News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 05/10/2026Whether it’s protecting our local environment, ensuring safer streets and routes for our kids or driving real change in our town centres real leadership isn’t about political games; it’s about working for the common good. Appreciate that local residents may have questions so please get in touch. 010
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 05/10/2026Big day today, because North Shields, Tynemouth, & Whitley Bay deserve better. Our coast needs fresh energy and new ideas. That’s why I’ve joined the Green Party & Tynemouth now has its first Green Councillor. #GreenParty #Tynemouth #NorthShields #WhitleyBay #RealHopeRealChange 130
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 21/09/2026A quick guide if interested in attending Council Thursday for several debates that impact Tynemouth 🗣️🏛️ September 24th Here is what's on the schedule: ⏰ 6:00 PM – High Borans Petition ⏰ ~6:30 PM – Motions on Tyne Water Quality & Nurdle Spill Debate & Ambition for a Clean Tyne 010
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 06/09/2026The Cross-Party Council Motion (September 24th) On 24th September, I’m bringing a landmark motion to North Tyneside Council as a clear statement of intent for the Tyne’s future. Protecting our environment, oceans, and rivers isn't a partisan issue.writetothem.comWriteToThemWriteToThem is a website which provides an easy way to contact MPs, councillors and other elected representatives. 010
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 06/09/2026We need to think bigger. The River Rhine was restored so that people swim in it safely—it is possible to transform an industrial river into something clean, safe, and thriving for generations to come. Fixing the Tyne will take time and dedicated effort, but it starts with drawing a line in the sand 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 06/09/2026🌊 Ambition for a Clean Tyne: Setting a New Standard for Our River & Coast Every time heavy rain hits raw sewage flows into our river. Cleaning up after the latest plastic pollution event shouldn't be where our ambition ends. Getting back to a polluted "baseline" isn't enough. 274
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 28/08/2026Beach Update: 8am worrying accumulation of plastic pellets has washed up along Longsands and many more on Fish Quay overnight. ⚠️ Please avoid stepping on affected sand to prevent pushing pellets deeper in. Cleanup teams are on-site working hard, but scale is bigger than seen for a while 011
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 19/08/2026Bring less plastic: Opt for reusables instead of single-use bottles and packaging Bin it or bag it: Dispose of your rubbish in designated bins or take it straight home with you Respect the effort: Treat our beaches with the same care our volunteers put into cleaning them. 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 19/08/2026Our incredible local volunteers have been spending hours on their hands & knees recovering thousands of plastic pellets from the Tyne nurdle spill. Seeing all that dedicated hard work—and then leaving single-use plastic waste behind on the beach—just doesn't add up. 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 19/08/2026Thanks to Alan mp for Tynemouth for joining me at Longsands yesterday to chat about the spill and help launch a campaign aimed at Tynemouth visitors! 🌊👀 #Tynemouth #Longsands #ReadTheRoom #ProtectOurCoastlines #TakeLitterHome #BeachClean #TyneNurdleSpill 101
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 19/08/2026The model does not account for nurdles already collected by volunteers and others from beaches, so the modelled beached quantities represent potential accumulation rather than the amount currently present Thanks to Fidra & MTS-CFD Ltd / CLAWS Dr Tom Scanlon BEng PhD CEng MIMechE www.mts-cfd.com 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 19/08/2026At the end of the simulation CLAWS predicts approximately: * 13.09 tonnes (76.3%) still drifting – ~673 million nurdles * 3.73 tonnes (21.8%) beached – ~193 million * 0.34 tonnes (2.0%) deposited on sea floor – ~18 million The results suggest that a substantial proportion may remain at seamts-cfd.comCfd Consultancy | Mts-cfd LtdMTS-CFD Ltd specialising in industrial heat and fluid dynamics as well as high-speed gas dynamics and ocean modeling 110
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 19/08/2026This animation follows the ~17 tonnes of pellets released from 19 July for 37 days to 25 August, with future wind forcing extended using the BBC Weather forecast for the area. To add in a known long term problem Sewage outfall figures at the top including Monday evening😞. 101
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 10/08/2026‼️ Sign up for tickets via Eventbrite for our Public meeting‼️ Hear from Cllr Tom Bailey, FIDRA, Nurdle UK & Olly rep for local Volunteers Event will be streamed/recorded for those who can’t attend in person 📣 we also want your contributions to tell us what you need. See Tom’s video below 👇 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 10/08/2026 Share how you're holding up and what support/help you need. Guidelines: Please film in landscape mode and keep videos under 90 seconds. (If you work for the council or a contractor, please check with your boss before filming on the job or send a personal update from home). 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 10/08/2026Call out for contributions to the Nurdle Emergency Briefing 📱: Are you working or volunteering on the clean-up? Send us a short video update from the High Tide Line this Wednesday or Thursday: Show us what you’re seeing and how it compares to last week's Neap Tide. 100
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News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 09/08/2026📆 *Dates for the diary*‼️ Update from Nurdle Volunteer Organisers: Tides are changing. This may be a good time to rest & pace more slowly before the high tides arrive: August Peak tides Fri 14 Aug at 4:48 AM (5.37m) Sat 15 Aug at 5:29 AM (5.41m) Sun 16 Aug at 6:09 AM (5.34m) Let’s be ready ✅ 010
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/08/2026Expert Updates: Hear directly from Fidra, Volunteer Coordinator Olly, Roy from Nurdle UK, and updates on Council cleanup. Delivered in partnership with environmental charity Fidra, connecting us with UK and international communities to share lessons learned, common pitfalls, & effective strategies. 002
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/08/2026Whether you join us in person or tune in to the live stream hosted by ShoutAboutLocal, we need our entire community to come together to protect our coastline. 🎟️ Register Here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tynemouth-... 103
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/08/2026🚨Larger Venue & Online Stream Available! 🚨 Thanks to the generosity of the congregation at Cullercoats Methodist ⛪️, the Nurdle Spill Emergency Briefing has secured a larger venue, allowing us to open this event along the coast 📅: Thursday,13th August ⏰: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Cullercoats Methodist Church 135
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 01/08/2026Calling all North East Mechanical & Automotive Engineering Firms! ⚙️🚨 A long Shot: There are three incomplete machines similar to these under construction in the south of England. 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 31/07/2026Friday Update - Leter to Tynemouth tynemouth.news/wp-content/u... 002
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 29/07/2026Nurdle Collection / filtering points now assembled at Longsands, King Eddies & Fish Quay. Combination cable lock on the new X brooms town symbol of I Love North Shields would work well. Sadly brushes are essential beach kit for some time to come. 022
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 29/07/2026🙏🏻understand the difference between the two tasks underway and pace yourselves. As inspiring as it was to see people mining Fish Quay until 9 o’clock at night, we’ve got another lot of people up at 5am 7 days straight. Both lots will be burned out soon. 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 28/07/2026Matt a Cllr from Littlehaven coming over to borrow some of our Brooms & some mesh for filter bags. Chatted about residents experience mobilising 4 nurdle hunt. nurdle-hub-ne.vercel.app/beach-cleanup Happy to talk to any other Cllr in our region regardless of party & share our #tynemouth experience 054
Reposted by News from Tynemouth Cllr TomCo-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 17/07/2026Congratulations to Co-operative Party MP Andy Burnham on his election as Leader of the Labour Party. For the first time ever, a Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament will become Prime Minister. 🌹🐝 3276
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 09/07/2026Updated links: 📍 View the proposed layout: www.tynemouth-station-consultation.com/proposed-sit... 💬 Tell the developer what you think here: www.tynemouth-station-consultation.com/have-your-saytynemouth-station-consultation.comTynemouth Station Consultation 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/07/2026Binface did a wonderful message for my 50th Birthday a few years ago, for that alone I’m a fan 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/07/2026Here in Tynemouth we know the importance of Bins & Integrity. Us seaside communities need to show solidarity. With my party deciding not to participate in this farce I’m free to endorse Count Binface. Clacton deserves better than Farage! Go Binface! Cllr Tom 🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️ 121
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/07/2026I can commit to two things: 1. These new properties will not come with permits for on-street parking. 2. I will actively push for measures to ensure that storing vehicles on Tynemouth Road isn't an option. I will also be closely scrutinising the construction management plans as they emerge.lichfieldsdraft.wixsite.comTynemouth Station Consultation 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/07/2026A lower-density housing scheme feels far better suited to the area than the previously approved apartments and avoids many of the issues that raised resident concerns last time. We cannot prevent this site being developed. Addressing Parking & Traffic:lichfieldsdraft.wixsite.comTynemouth Station Consultation 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/07/2026As many will remember, this land already has planning permission for 71 apartments (approved back in Nov 2022). This new proposal scraps that idea, replacing it with an alternative scheme of 46 new terraced mews houses. My initial thoughts: Personally, I give this a cautious welcome.lichfieldsdraft.wixsite.comTynemouth Station Consultation 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 08/07/2026New Plans Proposed for Tynemouth Station Sidings 🏗️ Developer Amethyst Homes is preparing a brand-new planning application for the former railway sidings next to Tynemouth Station and is releasing information today. 📍 View the proposed layout: lichfieldsdraft.wixsite.com/tynemouth/pr... 💬 101
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 17/06/2026As the saying goes, "shy bairns get nowt." I’ll be spending the next few weeks putting serious pressure on the council to get this sorted properly. Watch this space. 🛑🚶♂️ 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 17/06/2026I remain convinced that something a lot better and more transformational for the area near the school is possible. Losing this project & funding sounds very final and dramatic but to try to look at where we are positively, there is I think an opportunity to push for something better. 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 17/06/2026the issue here isn't a lack of cash—it's that the engineering for this specific spot turned out to be more complex than the engineers had anticipated. I had a lot of reservations about the crossing design and location, but it at least offered some progress. 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 17/06/2026❌ Frustrating news this morning: Funding 4 proposed Zebra Crossing outside Marden High on Hartington Road has been cancelled. I’ve already contacted the school, am incredibly sorry this has happened With gov announcing £5Billion for local active travel, people will rightly wonder how this fits🧵 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 02/06/2026Meanwhile I just have to hope I make it home in one piece, often knackered late at night driving my van south from the border. My wife watches the blue dot & if I take a break I let her know so she doesn’t worry that I’ve stopped moving. 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 02/06/2026Building dual carriageway through areas with very low population (other than sheep 🐑) does not 🛣️💷stack up. The Scots manage their roads through areas similar to this better than us English do. In Sweden they go for 3 lanes (2+1-roads) where they can. etsc.eu/projects/eu-...etsc.euSwedenSweden, one of the leading countries in road safety for the past two decades, continues its collaboration in the new phase of the EURSE project. With a record of 22 road deaths per million population… 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 02/06/2026A harsh take on this as someone who often drives this road for work: it will never be “dualled to the Scots border”. Every time that the unacceptable level of road casualties hits the news as it tragically has now, the debate gets hijacked by this demand www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...chroniclelive.co.uk'It can't go on' - A1 dualling demands after another five deaths in nine daysFurther calls to dual the A1 have come about after five people tragically died as a result of two separate collisions in Northumberland 100
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 30/05/2026Harsh to hear as a local politician, but fair, ultimately everyone elected in North Tyneside needs to own where things have gone wrong & make sure we do better. Often think about what I could or should have done better back in ‘24, hindsight being a luxury, & experience never comes cheap. 000
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 30/05/2026It’s a mistake to separate driver behaviour from the physical layout of a street. For example long lengths of guardrail like that result in traffic speeds 2-3mph faster. You can blame the individuals for responding to it like that but we have to take responsibility for the big picture 010
News from Tynemouth Cllr Tom @tynemouth.news · 30/05/2026💬 Let's keep the dialogue going: If you missed Part 1, you can find it right before this post on our feed. Drop your constructive ideas in the comments below! 👇 #PrestonRoad #Tynemouth #CommunitySafety #ActiveTravel #MovingBeyondTheCultureWars 000