The application was submitted by Hedley Planning Services on behalf of Adderstone Living Ltd and South Shields FC Ltd. The homes will be built near Mariners Park, the home of South Shields FC.

Welcome to our live blog ahead of a huge game for Shields ... points clear of FC United, who have played a game less. A huge crowd of well over 2,000 is expected at Mariners Park.

South Shields ... taken the Mariners to the second tier of the non-league game and become the North East’s sixth full-time, professional club. Over the past eight years, South Shields have ...

Seventh-tier South Shields FC will welcome League One side Forest Green Rovers to the 1st Cloud Arena this weekend as the Mariners look to continue their fairy-tale run in the FA Cup this season.