A new director of public health for North Tyneside has been named. Marietta Evans has been appointed jointly by North Tyneside MBC and North Tyneside PCT, and will take up her new role on 3 October.

Mrs Evans, who has a strong background in driving local initiatives to improve health, has been working in South Tyneside for the past four years, first as a public health specialist and, since late 2008, as director of public health.