Bus services between Newcastle, Blaydon, Ryton, Prudhoe and Hexham get a major overhaul this weekend.
Extra public transport services including buses and Metro and a park and ride facility will be in operation for the Sunderland Airshow on Saturday July 24 and Sunday July 25.
On May 22 Nexus and the Keep Metro Public campaign staged a joint debate on the future of Metro. Here is the transcript of that debate.