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Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Yahoo
Five-day Metro route closure for power lines work
A busy section of a Tyne and Wear Metro line will close for five days in August while work is carried out on overhead power lines. There will be no Metro trains running between Hebburn and South Shields from 4 to 8 August as 1,600m (5,249 ft) of new cable is being installed. The works, part of operator Nexus's Asset Renewal Programme, will take place in the area between Bede and Tyne Dock. Major projects director Paul Welford said the plans had considered school holidays and causing least disruption to passengers. "This project ensures that a vital section of the Metro system is future-proofed and reliable for the long term," he added. Replacement bus service 900 will operate between South Shields Transport Interchange and Heworth Interchange. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Leaks pulled new Metro trains from service New Metro train's doors 'opened on to tracks' Metro fares to rise next week after postponement Nexus
BBC News
06-07-2025
- BBC News
South Tyneside Metro route closure for power lines work
A busy section of a Tyne and Wear Metro line will close for five days in August while work is carried out on overhead power lines. There will be no Metro trains running between Hebburn and South Shields from 4 to 8 August as 1,600m (5,249 ft) of new cable is being works, part of operator Nexus's Asset Renewal Programme, will take place in the area between Bede and Tyne projects director Paul Welford said the plans had considered school holidays and causing least disruption to passengers. "This project ensures that a vital section of the Metro system is future-proofed and reliable for the long term," he bus service 900 will operate between South Shields Transport Interchange and Heworth Interchange. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
02-07-2025
- General
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Hebburn park volunteer on mission to restore it to former glory
A veteran has taken it upon himself to restore his local park "to its former glory".Iain Connolly, 40, volunteers at Carr Ellison Park, in Hebburn, South Tyneside, to trim the grass, cut edges and clear litter, after he noticed it needed "a bit of TLC".The dad recently uncovered a mosaic from 1998, with people messaging him on social media to say they had helped to make it as Tyneside Council said it was "incredibly grateful" for the support of its park volunteers. Mr Connolly, who served six years in the armed forces, had been coming to the park for 30 years but recently noticed a decline in its appearance. "You just enjoy the park, then one day it strikes you that it's not the same," he told BBC Radio Newcastle. "It used to be well-kept - we had park keepers and flowers everywhere." Mr Connolly, who fits his gardening around his work as a signaller for Network Rail, said: "Most of it is by myself but we get volunteers sometimes who spend an hour or two here."Recently, he uncovered a mosaic, which was made by children from two local schools in 1998."We had a few people message and say we did the pizza and the football," he said. "It just brings memories back of people in school when they were doing it." Iain's brother, Craig, said: "It's fantastic, some of the bits he's uncovered, nobody has seen in a long time."Mr Connolly, who also posts updates on his progress on social media, said he enjoyed the work, which was "just a good way to wind down".He said the more people saw the progress being made, the more he enjoyed his work."The best thing is at the end of the day, using the blower and seeing the complete change and difference," he said. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Hebburn's Durham Court will be demolished, South Tyneside Council confirms
A council has confirmed its decision to demolish a high-rise residential tower 100 people living in Hebburn's Durham Court had been told in May the flats would be flattened, as it would cost about £12m to maintain the ageing Tyneside Council reaffirmed its plans at a meeting on Wednesday after the original decision was questioned by its scrutiny Labour-led local authority said the block, built in 1974, had exceeded its intended lifespan and residents, many of them elderly, would be rehomed. Residents previously told the BBC the building - which is seen by some as a landmark in the town- was a "thriving community" of people "who all look after each other".Widow Emily Rice, 94, said she wanted Durham Court to be her last home. 'Unsustainable financially' Councillor Jane Carter, deputy leader and lead member for housing and community safety, said it was a "difficult but necessary decision"."Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of our residents," she said the investment required to bring Durham Court up to modern standards "would have placed unsustainable pressure" on the council's housing revenue account and "diverted resources from other essential housing improvements across the borough".The council said it would work closely with the 70 households affected and give them priority access to "suitable, alternative accommodation".It added the demolition process is expected to take between three and four years, including the rehousing period. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Hebburn's Durham Court demolition decision to be reviewed by council
A decision to demolish an 18-storey tower block and rehouse its elderly residents is to be reconsidered. South Tyneside Council's Labour cabinet had unanimously voted to pull down Durham Court, in Hebburn, which was built in 1974. However, the local authority's scrutiny committee has decided to reconsider the move, after an outcry from residents, and voted in favour of the issue going back to the cabinet for further discussions. Resident Colin Rosner, who attended the meeting, said he hoped to live in the tower for the rest of his life. The block, which is the last remaining residential high-rise building in the town, was deemed to have outlived its "original intended lifespan" of 50 years and carrying out repairs, costing an estimated £12m, were not worth it. The request for a call-in of the demolition decision was recently signed by opposing councillors from across the political board, including South Tyneside Alliance Group (STAG) representatives, independents and one Green Group councillor. STAG's Andrew Guy previously said the demolition would be an "appalling mistake"."This is about proper accountability," he said."Decisions of this scale shouldn't be signed off without full and open consideration of the long-term impact on residents, services and public investment."It was previously revealed that if the demolition went ahead, residents would face the upheaval of being rehoused over a possible five-year period. However, the council promised tenants it would find new homes for them in after the meeting, Labour chair of the scrutiny committee, John Gerard McCabe, said: "The cabinet can look at that decision again, review it and come up with hopefully a good solution." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
