Strong winds over the next few hours may bring some trees down and cause travel disruption in northern England as #StormLilian clears away ⚠️ It's worth leaving longer for your journey and taking extra care when travelling 🚛 Stay #WeatherAware

The rules for receiving Winter Fuel Payment have changed ⚠️ Only those in receipt of Pension Credit or other certain benefits will continue to receive the winter fuel payment. Find out if you are eligible at: gov.uk/pension-credit

Our WRITE Festival starts TODAY! 📚✍️ There's still time to grab tickets for the fantastic range of events, workshops and performances we have taking place throughout the whole of September. For a list of events and to book your tickets visit: ow.ly/KVqm50T8lvn

Our Leisure Services provide fitness classes across a wide range of disciplines, including instructor-led & virtual sessions, across all centres. Demand is at an all time high, delivering over 230 classes per week & accommodating over 3,500 attendances. southtyneside.gov.uk/leisure

Keeping siblings together within the same fostering household can have great positive outcomes for the children! If you can provide a home for a sibling group, find out more about fostering on fosterwithnortheast.org.uk

The Council underwent a third monitoring visit by Ofsted at the end of July, the details of which have now been published in a letter from the inspectorate. Read more at: southtyneside.gov.uk/article/24206/…

Great North Run 2024 On Sun 8 Sept, #SouthTyneside will welcome 60,000 runners as they cross the finish line in the world’s biggest and best half marathon! Info including road closures, parking, travel, race route and more can be found at ow.ly/VJcx50TckkA #GNR2024

Foxden- a four bedroom bungalow which provides overnight care and short breaks in #SouthTyneside, for children and young people with additional needs and/or disabilities, opened a new sensory garden on Fri 😁 Find out more about Foxden at sendlocaloffer.southtyneside.gov.uk/article/6705/O…

Apply online for your child’s September 2025 school place from Fri 6 September. The deadline for application is: - Tuesday 31 October 2024,4.30pm - secondary schools - Wednesday 15 January 2025, 4.30pm - primary, infant & junior schools Apply online at: southtyneside.gov.uk/schooladmissio…

Did you know our libraries run free early years classes for babies from birth up until 4 years old? In the past year we had 3500 attendees at our baby bounce classes - for babies from birth until they're mobile. For a list of activities and details: southtyneside.gov.uk/libraryactivit…

Did you know? As part of South Tyneside Council Leisure Services, there is a Healthy Lives programme. This is designed for people who may have long-term health conditions, low levels of fitness, or require specialised workouts. Find out more: southtyneside.gov.uk/article/4929/O…

The Great North Run-Sun 8 Sept 2024 We cannot wait to welcome runners as they cross the finish line! A massive thanks to those who line the route cheering. Key Info is available online including road closures, travel info & more southtyneside.gov.uk/article/14074/… #SouthTyneside #GNR2024

📢 Haven Point Gym - equipment upgrade The top level of Haven Point gym will be closed from 9 Sept, to allow an upgrade to the cardio equipment. The whole gym will be closed on 26 and 27 Sept for final installation. The gym will fully reopen on 28 Sept: southtyneside.gov.uk/article/1067/G…

Essential maintenance will be carried out to the IT network at The Word from 9am - 2pm on Tues 10 September. During this time there will be no access to PC’s, printers, Wi-Fi and phone lines will be down. The café will be operating cash only. We apologise for the inconvenience

A new defibrillator has been installed at South Marine Park in South Shields, and unlike many defibrillators which have standard green and yellow livery, the new bespoke model features the colours of the Progressive flag. Red Sky Foundation Out North East 🏳️‍🌈 southtyneside.gov.uk/article/24240/…

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has published new draft recommendations for new wards in South Tyneside. 🗨️ Last chance to have your say before 9 September 2024: lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/so…

It's been a busy few weeks for our Council Leader, Councillor Tracey Dixon. Take a look at what she has been up to this fortnight 📸 Read her full blog post here 👇 shorturl.at/W5473

Changing Places are larger, accessible toilets for those who are severely disabled. #SouthTyneside offers 4: -South Shields Town Hall -Bents Park, South Shields -Boldon CA, Boldon Colliery -Souter Lighthouse, Marsden Find out more at southtyneside.gov.uk/changingplaces #SouthTyneside

Good luck to everyone running in today's Great North Run 2024! We'll see you at the finish line in South Tyneside. For information including travel, road closures and race route visit southtyneside.gov.uk/article/14074/… #SouthTyneside #GNR2024

Well done to all runners and a special thank you to those cheering along the route (despite the weather). A fantastic event which raised millions for charities. Some great pics from the event yesterday 😁 #SouthTyneside #GNR2024