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North Tyneside Council and One NorthEast have acquired the former Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend from Jaap Kroese for undisclosed terms, and hope to attract marine and renewable companies to the 60-acre site. 21-Sep-2009 North Tyneside Council has selected Kier as the preferred bidder for a contract worth up to £600m to maintain 16,000 council homes, with the transfer of 500 council staff. 04-May-2009 North Tyneside Council is in discussions with a new company called Goes on Green about proposals to develop a biodiesel production plant near the Port of Tyne ferry terminal, which could create up to 30 jobs. 29-Nov-2007 North Tyneside Council and Tyne & Wear Museums have announced plans for the £2.5m transformation of the Stephenson Railway Museum into a Victorian-style tourist attraction. 18-Oct-2007 North Tyneside Council is seeking lottery funding for the £6m restoration of Wallsend Parks, including Richardson Dees Park, Prince Road Arboretum and Wallsend Civic Hall. 21-Sep-2007 North Tyneside Council is to set up a new 100,000 sq ft office at the Cobalt 16 business park this October. 02-Apr-2007 North Tyneside Council has announced plans for the £60m revamp of the Whitley Bay seaside resort by 2010, including a hotel, new homes and a refurbished leisure pool. 16-Dec-2005 North Tyneside Council is considering plans from Richville to build a car showroom at the Silverlink retail park, with the creation of 100 jobs. 03-Nov-2004 North Tyneside Council is to consider plans from Stadium Developments to build a £10m Soccerdome in North Shields, with the creation of 80 jobs. 29-Apr-2004 North Tyneside Council has approved plans for a £7m facelift for the Metro and bus interchange at Four Lane Ends in Newcastle. 01-Nov-2002 North Tyneside Council has been approached by more than 30 companies interested in transforming the Spanish City site in Whitley Bay into a leisure complex. 12-Feb-2002 North Tyneside Council is to consider plans from Glasgow-based Bett Properties for the development of a £40m business park, including a 60-bed hotel and trade centre, near the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate. 20-Apr-2001 North Tyneside Council is considering plans from Hilford Properties for the development of a £20m site in North Shields town centre, including food stores and offices. 10-Oct-2000 North Tyneside Council has approved plans from the De Vere group for the development of a 127-bedroom hotel and leisure complex on the North Cobalt Business Park in Wallsend, which will create about 170 jobs. 12-Sep-2000 North Tyneside Council has unveiled plans for two new sports centres in Wallsend and Killingworth, at a cost of £14m. 18-Nov-1999 North Tyneside Council is considering plans for a £60m leisure complex in Whitley Bay, including hotel, multiplex cinema and houses. 26-Aug-1999 North Tyneside Council has approved plans from Swan Hunter to build a £35m dry dock on the Tyne. 05-May-1999 North Tyneside Council is considering a number of potential schemes to transform Whitley Bay into a major tourist resort, including a casino, an arts centre, and a four-star hotel. 29-Apr-1999 North Tyneside Council has announced the go-ahead for a £10m shopping centre development in Whitley Bay which will create 170 jobs, and construction company Melville Dundas expects to start work in the summer. 09-Apr-1999
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