The Pledge

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Leading South Tyneside businesses have pledged to support a mental health project encouraging those struggling to open up and talk. The South Tyneside Pledge initiative, which was created by South …

Local people are being encouraged to nominate their unsung heroes from across the Borough in the #LoveSouthTyneside Awards. Now in its sixth year, the #LoveSouthTyneside Awards have gone from strength …

South Tyneside Council has prepared a toolkit to help the Borough’s employers support their staff who have caring responsibilities ahead of a new piece of legislation coming into force next …

The Port of Tyne has been praised for its efforts to localise its supply chain after onboarding a number of new, local suppliers last year. Port of Tyne outlined plans …

South Tyneside Council has joined a national network in a bid to share and enhance its innovative and collaborative approach of working with local people, businesses and organisations. The Council …

Posted: 25th October 2023

The South Tyneside Pledge is being showcased at a national conference in a bid to share ideas to help other areas to adopt the innovative, collaborative way of working that …

200 organisations have now signed up to the South Tyneside Pledge and are making a real difference across the borough!  Pledgees have helped create over new 50 apprenticeships across the …

A well-known construction machinery supplier has recently expanded its space and has leased  the former depot next door to its Hebburn headquarters at Monkton Business Park to meet rapid business …

Over 150 businesses have signed up to the South Tyneside Pledge since it launched 12 months ago. Pledgees range from large organisations such as the Council, NHS Foundation Trust, Tyne …

Posted: 4th January 2023

South Shields-based Metec UK has pledged its support to help grow the engineering base required to power the region’s green energy boom. And the business, set up in 2016, to …

Two years ago, at the height of the pandemic, lecturer Claire Wardle took voluntary redundancy from a local college – now she employs 10 staff helping our region’s most vulnerable …

100 organisations have now signed up to the South Tyneside Pledge, to help create a thriving future for the Borough. Launched in 2022, the pledge aims to boost local economic …