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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Trains suspended and station temporarily closed after power supply issues
Train services have been impacted, and a station has been temporarily closed on the Tyne and Wear Metro after power supply issues. Problems with power on the yellow line from Wallsend to Monkseaton in both directions have seen train services suspended. No trains from Wallsend to Monkseaton in both directions due to power supply issues @gonortheast on services 1, 307, 309, 317, 353, 354, 356, @arrivanortheast 56, 57a, 306, 308, Gatehead taxi's 19 and 351 will accept Metro Pop passes and tickets. ^KN — Tyne and Wear Metro (@My_Metro) July 7, 2025 North Shields Metro station has also been temporarily closed due to the power supply issues. In a statement on X (Twitter), Tyne and Wear Metro says: "We have a temporary service suspension on the yellow line from Wallsend to Monkseaton in both directions due to a problem with the power supply from an external electrical company. Read next:Heartbreak of Darlington mum, 24, who lost her baby girl days before planned birth Jailed man had bank accounts raided by friend he trusted to look after finances "North Shields station is temporarily closed; no trains are stopping at this station due to power supply issues from an external electrical company. "We aim to reopen the station as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience." The statement added that tickets and Metro passes will be accepted on several Go North East bus services, including 1, 317, 354 and 356
BBC News
01-07-2025
- BBC News
Tyne Coast College principal and vice principal abruptly leave roles
Two senior staff at a further education college have left their posts, the BBC understands. Staff at Tyne Coast College, which has sites in South Shields and Wallsend, were told on 23 June that principal Mandy Morris and vice principal Diane Turner would not be available for the "foreseeable future", as first reported in FE University and College Union (UCU) said it had learned of the staff departures on the same day. "We have no further information," a spokesperson college said it was an "internal staffing matter" and it would not be appropriate to comment further. It confirmed police were not year, 19 jobs were cut at the further education college halfway through the academic year due to budget cuts. The college enrolled about 9,700 students in 2023/24, which includes 16-18-year-olds, apprentices, adult learners and international was formed in 2017 following a merger between South Tyneside College and Tyne Metropolitan College. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
The Sun
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Peppa Pig parents go wild as £39.99 toy is scanning for 10p at local stores – here's exactly where to nab it…
IT retails in most shops for £39.99. So you can imagine how thrilled one mum was when she came across the Peppa Pig party bus for just 10p. 3 Annabel was out shopping in her local B&M in Wallsend when she came across the toy. But when she scanned it on the B&M app - the usual way savvy shoppers come across unmarked bargain buys - it didn't come up. It also didn't have a price tag on it, so she decided to go up to the till to ask how much it was. And it was at that point that she discovered it would cost her just 10 pence. "Peppa Pig party bus at B&M scanning for 10p," she wrote alongside pictures of her new purchase on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook. "There was no tag and doesn't scan on the app - says barcode not found. "£39.99 on Amazon and Smyths!" The party bus is a two in one playset that comes with three figures - Peppa, Danny Dog and Candy Cat - and 13 party-themed accessories. "Imagine Peppa and friends going for a rooftop ride in the cheery red double-decker bus, then pop the bus into party playset mode to discover 3 floors of feature-filled fun," a description of the product reads online. "What will the figures do next? How about a dance party using the twirling platforms? Mums issue stark warning about 'dark Peppa Pig' videos going viral on YouTube set out to target and terrify your kids "A spin on the roundabout toy? A ride down the slide? Should the balloons go on the bus, or on top of the jukebox?" And after Annabel shared snaps of her child with their new toy, others took to the comments section to plan their next trip to B&M with friends. "OMG!" one wrote. "Why not in the Dundee ones?" another sighed, tagging a mate. "Someone buy me one and stick on Vinted for me to buy for a couple of quid lol," a third commented. "Can't find none near me!" Peppa Pig legacy PEPPA Pig first aired in 2004 and has since been broadcast in 180 territories and translated into 40 languages. Now it's spawned books, toys and even two theme parks, with the global Peppa empire now worth over £1billion. Creators Neville Astley and Mark Baker admitted they were initially worried the idea would never get off the ground, and that people at first, were bored of the idea. Astley explained: "People in the pub would ask us, 'What are you drawing?' We'd say, 'A pig, called Peppa, it's going to be big'. 'They'd lose interest and wander off." "Wow, as if," someone else added. "When they don't scan on the app, that's how you know it's deffo 10p," another wrote. "As soon as I'm back we're off out," someone else said, again tagging a friend. "Amazing find," another smiled.
The Independent
29-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Dramatic footage shows rugby-playing police officer tackle and arrest wanted man
Police camera footage shows the moment a rugby- playing police officer tackles a wanted man to the ground. Lee Martin, 33, was wanted for a number of offences, and he was traced to the North Tyneside area on May 1. Northumbria Police said Martin tried to escape from officers and ran along a rear lane in Wallsend to avoid being captured. Yet a plain-clothed officer used his rugby skills to intercept Martin and arrest him. Martin, of Kings Road North, Wallsend, was jailed for 20 weeks after pleading guilty to burglary, theft and assault. Detective Inspector Jonathan May praised the officer 'who was determined to catch Martin before he had the chance to escape and managed to apprehend him'.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- BBC News
Wallsend attempted murderer hurled racist abuse at victim
A man who attempted to murder a man with weapons including cans of beer has been jailed for 15 Wood, 38, hurled racist abuse at his victim as he struck him some 50 times with punches, kicks and cans, Northumbria Police fled when someone else intervened, the force said, with the victim suffering extensive facial injuries, including a detached of York Drive in Wallsend, admitted attempted murder, and will have to serve a further five years on extended licence upon his eventual release from prison, a Newcastle Crown Court judge ruled. 'Shocking display of violence' Wood carried out the "vicious" attack in the early hours of 22 August and was arrested a short while afterwards having hidden behind a wall, a police spokeswoman Wood's sentencing, Det Insp Michelle Moir, of Northumbria Police, said it had been a "lengthy and complex investigation", describing Wood as a "dangerous offender"."The attack Wood carried out was a shocking display of violence, and I'm pleased that we were able to swiftly locate him before getting him into custody and later charged," she also said officers were "grateful" for the intervention of a nearby resident who "did their best to stop Wood from attacking the victim".A restraining order banning Wood from contacting his victim was also made. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Send your story ideas here.
