Tag: Gateshead
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Have your say on Bus Franchising Scheme
Public transport campaigners are urging people across the North East to respond positively to the consultation on bus reform launched in the region today. The North East Public Transport Users Group (NEPTUG) say the planned franchising arrangement presents the biggest opportunity for the transformation of public transport since the deregulation of bus services in 1986.…
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Gateshead: JULY meeting
The Gateshead branch of NEPTUG will next meet on Wednesday 15th July, at 3.30pm in the Community Room, inside Newcastle Building Society, 12 Ellison Walk, Trinity Square, Gateshead, NE8 1BF. For more information, email: gateshead@neptug.org.uk
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One full year of new Metros and the Northumberland Line.
December 2025 marked a full year since the introduction of both local rail service on the Northumberland Line, and new trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro. To date the Northumberland Line has proved a roaring success, surpassing all expectations regarding passenger numbers. In early 2026, Northumberland County Council (NCC) and Northern Trains anticipate welcoming…
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Toilets to remain closed at Gateshead Interchange
We are disappointed to report that Nexus informs us they have no plans to reopen the public toilets at Gateshead Interchange.We have written the following letter to Mark Ferguson, MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, to highlight the issue. Dear Mark Ferguson,Over the last year we have raised concerns at Gateshead Council’s Bus Board (of…
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Calls for a more sustainable, people-focused central Gateshead.
On 1st November, we sent the following letter to those listed below at Gateshead Council, calling for a more attractive, sustainable and people-focussed central Gateshead. Dear all:Cllr Martin Gannon (Leader of Gateshead Council, and NECA Cabinet Member for Transport),Cllr Freda Geddes (Mayor of Gateshead),Cllr John McElroy (Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport),Cllr Chris Buckley (Cabinet Member…
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Our response to the North East’s Local Transport Plan
Our response to the Local Transport Plan (LTP) consultation can be found below: For information on the North East’s LTP, please visit: https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/localtransportplan
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NEST’s response to Local Transport Plan consultation.
The North East’s ‘Local Transport Plan’ consultation closes at midnight on Sunday 26 January 2025: https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/localtransportplan Following NEPTUG’s Transport Bootcamp event in November, various sustainable transport groups & campaigners from across the region agreed to come together and set common priorities to feed into the Mayor’s consultation. Together, informally known as the ‘North East Sustainable…