Investing in South Tyneside
At the end of 2011, the Chancellor made it clear that there are further challenges ahead for the public sector. The more recent New Year messages describing the problems faced by the entire Eurozone leave no doubt that there are tough times ahead for all of us.
We have done a remarkable job of leading our way through the enormity of the budget challenges we have so far faced, whilst continuing to make a broad spectrum of improvements for our residents.
Here is a summary of the significant investment made by this Council and an outline of developments to look forward to in 2012.
Summary of recent achievements and developments for 2012[pdf - 1Mb]
Martin Swales, Chief Executive
Includes:
2010
January:
- Borough leads way in massive council house building programme
February:
- Budget agreed at time of challenge
March:
- A Sea Change for South Shields
May:
- School children tour £90million regeneration project
June:
- Construction of Cleadon Park Primary Care Centre complete
July:
- South Marine Park is one of the UK's best!
August:
- South Tyneside tops regional leaderboard for GCSE success
September:
- Children start work on their brand new school
October:
- £40Million housing investment launched in South Tyneside
- Happy 100th birthday South Shields Town Hall!
- Little Acorns help start work on Forest View Primary School
- Green light for landmark housing project
November:
- Work starts on £2million housing scheme
2011
January:
- Developers' day success
February:
- Council rises to budget challenge
- £71Million for decent homes work
March:
- South Tyneside plugs into electric cars
- South Tyneside is safer than ever
- Turf cutting marks the start of swimming pool build
- Millions spent on improving Hebburn homes
- Demolition marks milestone in Hebburn regeneration
April:
- Work starts on Green Incubator
- Switching on to a brighter South Tyneside!
May:
- More accolades for Sandhaven
June:
- Work starts on new primary school in Hebburn
- Council scoops prestigious MJ Award
July:
- Official opening of West Boldon Lodge
- Joe McElderry wows the crowds at homecoming gig
August:
- World-class football pitch unveiled in South Tyneside
September:
- Work starts on new special school
- Local people on course for new BT jobs
- Key handover for sheltered home residents
- Super school opens its doors!
October:
- Adoption service is one of the best in the country!
- North East Business Leaders to advise South Tyneside
- Turf cutting ceremony for new Jarrow Pool
November:
- New Tyne Crossing becomes fully operational
- More South Tyneside residents in work
December:
- X Factor mania returns to South Tyneside!
Coming in 2012...
- The £12million projects to refurbish St Wilfrid's RC College and Hebburn Comprehensive School will be completed.
- A £9.5million special school will open its doors to 130 pupils in Hebburn.
- The Olympic torch will be carried through South Tyneside on its way to London in the summer.
- Ocean Road will be transformed into a more pedestrian-friendly area that connects the town centre and seafront.
- The construction of a new sea wall will get under way at Littlehaven beach, protecting this area of the foreshore for future regeneration.
- A £2.8million waterfront park with cafes and restaurants will be created alongside BT South Tyneside's One Harton Quays headquarters on the South Shields riverside.
- The outcome of the Wearmouth-Jarrow World Heritage bid will be announced.
- The £5million "Green Incubator" will open in South Shields, housing new and growing companies in the low carbon and environmental sectors and creating job opportunities for local people.
- A £3.5million community and school swimming pool will open in Jarrow.
- A £3.9million scheme to develop the country's biggest solar-powered social housing project will be completed in Reed Street, South Shields.
- The next phase of Hebburn town centre regeneration will get underway.
- A £7million scheme to build 71 affordable homes for affordable rent and shared ownership will be completed in School Street, Hebburn.
- The fifth phase of the £90million regeneration of Cleadon Park will get under way.
