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Tyne and Wear Metro trains should finally start running to South Shields again next week

Transport bosses say they hope to reopen the Metro line from Pelaw to South Shields on Monday, December 12, but that date is not set in stone yet

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Tragic Doddie Weir in happier times - taking the Metro with his Newcastle Falcons teammates

Doddie Weir who recently lost his much-publicised battle with motor neurone disease was part of the Newcastle Falcons team which won the Rugby Union Premiership title in 1998

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Bristol Airport bus blockade in protest over state of bus services in the city

"FirstBus have shown that they are more interested in serving the potentially expanding Bristol Airport instead of our local communities"

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Gun-toting Las Vegas Walmart shoplifter fired shot after confrontation with staffer

LAS VEGAS — A woman who packed her Walmart shopping cart with stuff to steal was seen on the store’s surveillance video carrying a gun in her right hand while wheeling the loaded cart toward the doors, police said.

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South Shields to Pelaw Metro reopening delayed by up to a week

Hebburn, Jarrow, Bede, Simonside, Tyne Dock, Chichester and South Shields stations were due to reopen on December 4 but contractors need an extra week

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The reasons Metro level crossings in Newcastle don't have barriers

There are five level crossings on the Tyne Wear Metro network without safety barriers, Callerton Parkway, Bank Foot, Kingston Park, Fawdon and Howdon

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Car stranded on Metro tracks in Kenton Bank after wrong turn at level crossing

The small vehicle is said to have driven onto the tracks near Bank Foot Metro station though no injuries have been reported

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Rising Food Prices: Could a Grocer Code of Conduct Help?

The clock is ticking as retailers and suppliers hammer out new guidelines to boost transparency

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Setback for new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet as arrival of first train pushed back into 2023

The delay to January has been blamed on a “busy period” for pre-Christmas engineering works that makes it harder for the train to get across Europe

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Three companies cancel all Newcastle trains due to driver strike on Saturday November 26

LNER and Lumo will run very limited trains to and from Newcastle on Saturday November 26, CrossCountry, Northern and TransPennine's are all cancelled

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Metro disruption as ambulance attends to medical incident on train in Gateshead

There were widespread delays after a train was held at Pelaw station sidings

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Blow for North East commuters as Metro route is to remain suspended into new year following floods

Metro operators Nexus expect major repair works, which will be carried out by Network Rail, to take place into 2023

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How the UK papers covered the Supreme Court's historic indyref2 judgment

THE eyes of the world were on Scotland on Wednesday as activists rallied around Scotland in response to the Supreme Court ruling a second…

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Newcastle Christmas and New Year rail strike dates - RMT walkout to affect North East train services

LNER, CrossCountry, TransPennine, Northern and Network Rail staff have agreed to take part in a series of 48-hour RMT strikes in December and January

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'Damning' WECA report into council chief spat prompts plea to 'play nicely'

Leaders have been criticised for the "poor state of professional relationships" between them

Bristol Post

WECA boss warned £59,000 severance deal for senior officer was 'unlawful'

Auditor Grant Thornton also found payout was not value for taxpayers

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Repairs to take seven days to fix serious Metro fault caused by flood damage in Sunderland

Repairs are expected to take at least seven days to get the Metro running again through Sunderland

Wales Online

Inside Qatar's huge World Cup fan park where a beer costs £12 and you don't even get a pint

Beer is now banned at stadiums in Qatar but it will be on sale at the hug fans park. This is what it's like inside

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Tyne and Wear Metro engineers call off two-week depot strike after eleventh hour pay deal agreed

Stadler employees at the Metro's Gosforth depot were due to begin a 14-day walkout on Monday

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Mass transit extension to Dulles Airport opens at tough time

It’s taken 60 years and billions of dollars, but mass transit is finally coming to Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital

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Metro Viaduct at Byker that's bridged the Ouseburn Valley for 40 years

Construction of the Byker Metro Viaduct took place between 1976 and 1979, with the bridge carrying its first Metro trains on November 11, 1982

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Metro between Pelaw and South Shields on course to reopen on time in December 2022

The Metro Flow works to install new track and electrify an existing line in Gateshead and South Tyneside are running to schedule, Nexus says

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Drunk Wallsend yob spat on Metro worker and exposed himself in argument over vape

David Sutton has been jailed after also assaulting a police officer and being repeatedly drunk and disorderly during a month-long, boozed-up crime spree

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Metro service will return on Sunderland line after National Rail strikes are called off

Operators Nexus confirmed that services will resume after the late withdrawal of strike action

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Saltwell Park fireworks - road closures, travel advice and buses for Saturday's huge Bonfire Night event

Huge crowds are expected to turn out for the Metro Radio fireworks night at Saltwell Park in Gateshead which is making a return this Saturday after a two-year absence

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