Plastic pollution6 days ago'You never quite know what you're going to pull out'The group is marking a decade of fishing everything from an inflatable doll to a Nintendo out of the harbour.6 days ago6 days agoPlastic pellet beach clean-up to resume after pauseRother District Council urge visitors to take safety precautions over the plastic pellets.6 days ago13 Sept 2026More than a tonne of plastic cleared from beachesOcean currents carry debris from across the Atlantic and deposit it on the islands' beaches.13 Sept 202626 Aug 2026Plastic nurdles wash up on beaches 30 miles awayPlastic nurdles are washing up on beaches more than 30 miles south of the Port of Tyne spill site. 26 Aug 202614 Aug 2026High spring tides could affect nurdle clean upAn environmental charity warns the pellets could wash up further along the North East coast.14 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Birds eating nurdles could be devastating - charityThe RSPB says the plastic from a major sea spillage at the Port of Tyne could kill birds.9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Test your news knowledge with our weekly quizNurdles, historic artifacts and unhappy residents. Try your hand at our North East and Cumbria quiz.9 Aug 20267 Aug 2026Government criticised over plastic spill responseVolunteers call for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene and declare it a "national disaster".7 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Plastic nurdle spill an 'environmental disaster'The Tyne Rivers Trust says it has already seen fish with the pellets in their system.6 Aug 2026...
