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The three successful SWAP programme candidates next to a Metro ticket machine at the Nexus Learning Centre in South Shields
Jobseekers secure roles at Nexus through workplace training scheme
Jobseekers have embarked on new careers at Nexus thanks to a workplace training programme.  The Sector Work Academy Programme (SWAP) has created new opportunities for three local jobseekers in South Tyneside, providing them with customer service roles on the Tyne and Wear Metro.  The…
Retired Metro construction worker Ralph Maughan
Metro tunnelling work remembered on the project’s 50th anniversary
A retired construction worker has spoken of his pride at building Metro’s iconic network of tunnels, fifty years on from the project’s start date.  Ralph Maughan, 86, of Seghill in Northumberland, was heavily involved in Metro tunnelling work for six years in the 1970s as a site manager…
Adrian Don next to a Metro train at Tynemouth Station
Metro’s first customers take a trip down memory lane
Memories of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s opening day have been fondly remembered by two of the people who were there on the day that the system first opened in August 1980.  Paula Henderson and Adrian Don, both now in their 60s, have told how proud they were at being among the first people to…
Ex NUFC player Nobby Solano at St James Metro station
Metro’s just the ticket for NUFC legend Nobby Solano
Toon legend Nobby Solano has taken his first ever journey on the Tyne and Wear Metro.  The popular Peruvian travelled on the Metro to Newcastle United’s home against Arsenal on Saturday 2 November, as part of planned filming with a broadcaster.  Nobby, a winger who played for United…
The new;y restored signs on the canopy at the front of Whitley Bay Metro station
Whitley Bay Metro station revamp enters a new phase
A £5.3m project to restore the historic canopy at Whitley Bay Metro station has entered a new phase, with the works focusing on the atrium at the front of the building.  The Grade II listed structure, which dates back to the Edwardian era, has been undergoing a major restoration. We've now…
The Pop logo
Nexus launches personalised Metro travel alerts on the Pop app
We’re delighted to announce a major new update to our Pop app that gives you personalised travel alerts.  This new feature on our app is designed to keep you in the know about the Tyne and Wear Metro service, straight on to your smartphone.  Once you’ve opted in, you’ll receive timely and…
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness with local schoolchildren next to a bus
Kids Go Free offer returns to the bus network this October Half Term
North East families are in for a treat this Halloween, as the Kids Go Free offer extends to the bus network this October Half Term. The popular offer which makes travel more affordable for families is running once again from 26 October until 3 November, after North East Mayor Kim McGuinness brought…
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…
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