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Ferry form a guard of honour for their colleague Ray Millward at his funeral
Shields Ferry crew give an emotional send off to a much-loved colleague
The Shields Ferry crew have given an emotional send off to a much-loved colleague who has lost his battle with cancer. Ray Millward, a Ferry Skipper for 22 years, passed away at the end of April at the age of 70. Ray’s crew mates formed a special guard of honour at his funeral at South Shields…
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Tyne and Wear Metro secures an £8.6m Government bailout
The Tyne and Wear Metro has secured £8.6m of financial support from the Government to sustain its services for key workers. The Department for Transport has agreed 12 weeks of funding for the Metro - £715,000 per week - enabling key routes to remain open for people travelling to hospitals,…
Fiona McGregor-Frazer and her daughter Grace
Nexus key worker pays tribute to nurse Rebecca Mack who died of coronavirus
A Nexus worker whose baby daughter battled a brain tumour has paid a heartfelt tribute to the nurse who cared for her - Rebecca Mack from Northumberland - who died after contracting coronavirus. Fiona McGregor-Frazer, who works at the Nexus TravelShop in Haymarket Metro station, was left devastated…
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TV star Robson Green sends a message of support to public transport workers
TV star Robson Green has sent a special message of support to key transport workers in his native North East England. The actor and television presenter, who is from Tyneside and still lives in the region, has recorded a video message for workers on the Tyne and Wear Metro, the cross-Tyne Shields…
The bird of prey - a falcon
Nexus uses birds of prey to scare off nuisance seagulls
Nexus has brought in birds of prey to scare nuisance seagulls away from the new £21m Transport Interchange in South Shields. A falcon and a hawk are being used by a specialist firm to keep gulls off the roof of the new interchange building. This is being done to prevent the seagulls from claiming…
Gateline at Central station Metro concourse with the social distancing markings on the floor
Metro ticket gates are back in use with social distancing measures
The automatic ticket gates on the Tyne and Wear Metro are back in operation with a new social distancing system in place. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, has placed special markings on floor of each ticket concourse to ensure passengers stay two metres apart as they use the…
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