness led the North's first joint tourism pitch to India, where VisitBritain expects visitor spending to reach £1.5bn a year by 2030.
Whitley Bay
Hamiedog Turns 10 on Park View With 10 October Offers
Hamiedog Menswear at 85 Park View marks ten years with ten offers through October and a one-run anniversary T-shirt made with Longsands Clothing.
Whitley Bay
The Living Room Whitley Bay: Best New Business Finalist
The Living Room micropub at 20 Station Road, opened this summer, is a finalist for Best New Business in the UK Small Business Awards; ceremony 19 December.
Spanish City
STACK Whitley Bay Shelved: Empress Ballroom Permissions Stay
STACK has dropped its Empress Ballroom venue at Spanish City. The planning permissions belong to the building's owners and remain in place: what happens next.
Monkseaton
Monkseaton Checked From London by a Woman and Her AI
A Londoner and her AI assistant checked Monkseaton's shop and school listings from afar, starting on Front Street on 1 October. Now they are in Sunderland.
Business
Whitley Bay Butcher Nicholsons Wins Gold for Sausage and Pie
Nicholsons on Park View won two golds and three silvers in the National Craft Butchers awards. The category champion titles went elsewhere.
Food and Drink
North Tyneside Food Hygiene: 52 of 53 September Ratings a 5
52 of North Tyneside's 53 September food hygiene ratings were 5s, 13 in Whitley Bay. One Wallsend greengrocer got a 3. Every venue, listed by area.
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay New Companies: Toy Shop and Takeaway Among 14
14 companies registered in Whitley Bay from 5 to 24 September: a restaurant, a takeaway, a café, a toy retailer and an event caterer. Plus one court petition.
Jobs
North Tyneside claimant count 4,330 in August, up 205
4,330 people in North Tyneside claimed unemployment-related benefits in August, up 205 in a year, yet only two North East councils have a lower rate.
Whitley Bay
New Whitley Bay Estate Agent Opens at 232 Park View
Greetham Gilbert's Whitley Bay branch is open on Park View, run by Isabella Stewart, with no sales fee for its first 25 qualifying sellers. The terms.
Food and Drink
North Tyneside Food Hygiene: Every August Rating Was a 5
All 28 food hygiene ratings published for North Tyneside in August were 5s, from a Front Street deli to a Wallsend chippy. The full list, venue by venue.
Tynemouth
Dolphin Tynemouth Reopens After £168,877 Refit
The Dolphin on King Edward Road is open again after a £168,877 refit by licensee Charlie Paterson and Admiral Taverns: bigger bar, new lounge, new menu, weekly quiz.
Jobs
North Tyneside claimant count hits 4,450, up 295 in a year
4,450 people in North Tyneside claimed unemployment benefits in June, the most since February 2025, with the rise sharpest among under-25s and over-50s.