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Tyneside news stories you might have missed this week
Metro passengers face more ticket barriers, there are "below average" salmon and trout populations in the Tyne, and a band says it is bringing black metal back to the North are five stories from across Tyneside you might have missed this week. 'Tickets and passes please' The first new ticket barriers to be installed across the Tyne and Wear Metro network for a decade should be in action before the end of the year, transport chiefs is under way to introduce new gates at Regent Centre in Gosforth, Newcastle, while a shortlist of more stations to have barriers is being drawn can read more about the plans here Trashed studio 'thankful for support' The owners of an art studio left devastated after their work was trashed by vandals have thanked the community for their support as the clean-up Market Gallery in South Shields was set to launch at the former Wilko store when it was broken into at the end of July, just days before it was due to can read an interview with one of the owners here Fish counts drop on the Tyne Estimates of salmon and trout populations found upstream on "England's best salmon river" have been below average this year, according to the Environment Agency (EA).It said the prolonged dry weather at the start of the year had not provided the conditions to encourage fish on the River Tyne to migrate upstream which is where they is more on the data here City Hall revamp approved Newcastle City Hall is to be revamped to help the venue "regain its former glory".Plans to refurbish the Grade II-listed building, which include a new balcony-level bar, were given the green light by the work is needed to put the venue "firmly back on the touring acts' schedule", with planning documents warning it is being overlooked by major are more details about the designs here 'Bringing black metal back' A Newcastle band are paying tribute to the pioneers of black Dungeon Crawler, speaking at a sold-out headline show, say they aim to continue the legacy of fellow Newcastle band band's 1982 release Black Metal is credited as having laid the foundations for the style of music that took its name from the album, as Adam Clarkson found out. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
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05-08-2025
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Metro new ticket gates 'will deter fare evasion'
The first new ticket barriers to be installed across the Tyne and Wear Metro network for a decade should be in action before the end of the year, transport chiefs is under way to introduce new gates at Regent Centre in Gosforth, Newcastle, while a shortlist of more stations to have barriers is being drawn comes after a £2.1m pledge from North East Mayor Kim McGuinness in a bid to improve security and cut fare operator Nexus confirmed that work at Regent Centre station, used by more than 1.3m passengers every year, is due to be finished by the end of 2025. Labour's McGuinness said: "Everyone should feel safe when using public transport but sadly I know that too often this isn't the reality, particularly for women and girls I speak to."This is just the start of our multimillion-pound investment to make public transport safer by replacing unwanted old bus shelters right across the North East, putting in better lighting and updating CCTV." Other stations on the Metro map are also in line for upgrades but it remains unclear how many or where they will has told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that surveys are currently being carried out to identify suitable locations. A shortlist is expected to be finalised in the autumn ahead of further discussions with the North East Combined Authority over which require passengers to present a ticket or smartcard to pass through, are currently found at 13 of the Metro's 60 stations: Airport, Central, Gateshead, Haymarket, Heworth, Jesmond, Manors, Monument, North Shields, South Shields, Chichester, St James and the mayor has promised more gates, transport bosses have previously indicated it would not be feasible to install them across the entire network. Chichester was the last location to have new barriers installed in Welford, major projects director at Nexus, said the new measures at Regent Centre would "help to make this busy suburban station more secure and help us to lower Metro fare evasion"."New ticket gates help us to safely control customer flow and access to stations," he added."This increases security and safety allowing only those travelling on Metro to access the platform." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
