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Nexus helps elderly get to Christmas shops
Nexus has stepped in to make sure a Christmas shopping evening for elderly and disabled people goes ahead. It is meeting the cost of 12 mini-buses which will carry more than 150 people into the heart of Sunderland for the annual shopping treat. The event on Thursday, 2 December 2010 is organised by…
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Bus takes a new route through Washington village
Nexus has diverted a bus route through the heart of a Washington village to give passengers a smoother ride. Route 23, which runs hourly between Washington and Birtley, will from 1st November serve Knoulberry Road in Blackfell. The bus has until now run round the outside of the village on Blackfell…
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Art success is a feather in cap for Lisa
Gateshead College student, Lisa Johnson’s peacock design was chosen to feature in Gateshead Interchange following an appeal by Nexus for a piece of art to liven up the entrance and welcome travellers. Lisa’s design was chosen out of 30 ideas submitted by Gateshead College students and will feature…
Councillors with 530 bus
New bus links Luke's Lane and Hebburn.
A new bus service has started linking the Luke’s Lane estate with the Hebburn quay area and Hebburn town centre. The 530 will run every 30 minutes and is being funded by Nexus for a six month trial period. Local Councillors who worked with Nexus to set up the route are urging local people to use…
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New user group for public transport launched.
A new independent voice for public transport is being launched later this month. The Tyne and Wear Public Transport User Group will hold a first meeting on Thursday, 21 October, at Gateshead Civic Centre at 7pm. The group is entirely independent of Nexus, but Nexus has offered to help the…
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Bus consultation feedback published.
Nexus has published initial feedback from its consultation into the future of local bus links on its website. This breaks down in detail the hundreds of responses local people sent in to Nexus plans to change the network of bus services it subsidises, about 10% of the whole network in Tyne and Wear…
Four Lane Ends
Resurfacing at Four Lane Ends - advice for passengers
Work is expected to take eight weeks and during this time bus services 1, 18, 32, 32A, 62 and 63 will have to call at nearby stops, instead of the interchange. Please see the attached poster for information on where your bus will call, or look out for information at the station. We apologise for…
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Haymarket Bus Station works: Important information for passengers
Bus passengers are being advised there will be some service disruption at Haymarket Bus Station in Newcastle during the £1m roof replacement, starting on Monday, 6 September. The work, by Newcastle City Council involves replacing the roof and an internal makeover, will mean that some bus…
Representatives from Nexus, Go North East, Stagecoach and South Tyneside Council
South Tyneside Better Bus Network launched
Nexus and South Tyneside Council have signed formal Partnership Agreements with two bus companies underpinning a Better Bus Network in South Tyneside. The separate agreements, one signed with Stagecoach North East and one with Go North East, set out the terms of two voluntary partnerships which…
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Altoonative ways to get to the Match
Altoonative Travel is all about helping people make informed choices on how they can get to see their football heroes. For too long, supporters have had to search all over the web for information on bus services, where to park their bike and where is the best car park? But this new scheme will give…
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