Index

Welcome to the Whitburn Village Website

Welcome to the Whitburn Village website, we are pleased to have you here. Of course the website is brand new, so please be patient...

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National Glass Centre

Based in a unique, contemporary glass and steel building, the National Glass Centre houses exhibition galleries, artists' studios ...

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Arbeia Roman Fort

Just a five minute walk from South Shields Seafront is Arbeia Roman Fort, the most extensively excavated Roman military supply bas...

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Souter Lighthouse

Souter Lighthouse, with its dramatic red and white hoops, is an iconic landmark on the North East coast and the first in the world...

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Sunderland Museum, Library & Winter Gardens

Discover Sunderland's fascinating history in one place, at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.

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Jarrow Hall

Discover the world of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria at a historic and environmental oasis in the heart of South Tyneside.

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South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

At the very heart of its community, South Shields Museum celebrates the rich heritage of South Tyneside and the people who shaped ...

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Work refused on historic house in Whitburn Village...

Proposals for conservatory works at a Grade-II listed building have been refused by council planners over heritage fears.

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Parents angered after 100 detentions given out by ...

The parents of a number of children attending Whitburn Church of England Academy are angry after the school confirmed around 100 c...

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Russia Launches Full Scale Attack on Ukraine

President calls on Ukrainians to defend country as Russia claims to have ‘neutralised’ air defences

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Whitburn residents celebrate seeing historic pond ...

Whitburn residents are celebrating the return of the village’s much loved pond to its former glory.

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Save our pond – Whitburn residents call on council...

Whitburn residents are calling on the council and local community to save their village pond and restore it to its former state.

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Whitburn students celebrate 'outstanding' GCSE gra...

Students at Whitburn Church of England Academy have achieved ‘outstanding’ GCSE results following a tumultuous two years of studyi...

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New Co-op store set to open in former Grey Horse p...

Whitburn’s new Co-op shop will welcome its first shoppers through its doors following a £650,000 investment to transform a former ...

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