At-risk bus routes in Whitley Bay could be saved after petition set up

At-risk bus routes in Whitley Bay could be saved from proposed cuts after a petition was set up to keep them.

Now, councillors in St Mary's ward are confident routes W2 and the 51 will be saved - however, Nexus has yet to officially confirm this is the case.

Nexus announced it was reviewing the W2 and the 51 routes in early January. The travel company proposed cancelling the connection between Whitley Bay and Holystone currently served by the 51.