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John Robert Bell (1862 – 25 August 1924) was a British trade unionist and political activist. Born in County Durham, Bell grew up in South Shields. He became a sailor at an early age, and travelled widely. [1] He lived in the United States for many years, where he worked as an official with the International Seamen's Union. [2]
Jim Slater (4 October 1923 – 30 May 1993) was a British trade union leader.. Born in South Shields, Slater went to sea in 1941, and joined the National Union of Seamen (NUS). [1]
South Shields is the home of two rugby union clubs, South Shields RFC and Westoe RFC. South Shields RFC have been playing at Grosvenor Road, South Tyneside College since they were formed in 1956. They currently play in the Durham & Northumberland 3rd Division, the ninth tier of the English rugby union pyramid [100]
William Leslie Kendall CBE (10 March 1923 – 5 March 2000) was a British trade unionist. Kendall grew up in South Shields, where he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, before finding work as a clerk at the National Insurance offices.
John Chambers, artist; Sheila Graber, animator, born South Shields, [1] made an outstanding animation about the river Tyne. [2]James Kirkup (1918–2009), poet [3]; Tish Murtha, documentary photographer born in South Shields, best known for her work documenting marginalised communities, social realism and working class life in Newcastle upon Tyne and The North East England.
South Shields is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the ... Unionist: William Nunn: 7,110 15.8 New: Majority 40 0.2 N/A ...
The South Shields by-election of 1910 was held on 27 October 1910, ... Liberal Unionist: Roland Vaughan Williams: 4,910 38.2 +3.4 Majority 3,019 23.6 −6.8 Turnout:
Gateshead United Football Club was a football club based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The club was established in South Shields in 1936 as a replacement for the club that had relocated to Gateshead in 1930. Like their predecessor, the club was relocated to Gateshead in 1974 after the former club went bust.