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MUSIC STARS SAIL IN FOR FINAL SUNDAY CONCERTS
22nd July 2018
Stars are sailing in for the South Tyneside Festival Sunday concerts sponsored by the Port of Tyne.
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Sir John Major announced as the speaker for the annual South Shields Lecture 2018
3rd July 2018
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major in conversation with David Miliband Friday, 28 September 2018.
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MONSTERS AND MYTHS JOIN THE MAGIC OF THE PARADE
2nd July 2018
More than 2,000 dancers, artists, street performers and local people from community and school groups took part in the event, organised by South Tyneside Council supported by the Port of Tyne
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PORT OF TYNE ANNOUNCES RETURN TO GROWTH
26th June 2018
The Port of Tyne has announced a return to business growth, two years after the end of imports of coal, and is seeing further improvements in its financial performance in 2018.
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Great Exhibition of the North 2018 set to open today in spectacular style
22nd June 2018
Great Exhibition of the North’s full programme - including trails, venues, exhibits and installations across NewcastleGateshead opened in spectacular style.
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EMERGING TALENT AT MOUTH OF THE TYNE FESTIVAL
21st June 2018
Some of the region’s best young musical talent will perform at a special event at Tynemouth’s Surf Café this July.
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DURHAM CRICKETERS ATTEND PORT OF TYNE KWIK CRICKET FESTIVAL
8th June 2018
Durham cricketers James Weighell, Graham Clark and George Harding joined 250 primary school pupils.
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BIOMECHANICALLY ENGINEERED FASHION FOOTWEAR SPARKS NEW BUSINESS FOR PORT OF TYNE
21st May 2018
FitFlop has been a huge commercial success world-wide and as a result the Port of Tyne will provide overspill warehousing and distribution to Spark Response for up to 2,500 pallets.
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Guide to North Shields to help keep local economy in ship-shape condition
14th May 2018
A new handy guide to North Shields has been produced to help keep the local economy in ‘ship-shape’ condition.
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PORT OF TYNE VOTED PORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
2nd May 2018
Port of Tyne has been voted Port Operator of the Year in the FTA Multimodal Awards
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OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE PROJECT UTILISES PORT OF TYNE
1st May 2018
Heavy lift vessel Aegir is to undertake a number of complex lifting operations at Port of Tyne
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PORT OF TYNE PROUDLY SUPPORTS THE MOUTH OF THE TYNE FESTIVAL
30th April 2018
Spectacular line-up announced for the festival at Tynemouth Priory and Castle
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Jarrow Hall launches first art exhibition with local hero Frank Henry Mason
24th April 2018
The Frank Henry Mason Railway Poster Exhibition takes place in Jarrow Hall until 3 June
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Shadow Transport Secretary of State for Transport visits Port of Tyne
20th April 2018
The Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Andy McDonald MP, paid his first visit to the Port of Tyne on Friday 20 April.
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NEW DIRECTOR JOINS PORT OF TYNE
10th April 2018
The Port of Tyne has appointed Mark Stoner as Chief Financial Officer.
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Port of Tyne to support award winning late-night culture crawl
5th April 2018
Port of Tyne will be partnering with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums on the award-winning late-night culture crawl, The Late Shows.
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GERMAN SPEAKERS NEEDED TO SUPPORT NORTH EAST CRUISE TOURISM
20th March 2018
Port of Tyne, is looking for people who are fluent in German, including German nationals living in the north east, to take a series of free workshops so they can help guide cruise passengers on day trips around the region when they are in North East England.
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MONSTERS! THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE CUDDLY, ARRIVE AT THE WORD
15th March 2018
Monsters! The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly is the latest large-scale exhibition in the Port of Tyne Exhibition Space at The Word, National Centre for the Written Word.
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PORT OF TYNE BATTLES THE BEAST FROM THE EAST
1st March 2018
The Beast from the East hasn’t stopped Port of Tyne, despite freezing conditions the Port remained open and container operations, rail services, car handling, marine and passenger operations are continuing.
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GOLD STANDARD FOR PORT OF TYNE
8th February 2018
Port of Tyne in North East England has retained its Gold Investors in People standard, putting the Port within the top 2% of IIP accredited organisations.
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