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Cuts to bus services highly likely, plus a “Hobson’s choice” for Tyne and Wear councils
Worried council leaders will discuss a major shortfall in the finances of the Tyne and Wear Metro caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and its impact on next year’s transport budget.
Joint statement on the national driver shortage from Councillor Martin Gannon and Martjin Gilbert
Cllr Martin Gannon, Chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee and Martijn Gilbert, Chair of NEBus, the local bus operators association have issued the following joint response to the national driver shortage: