Plymothian Transit (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
The final selection of photos from the 2001 Crash Rescue Competition with a few visiting vehicles from other brigades: Tyne and Wear Manchester Cleveland South Yorkshire West Midlands The final vehicle is this smart 'concept' fire appliance from Zeigler.
stroppyblog (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
A quick plug for a newish blog - EdIsRed by lovely friend and comrade Ed Whitby. So far, it mainly includes Unison local government issues, the campaign to stop Ed's local Tyne and Wear Metro being privatised and a pic of his boyf. Stroppy - add Ed to the blogroll will ya, sis? Ta.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
The Post Office is to close 56 branches in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Mobility scooter owners hit by a travel ban by Tyne and Wear Metro bosses, try to sell back their vehicles, a trader says.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Mobility scooters are banned from the Tyne and Wear Metro system over safety fears.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Police recover 39 knives in a stop and search crackdown in Tyne and Wear, latest figures show.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
CCTV stills of men suspected of disorder following the Tyne and Wear derby match is released by police.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Trains are suspended on a section of the Tyne and Wear Metro after heavy rain causes flooding.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
The Tyne and Wear Metro wins a £300m boost from the government to secure its long-term future.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Three councils in Tyne and Wear are jointly awarded £73.5m to develop a waste treatment plant.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
A WEARMOUTH church is inviting people to celebrate its history and find out more about its bid to become a World Heritage Site. St Peter's Church in Wearmouth, Sunderland, is applying for the status along with St Paul's Church which is in Jarrow.
bigbluemeanie (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
I’m traversing London on my way back from Tyne and Wear. Getting onto the underground at King’s Cross is this blind man, with the assistance of a London Underground staff member. She tells us all to wait, guides him onto the train, and says goodbye to him from the platform. He declined the offer of a seat from a woman on the train. I found myself standing next to him (first photo above) and struck...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Royal Mail announces plans to close 57 post offices across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
CCTV cameras are to be installed on all trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro service to help cut crime.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
An increase in passengers on the Tyne and Wear Metro is being put down to the increase in petrol prices.
