Category: News

Boris Johnson Resigns

Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader and will step down as prime minister when a new leader is found. But how does th...

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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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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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Whitburn's Grey Horse pub to become shop and flats...

Plans to convert a former village pub into a shop and flats have been given the go-ahead by councillors – despite hundreds of obje...

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Whitburn residents have their say on plans for 7,0...

Whitburn residents have had their say on plans for 7,000 new homes in South Tyneside over the next two decades.

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Whitburn Lodge fire: Blaze leads to fresh concerns...

A fire at an empty landmark pub has lead to fresh concerns over its future.

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New owners of Whitburn's Grey Horse confirm plans ...

The buyer of a village pub which closed its doors to drinkers could become home to a new business.

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Village sad to see pub go - but hope building coul...

A community has spoken of its sadness that another village pub is to be lost with the closure of a bar.

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