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Celebrating engineering success ovder the Tyne
Monday 02 June 2008 |
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After £40m worth of investment and seven years hard work, Iain Coucher, chief executive of Network Rail, today officially marked the end of the current engineering works on the High Level Bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead. ...read full story |
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High Level Bridge monitoring and enforcement measures
Monday 02 June 2008 |
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After £40m worth of investment and seven years hard work, Iain Coucher, chief executive of Network Rail, today officially marked the end of the current engineering works on the High Level Bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead. ...read full story |
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High Level Bridge: Monitoring and enforcement measures
Friday 30 May 2008 |
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The High Level Bridge will reopen for public transport with one-way traffic flow from Newcastle to Gateshead at Midnight on Sunday 1 June. ...read full story |
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Celebrating Engineering sucess over the Tyne
Friday 30 May 2008 |
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After £40m worth of investment and seven years hard work, Iain Coucher, chief executive of Network Rail, today officially marked the end of the current engineering works on the High Level Bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead. ...read full story |
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Bus services cut to fund free travel for pensioners.
Monday 13 March 2006 |
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Former Cabinet minister Nick Brown leads debate in Commons.
Bus services are being cut and student and child fares rising to pay for the Government’s pledge to give pensioners free bus travel, a commons debate will hear today (Monday).
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Passenger Transport authority approves 2006-2007 budget.
Wednesday 08 February 2006 |
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The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority has today (8 February) unanimously approved a budget for the 2006-07 financial year.
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Tyne and Wear PTA meeting postponed until February.
Tuesday 24 January 2006 |
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The meeting of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority, which was due to take place on Thursday, January 26, has been postponed until February 8.
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Nexus sets out proposed service cuts to fund free bus travel for pensioners.
Wednesday 11 January 2006 |
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Nexus has set out the level of cuts in services necessary to fund free bus travel for pensioners, if a £7.3m shortfall in funding for the initiative is not filled by the Government. ...read full story |
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CHAIRMAN OF PTA HANDS OVER "FROM THE RIVERS TO THE SEA" ARTWORK TO LOCAL GALLERY
Friday 11 March 2005 |
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Chairman of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority Councillor David Wood has presented a suite of 14 prints from Hilary Paynter's commission "From the Rivers to the Sea" to the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. ...read full story |
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CHAIRMAN THANKS NEXUS AFTER PTA IS PRAISED BY GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG.
Monday 07 March 2005 |
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Councillor David Wood, chairman of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority (PTA) has thanked Nexus after the PTA was praised by a government watchdog.
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POLITICIANS WELCOME PLANS TO ADD SUNDERLAND AND HARTLEPOOL TO INTERCITY LINKS.
Monday 06 December 2004 |
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Politicans today (Thursday) welcomed a plan to run InterCity trains from Sunderland to London up to four times a day.
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POLITICIANS APPROVE ANNUAL FARES REVISIONS FOR METRO AND FERRY.
Monday 06 December 2004 |
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Plans for the annual changes to the fares on the Tyne and Wear Metro and Shields Ferry have been ratified by politicians today (Thursday).
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POLITICIANS IN CALL FOR U CALL
Tuesday 23 November 2004 |
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Politicians and public transport operators are urging people to get on board a tailored bus service now running in the Sunderland Coalfields area, which takes in Hetton-Le-Hole.
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A LISTENING POLITICIAN? IT MUST BE PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
Thursday 28 October 2004 |
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Top transport politician will be listening to people's views this weekend at a drop in session in Newcastle. ...read full story |
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NEW PTA MEMBERS ANNOUNCED.
Tuesday 03 August 2004 |
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The political make up of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority (PTA) has been ratified. ...read full story |
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CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ELDERLY IN TYNE AND WEAR.
Thursday 25 March 2004 |
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New measures, aimed at improving public transport for the elderly and disabled across Tyne and Wear, have been approved by politicians today (Thursday, March 25, 2004).
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POLITICIANS SET TO VOTE ON CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL IMPROVEMENTS.
Monday 22 March 2004 |
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A package of measures aimed at improving cut-price public transport goes before politicians for approval on Thursday (March 25, 2004). ...read full story |
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TransPennine Rail Franchise
Thursday 31 May 2001 |
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The PTA has expressed its concern that the franchise might be awarded to Connex as their proposals don't include links from Sunderland to other key cities such as Manchester and Liverpool. ...read full story |
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New Tyne Crossing
Thursday 31 May 2001 |
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The 2-lane immersed tube option for the new tunnel has been confirmed. ...read full story |
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Tyne Tunnel Tolls Increase
Thursday 31 May 2001 |
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A decision by the Secretary of State on the application is still awaited. The Public Inquiry held on 3rd April had been estimated to cost over £35k. ...read full story |
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Chairman
Thursday 31 May 2001 |
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Councillor Danny Marshall of Newcastle has been re-appointed as Chairman of the Authority. ...read full story |
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PTA Meeting, Thursday, 25th January 2001
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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Nexus set to reach zero operating subsidy by the end of March 2001.
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New Tyne Crossing
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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Work is continuing on the development of proposals. ...read full story |
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Tyne Tunnel Tolls Increase
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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The public inquiry into the PTA's application to increase tolls for cars and lorries by 20p (with a 10% discount for permit holders) was held on 3rd April 2001. ...read full story |
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Capital Programme 2001-2004
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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The Authority's Capital Programme for 2001/2002 was approved at £51.479m.
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Concessionary Travel Changes
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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After consultation with focus groups and the carrying out of market research, return fares for the elderly were re-introduced on the Metro. ...read full story |
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Metro, Ferry and Rail Fares
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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Further fares adjustments have been approved to take effect in April 2001. ...read full story |
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Project Orpheus
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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The PTA has authorized Nexus to undertake investigations into the feasibility and funding of the Orpheus proposals. ...read full story |
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Rural Bus Challenge
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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Considerable progress is being made by Nexus in delivering schemes funded through the Rural Bus Challenge Fund.
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Devolved Regional Government
Wednesday 21 March 2001 |
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Responding to a recent consultation by the North East Regional Assembly, the PTA has expressed its support for a directly-elected regional body, ...read full story |
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