We love listening to you – that’s why we’ve launched a campaign to show you how we’ve listened and responded
Shaping current services and the overall future of the borough is a two-way process. That’s why we’re always devising new and better ways of asking what you think, then listening hard to what you say and then doing something about it.
You’ll see our special posters popping up all over the place in coming weeks as we show you the power of what you say to us.
What you said and what we did...
Parks
We asked you about our parks
You said “…restore our parks to their natural beauty.”
We listened and starting with South Marine Park we’re investing £3.8m lottery funding.
Beverley Rutherford
Park Ranger
Libraries
We asked you about our libraries
You said “…accessible libraries and more books.”
We listened and starting with Boldon Lane, South Shields Central and Hebburn we’ve improved the design, layout and book stocks in our libraries.
Anne Wilkin
Assistant Librarian
Facilities for Young People
We asked you about facilities for young people
You said “more things for young people.”
We listened and worked with young people to build Temple Park skate park.
Gary Frazer
Activities Development Officer
Environment
We asked you about the environment
You said “keep South Tyneside clean and tidy.”
We listened and aim to collect 99% of bins on time
and remove fly tipping and abandoned cars by the next working day.
Dave Nightingale
Refuse Collector
Council Tax
We asked you about council tax
You said “keep our council tax as low as possible.”
We listened and achieved the lowest council tax rise in 10 years and continue to provide value for money services.
Elsie Carmen
Receptionist
Jobs
We asked you about our priorities
You said “help us to get jobs.”
We listened and attracted new shops to Waterloo Square and secured £23m to help people get into work.
Tasleem Baqir
Business Development Team Leader
Find out more about the ways we listen