Search launched to find owner of 1980 metro ticket

An online appeal to find the owner of a metro ticket dated back to 1980 has been launched.

A member of the public found the Tyne and Wear metro ticket on the floor at Haymarket station in Newcastle.

The ticket is dated 19th August 1980 with a message on the back, two years later, which simply reads: "I love you".

The post has now had over 3,200 retweets on Twitter so hopefully the sentimental ticket can be reunited with its owner soon.