About South Tyneside Online

Built for South Tyneside. Built by Someone Who Lives Here.

Whether you're looking for a takeaway, a local florist, a fruit and vegetable delivery, a pet shop, a café, a tradesperson or a unique local retailer, South Tyneside Online brings everything together in one easy-to-use platform.

Unlike national marketplaces, our focus is simple — helping local businesses grow while making it easier for local people to shop locally.

More Than Just a Business Directory

South Tyneside Online isn't simply a list of local businesses.

It's a complete online marketplace that gives local businesses the tools they need to compete in today's digital world.

Businesses can create their own professional online store, upload products, accept secure online payments, manage deliveries and collections, offer scheduled ordering, promote special offers and manage their entire online presence from one easy-to-use dashboard.

Customers can browse local businesses, order online, choose delivery or collection where available, discover new independent businesses and support the local economy without leaving South Tyneside.

Designed and Built by Daryl Thornton

South Tyneside Online wasn't created by a large software company or a national corporation.

It was designed, developed and continues to be built by Daryl Thornton — a local resident, business owner and entrepreneur who understands the challenges independent businesses face every day.

After running local businesses and working directly with hundreds of businesses across the area, Daryl recognised that many local companies wanted to sell online but were often put off by the high cost of websites, complicated technology or expensive commissions charged by larger platforms.

South Tyneside Online was created to change that.

The aim has always been simple: to give every local business, no matter how big or small, the opportunity to have a professional online presence without needing a huge budget or technical knowledge.

Helping Local Businesses Grow

Our platform gives businesses access to powerful technology that was once only available to large national brands.

Features include:

Professional online storefronts, secure online ordering and payments, delivery and collection management, AI-assisted product importing, product scheduling and availability controls, customer notifications, reports and sales analytics, promotional tools, business profiles, mobile-friendly ordering, professional branding, staff management, delivery area management, product categories and collections.

Everything is designed to make selling online as simple as possible.

Built Around South Tyneside

Every decision made on the platform is based around supporting the local community.

Rather than directing customers towards national chains, South Tyneside Online showcases independent businesses from South Shields, Jarrow, Hebburn, Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn and the surrounding areas.

When local people spend money with local businesses, more of that money stays within the local economy, helping businesses grow, create jobs and strengthen our communities.

For Customers

South Tyneside Online makes shopping locally easier than ever.

Customers can discover businesses they may never have found before, browse products and services, place orders online, arrange delivery or collection where available and support local businesses with confidence.

Instead of searching across dozens of different websites and social media pages, everything is available in one convenient place.

For Businesses

Whether you're just starting out, running a family business or managing an established company, South Tyneside Online provides the tools to help your business grow.

From cafés and restaurants to florists, retailers, greengrocers, pet shops, gift shops, tradespeople and home-based businesses, our platform is designed to help businesses reach more customers and manage online orders efficiently.

This Is Just the Beginning

South Tyneside Online is constantly evolving.

New features, improvements and business tools are regularly added to help both customers and businesses get even more from the platform.

Our vision is to become the home of local shopping in South Tyneside — connecting people with great local businesses while giving those businesses the technology they need to thrive.

Supporting Local. Growing Together.

South Tyneside Online is more than a website.

It's a community-focused platform built with one goal:

To help local businesses succeed while making it easier than ever for people to support the businesses that make South Tyneside unique.