There will be no surgeries for the Horsley Hill and Harton wards over the summer.
The weekly surgeries, which are usually held on Saturday mornings at Marsden Road Health Centre, will be cancelled from 23 July and will resume on 10 September.
However, local people can still contact their councillors by telephone or email if they have any issues during this period.
Contact details for the Horsley Hill councillors are as follows: Councillor Eileen Leask tel: 420 3137; Councillor Iain Malcolm tel: 456 2019 and Councillor Mark Walsh tel: 454 1795.
Alternatively, email: cllr.iain.malcolm@southtyneside.gov.uk, cllr.eileen.leask@southtyneside.gov.uk or cllr.mark.walsh@southtyneside.gov.uk
Contact details for the Harton councillors are as follows: Councillor Rob Dix tel: 454 4944 and Councillor Neil Maxwell tel: 456 0653 and Councillor Pat Hay tel: 455 8281.
Alternatively, email: cllr.rob.dix@southtyneside.gov.uk, cllr.neil.maxwell@southtyneside.gov.uk or cllr.pat.hay@southtyneside.gov.uk.
Messages for all councillors can also be taken by the Members’ Support Section, Town Hall, South Shields telephone 424 7320.