Free start-up support is available for would-be entrepreneurs in South Tyneside thanks to government cash. TEDCO was one of eight organisations to successfully bid for a slice of £8.8m from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The company, which offers start-up and growth support, now aims to help create 200 new businesses in the borough, engaging …
The Port of Tyne has signed a new 10-year contract with European Metals Recycling (EMR), a global leader in sustainable materials. EMR has sites around the country, including one in South Shields, and has been a key customer of the Port for the past 25 years. As a top client, EMR participates in the Port’s …
Red Stamp Productions, a film, television, and training company based in South Shields has received a £30,000 grant from Innovate UK. The award winning company will use the funding to acquire cutting-edge, Hollywood-grade equipment, empowering the company to grow. The grant is part of Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, which drives productivity and economic …
South Tyneside Council are proud to support TechNExt, a major new festival to promote and celebrate the North East’s growing tech sector which will take place over the region from June 19 – 23 2023. Organised by regional tech network Dynamo and its partner Sunderland Software City, TechNExt Festival will host events across the North …
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 borough, increased the amount of spend with local suppliers, delivered talks in schools and provided work experience placements, launched innovative community initiatives and schemes for …
ONE of the largest industrial spaces in South Tyneside has undergone a £4m facelift and is set to hit the market in the summer. An ailing former Biffa waste management site in Shaftesbury Avenue, on the Simonside Industrial Estate, has been transformed into a state of the art, energy efficient, modern industrial unit, that is …
Established in 1981, the Great North Run is now the world’s biggest Half Marathon. 60,000 fun runners take part, and 250,000 spectators line the course from Newcastle to South Shields. The race has raised hundreds of millions of pounds for charities, helping thousands of amazing causes globally. With participants travelling from every postcode in the UK to …
A leading national football organisation based in South Shields is supporting the grassroots football community through delivering a wide range of campaigns and events. Team Grassroots is the only independent voice for grassroots football and provides a platform where coaches, parents and anyone involved in non-professional or elite football can find guidance and advice. For …
The Port of Tyne’s 200-acre Tyne Clean Energy Park secures another offshore wind customer – Van Oord – as the Port of Tyne cements its position as the region’s clean energy centre. From Q1 2024, the port will act as the storage and marshalling base for the foundations of the 1.4 GW – or 100 …
A South Shields primary school choir sang at the official opening of the operations and maintenance base for Dogger Bank Wind Farm at the Port of Tyne. SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, attended the opening on behalf of the borough. Jenny Parker, deputy headteacher …
Local employers will mentor young people who are involved with the Youth Justice Service (YJS) in an innovative new pilot scheme led by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP). The Mentoring Project has been launched to help young people in South Tyneside raise their aspirations and build better futures. The project will …
Yesterday, the local community and distinguished guests including Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Graham Stuart MP, gathered to celebrate the official opening of the O&M base for Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm. 150 employees and guests gathered in South Tyneside to christen the O&M base at …
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