Tyneside

British

/ ˈtaɪnˌsaɪd /

noun

the conurbation on the banks of the Tyne from Newcastle to the coast

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This may prove Howe's biggest challenge yet on Tyneside.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Laura Turner and Lisa Murphy are working directly with those affected in South Tyneside, as part of the local authority's wider child poverty strategy.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The 48-year-old has plenty to ponder on whether he has hit a glass ceiling on Tyneside.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Was it going to be one of those nights on Tyneside?

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

What the division has recently accomplished and the way it has terrorised the enemy, like Kipling's "Tyneside Tail Twisters," is a happy thought to General Shute.

From Some Naval Yarns by Hall, Mordaunt

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