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Tyne and Wear, former metropolitan county, NE England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county embraced the Newcastle upon Tyne conurbation and comprised five metropolitan districts: Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead, and Sunderland. Tyne and Wear was abolished in 1986, and the districts became responsible for all services except police, fire, and civil defense, which are supervised jointly. Tyne and WearMetropolitan county (pop., 2001: 1,075,979), northeastern England. It was named for its two main rivers, the Tyne and the Wear. Settled since prehistoric times, the area was occupied by the Romans, who built Hadrian's Wall. Saxon, then Norman settlement followed. From the 13th century to recent times, the economy was based on local coal reserves and on such coal-dependent industries as glass, pottery, and chemicals. The main industries now include shipbuilding and heavy electrical engineering. Tyne and Wear a metropolitan county of NE England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, and Sunderland. Area: 540 sq. km (208 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The initial inspiration for the conference came from Hari Shukla, formerly Director of the Racial Equality Council of Tyne and Wear. Sunderland City Council's Cabinet will meet to confirm the Agreement of Friendship and the official signing will take place in June in Washington DC, followed by a visit from an American civic party to Washington, Tyne and Wear in due course. Hari Shukla, a vice-chair of the college's governing body and former Director of Tyne and Wear Racial Equality Council, faced with the adverse consequences of the OFSTED report, had asked for help from fellow-governor Bill Midgley, the Chief Executive of Newcastle Building Society. |
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