Transport Secretary to discuss 'escalating emergency' of Gateshead flyover
The meeting between North East Mayor Kim McGuinness, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander and other local leaders is due to take place on Monday 23 December.
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Metro tunnels beneath Gateshead flyover could be out of action until new year
No Metro services are operating between Heworth and Monument in central Newcastle due to the "risk of collapse" of the Gateshead Highway flyover.
First new Tyne and Wear Metro train enters service
Passengers can now set foot on one of the Swiss-built carriages that it is hoped will herald a brighter future for the region's public transport.