Following worrying reports of a rise in Race based Hate Crime in the Northumbria Police area we have obtained the data for North Tyneside. Thankfully following an alarming rise in offences Summer 2024, levels have come back down.
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Nigel Never Knew Nathan, Russians, you say?”
(A Cautionary Tale of Selective Memory)

Old Nigel stood puffed by the Channel’s blue air,
With a pint and a grin and a well-practised stare.
“Now don’t point your fingers, don’t make such a fuss—
I barely recall who this Nathan chap was!”

Disappointing to hear & well done to Susan for calling this out. Would suggest that some politicians in our borough think long & hard about the language that they are using & the impact this has on our residents.
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Tom is at Labour Conference today, so of course is taking a swim with @sascampaigns.bsky.social Against Sewage, great to chat to other coastal Cllrs & MPs about this vital issue 👏🏼👏🏼🏊‍♂️🏄‍♀️🌊

Great to see #Tynemouth residents today at Monument, out saying loud & clear that Newcastle & the North East stand united against extremism & racism.

Tynemouth News 📰 is out this week hitting doorsteps across #tynemouth, Marden & Preston. Can’t wait for the print edition? 🤗
Well check it out online at:
tynemouth.news

Article by Cllr Tom on how we’re coming up with ways of engaging more with secondary schools on road safety. Fixing problems takes time but a good starting point is understanding where pupils feel less safe in their journey to school.
www.transportxtra.com/publications...

Our MP Alan Campbell has raised our local concerns on water quality with the Environment Secretary. Here’s what he had to say. @sascampaigns.bsky.social

By popular demand, the Whitley King Charles £Fiver

We think the #TynemouthTenner is definitely the way to go.
www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/he...

Our superhuman bin & beach crews out clearing up after the first day of el scorchio ☀️🌞
We’ve been out also helping get them get sorted around some of the cabling for events on King Eddies.
It’s going to be a long day for the teams so say hello if you bump into them 👏🏼👏🏼

We were at the @sascampaigns.bsky.social 🌊🏄🏄‍♀️ 🏊 Paddle Out Protest at Longsands in May & promised to put people’s concerns about 💩 outfall discharges into The Tyne to Alan our MP .
So here’s the changes that are happening to force the 💧 Companies to clean up their act

This week Cllr Tom Bailey joined The @coopparty.party.coop alongside @teamlabouruk.bsky.social becoming a "Co-operative & Labour Councillor". As part of this he's talking to local schools about how we can develop Community Energy projects here in #Tynemouth

Labour is lifting children in Tynemouth Constituency out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals.
Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving 🚸 the best start in life.

The Thorny subject of Buckthorn at Longsands is due to be tackled for the first time in June after local resident Gordon highlighted the problem. What do you think? 🤔 🌳⚠️🏴‍☠️

New deal on EU food exports is good news for Fishermen landing Langoustines 🦐 🦐🦐at Shields. Main market Shields fishermen target for langoustines = 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹, trade was 🔨 by Brexit but should now be easier. It’s a long road back from the chaos of 2016-19, this deal is important

Saturday we were at the @sascampaigns.bsky.social Paddle Out on #Tynemouth #Longsands talking to the protesters about pollution of our rivers & coast 🏖️🌊🪧📢🏄, capturing some interviews with some lovely people. Things need to Change.