Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index North Tyneside is a unitary authority in the North East of England, part of the Tyne and Wear urban area centred on Newcastle and formerly part of Northumberland. It is the area east of Newcastle, and north of the River Tyne. Wards include North Shields, Howdon, and Whitley Bay. External Links North Tyneside Council This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.