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TechNExt is back for another year, and this time it’s bigger than ever, with a week of inspiring and insightful events, including brand new Tech Hubs and the ever-popular Schools …

As TechNExt returns for another year, South Tyneside is playing its part in making the North East’s biggest tech festival better than ever before. TechNExt’s Schools Challenge will take place …

Katy Sue Designs has acquired another UK craft brand, with all manufacturing coming to South Tyneside, creating more local jobs. Katy Sue, the award-winning South Tyneside based business is known …

For Michael Potts, fire safety isn’t just a career—it’s a calling. As a frontline firefighter, he’s witnessed firsthand the devastation that fire can cause. Beyond the immediate danger, the impact on businesses, …

South Shields-based Metec UK has secured two lucrative export contracts worth over £4.5million. The largest of the contracts will see the company provide its sacrificial anodes to a major offshore …

With open air concerts, street theatre, family fun and a spectacular parade, South Tyneside promises to be music to the ears of anyone looking to be entertained this summer. At …

Three South Tyneside apprentices working on wind turbines in the North Sea have urged youngsters to look at careers in renewable industries if they’re seeking good, well-paid jobs with a …

The Port of Tyne has purchased the UK’s first fully electric foiling pilot vessel, a significant milestone both for the Port and for the UK’s maritime sector.  The state-of-the-art vessel, …

One man’s journey from dipping his toe into a sport to competing in the national championships is being chronicled in a remarkable new film, captured by a Tyneside production team. …

For the first time the North East Mayor and all seven local authorities will join forces at UKREiiF, with a unified approach to promoting investment opportunities across every part of …

A game-changing project to transform South Shields town centre has taken a major step forward. A contractor has been appointed to deliver the relocation of South Tyneside College. The move …

THE sea life-saving brainchild of a budding South Shields ecologist has been professionally designed and modelled, thanks to support from a business blown away by his idea. Harris, 10, a …