Alan Campbell for Tynemouth

10/06/2026

It's a pleasure to sponsor North Shields Football Club again this coming season. Howay the Robins

RETURNING SPONSOR

We are delighted to announce that Alan Campbell MP has renewed his sponsorship for the upcoming season.

Cheers Alan!

10/06/2026

During Carers Week 2026 (8–14 June), I’m proud to recognise the incredible contribution of unpaid carers across Tynemouth.

Caring can be demanding and often goes unseen, but it makes an enormous difference to families and communities every day.

We must continue working together to build communities where carers are recognised, supported and never left to cope alone.

Thank you to every carer for all that you do.

08/06/2026

When we started to plan the North Shields 800 celebrations one of the key aims was not simply to celebrate our town’s past but to leave a legacy for the future. And I hope that will also be a priority for Pride in Place, making sure young people feel even more pride in the place they are growing up in.

That’s made harder by the large number of young people Not in Education, Employment or Training.

The number of NEETs rose by more than 250,000 between 2021 and 2024, taking the total to nearly a million. That’s a number which has steadily increased just as the accumulation of disadvantage associated with it has steadily increased particularly in the North East and North West but it’s a concern in every part of our country.

The number of entry level jobs has declined. There are 1.6 million fewer low and medium skilled jobs in the economy, apprenticeships are down and Saturday jobs are a rarity. We need to reverse that decline or we will all pay a price.

That’s why former Health Secretary Alan Milburn was asked to review opportunities for young people. Last week he published his interim report and recommendations will follow later this year.
The Government has already introduced the Youth Guarantee backed by a £1 billion to deliver more than 200,000 new jobs or apprenticeships for young people between 16 and 24 years old.

More than four out of five young people say they want to work; it’s our job to deliver the opportunity to do so.

04/06/2026

⏳🪫⏰Last chance to have your say
as part of the Youth Census.🎤🎤🎤

The Youth Voice Census is one of the UK’s largest surveys of young people aged 11-30, providing vital insight into young people’s experiences of life in their local area, education, employment, training, wellbeing and services. The findings are used to inform national policy and influence decision-makers across government and beyond.

Take part at

Youth Voice Census 2026.

04/06/2026

No child deserves to go to school hungry.

That is why we are proud to say that this Labour Government has provided 10 million free breakfasts to primary school children.

03/06/2026

Sage UK are hosting a fantastic free SME-focused AI upskilling event during TechNExt on Tuesday 16th June.

This session is designed specifically to help small businesses in the North East build practical understanding of how AI can be used to improve productivity, efficiency, and growth.

It is free to attend and aimed at making AI adoption more accessible for SMEs across the region.

It also supports the UK Government–industry AI Skills Boost programme, which aims to equip 10m people with essential AI capabilities by 2030. techUK, Sage, Google, and Multiverse are all part of the government AI Skills Partnership, working together to help close the AI skills gap.

Register at https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/ai-skills-for-your-future-northeast-technext-festival-with-sage-google-and-multiverse.html

01/06/2026

From September 2026 every child whose family receives Universal Credit can get free school meals.

If you receive Universal Credit but haven't claimed before, your child is now eligible. Claim from 1 June for the start of September.

Find out more at:

Guidance for schools and local authorities about providing school meals including information on free school meal eligibility.

28/05/2026

Don’t forget tomorrow is the last day to complete the North East Mayor’s Women and Girls Safety Survey.

Your response will help shape future plans for the safety of women and girls in our region.

Take part at:

Please take a few minutes to take our survey.

27/05/2026

I am delighted that having made representations on behalf of local churches and faith groups, Historic England has opened two funds for applications - Places of Worship Renewal Fund and Heritage At Risk Capital Fund.

The Places of Worship Renewal Fund is a new £92 million programme supporting the repair of listed places of worship across England and targeted at areas in most need. Delivered by Historic England and funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the fund will run over four years to March 2030.

The fund is open to all faiths and denominations, and places of worship do not need to be on the Heritage at Risk Register to apply.
The deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest for the first round of grants is midnight, Sunday 14 June 2026. Further rounds of grants will follow later in the year and in future years.

Find out more about both schemes at:

https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/grants/what-we-fund/places-of-worship-renewal-fund/

https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/grants/what-we-fund/heritage-at-risk-capital-fund/

Find out about this 4-year, £92 million grant scheme for repair and maintenance of historic places of worship.

22/05/2026

Have a great bank holiday weekend and don't forget the brilliant Whitley Bay Carnival tomorrow.