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The lead actors in Dogs on the Metro Dean Logan and Emma Balfour.
Metro provides the backdrop for an electrifying new stage play
The Tyne and Wear Metro is the backdrop for an electrifying new stage play which takes audiences on an unforgettable journey through friendship, lost youth and people watching. Dogs on the Metro is a gripping portrait of young lives which is running at Live Theatre in Newcastle until 17 May. …
The new Tyne and Wear Metro train puppet at Newcastle Puppetry Festival in Exhibition Park on April 19 2025
New Metro train wows crowds at Newcastle Puppetry Festival
A new Tyne and Wear Metro train has had a starring role at the Newcastle Puppetry Festival.  The spectacular Metro puppet, 15 metres in length, was a striking feature of this year’s parade, which took place in Exhibition Park on Easter Saturday, 19 April.  The life-sized Metro carriage…
The 'Stepney Western' mural at Byker Metro station with two of the pupils from Stepney Bank Stables
Western-themed mural goes on display at Byker Metro station
A colourful new mural which takes inspiration from the classic westerns of 20th-century cinema has gone on public display at Byker Metro station in Newcastle.  The mural re-imagines the past and present of East Newcastle through its Western-inspired design. Stepney Western, created by local…
Odeth Richardson reads her poem at Longbenton Metro station
NHS workers showcase their poems on Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro is hosting a new poetry exhibition to showcase writing by NHS workers.  These new works are a result of the first Newcastle Hospitals Charity writer-in-residence programme for Newcastle Hospitals staff, hosted in partnership with writing development agency for the North…
Longbenton poetry on display
Nexus’ National Poetry Day competition returns
Budding poets are invited to submit their entries to a poetry competition, with the chance of their work being displayed for thousands to read on a Tyne and Wear Metro station.  The competition, organised by Nexus, opens today, National Poetry Day, and closes on 17 October. This is the fourth…
A Metro station cube on display at the Concrete Dreams exhibition in Newcastle
Metro features in a new exhibition at Newcastle University
The Tyne and Wear Metro is featuring in a new exhibition which explores the radical urban transformations that changed the face of Tyneside. Concrete Dreams explores the ideas, personalities and political climate which transformed Newcastle into a modernist city. The immersive exhibition is being…
The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band
Nexus proudly partners with GemArts’ Masala Festival 2024
We are once again proudly teaming up with Gem Arts for this year’s Masala Festival to bring a colourful and vibrant splash of South Asian culture to the region this summer.  The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band will wow crowds near Monument and Haymarket Metro stations in Newcastle city centre on…
Cate Watkinson, Mike David and Rita Griskonyte with the restored stained glass art work at Monkseaton Metro station
Metro stained glass artwork is back on display after restoration work
Colourful stained glass art work has gone back on public display at a North Tyneside Metro station after it was painstakingly restored to its former glory.  The ‘Beach and Shipyards’ art installation, which bookends the historic canopy at Monkseaton Metro station, has been carefully cleaned…
Claire Lynn
Poetry on the platforms
The winning poems from our annual National Poetry Day competition are now on display at a busy Metro station. On National Poetry Day in October, we invited poets young and old to submit poems on the theme of ‘Journey’. Over 300 entries were received and four - one winner and three runners up - are…
Graphic deigner Margaret Calvert with her font at Jesmond Metro station in Newcastle
Graphics pioneer Margaret Calvert visits Metro to see the logo she created
The pioneering graphic designer who created the Tyne and Wear Metro’s famous yellow logo – Margaret Calvert - has made a visit to the region to see her iconic typeface on the network.  Calvert drew the eponymous solid font which became the instantly-recognisable symbol of Metro when it opened…
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