Whitley Bay News
The latest Whitley Bay news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
Top story
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. Category champions are named on 12 and 13 October.
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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.
St Mary's Island
St Mary's Island Causeway to Be Replaced, Shut Summer 2027
The council has applied to tear out and recast the 1960s causeway to St Mary's Island. The crossing would close from May to August 2027. Comments are open to 15 October.
Community
Whitley Bay Big Local Gets Alcohol Licence for Events
Councillors granted the Whitley Road community hub a licence for alcohol and recorded music, 9am to 11pm, with new conditions on CCTV and the garden after 9pm.
Tynemouth
Tynemouth Outdoor Pool: Council Rejects 2-Year Rescue Plan
Councillors voted down a two-year plan to test whether Tynemouth Outdoor Pool can reopen. The 2016 planning application is still awaiting a decision.
Wallsend
Wallsend Town Centre: £6m Plans Open for Views to 8 Nov
A new Forum Square, a segregated West Street cycleway and new High Street crossings: have your say on Wallsend's £6m street plans by 8 November.
Whitley Bay
North Tyneside 10K 2027: Entries Closed, Race on 28 March
North Tyneside 10K 2027 entries have closed, nearly five months early. The only way in now is an official transfer before 26 February. Race day: Sunday 28 March.
Planning
North Tyneside Planning: Home Bargains Bid at Dudley, 20 New
Home Bargains' owner wants a store at Dudley, Morrisons Whitley Bay plans 218kW of rooftop solar, and five townhouses for North Shields: all 20 new bids.
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.
North Shields
Open Quay North Shields: 20+ Venues Open Free This Weekend
More than 20 studios and galleries from the Fish Quay to Howard Street open free on 26 and 27 September, 11am to 4pm. Maps are out from 23 September.
Wallsend
Silverdale School Wallsend May Move to Forest Hall Site
North Tyneside is consulting until midnight on 25 October on moving Silverdale School's primary pupils from the Langdale Centre to Delaval Road, Forest Hall.
Environment
Tyne nurdle clean-up changes course two months on
Suction machines are out and more local labour is in as the insurer-funded nurdle recovery enters a new phase. Seven drop-off points stay open on the coast.
North Tyneside
North Tyneside house prices: second record at £205,744
The borough average rose £12,527 in a year to £205,744 in July, nearly six times England's pace. Semis led at 7.8% while flats managed just 3.4%.
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.
Council
North Tyneside beach dog bans set to stay until 2029
Only 54% backed the summer beach dog ban in a 618-response consultation, but the council plans to keep all three public space orders until October 2029.
Great North Run
Great North Run Metro: Which Stations Shut on Sunday
Jesmond, Manors and Chichester close for crowd control on Sunday 13 September, Haymarket is exit only until 10.40am, and A19 slip roads shut at Lindisfarne.
Whitley Bay
New Whitley Bay Estate Agent Opens at 232 Park View
Greetham Gilbert's second branch is open at 232 Park View under manager Isabella Stewart, waiving sales fees for its first 25 qualifying sellers.
Planning
North Tyneside Local Plan: 1,130 Homes North of Whitley Bay
Green Belt fields at Brier Dene Farm and south of Hartley Lane would take 1,130 homes under the final draft plan. Comments are open until 12 November.
Tynemouth
Tynemouth RNLI Crew Member Runs Great North Run in Full Kit
James Waters will run Sunday's half marathon in full RNLI kit, and has already beaten his £1,000 lifeboat fundraising target with more than £1,160 raised.
Dudley
Annitsford Farm: Wildlife Trust Objects to 310-Home Plan
Homes England wants up to 310 homes on farmland at Dudley. Northumberland Wildlife Trust and 16 residents object, and the council targets a decision by 23 October.
Cullercoats
Dove Marine Laboratory: Public Entrance and Bridge Planned
Newcastle University wants a new public entrance, exhibition space and footbridge at Cullercoats' Dove Marine Laboratory, backed by a £336,971 Lottery award.
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.
Whitley Bay
Keegan's Entertainers Reunite at Whitley Bay Playhouse
Five of Kevin Keegan's Entertainers share memories of the late Newcastle manager at Whitley Bay Playhouse on 18 November, hosted by Sky Sports' Pete Graves.
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.
Tynemouth
Tynemouth Food Festival: 5-6 Sept, £5, Kids Free
Tynemouth Priory hosts the food festival on 5 and 6 September, 10am to 5pm. Tickets £5, under-16s free, and the nearest parking is capped at two hours.
North Tyneside
North Tyneside House Prices Hit Record £203,813
The borough average reached an all-time high in June, up £11,579 in a year. Northumberland next door rose fastest in England and is now the dearer place to buy.
North Shields
North Shields Fish Quay: 138 Homes, No Affordable Ones
Officers back 138 flats and houses on the old Tyne Brand site tonight, with zero affordable homes and £587,051 of contributions waived on viability.
Schools
Monkseaton High School closes 31 August: what happens now
Monkseaton High School closes for good on 31 August. GCSE results are still handed out there on 20 August, and the council then holds certificates and records.
Schools
Free school meals North Tyneside: new rules from September
Every child in a Universal Credit household qualifies for free school meals from September, whatever the parents earn. North Tyneside families should check now.
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.