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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 8h
Nurdles collected today on North Shields Fish Quay beach by one of the paid clear-up team (who also works ridiculous hours as a volunteer; his video). This gives some sense of the scale of the task, 10 weeks after the spill.
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ChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk · 9h
Leam Beamson was doing 45mph in a 30 zone while repeatedly looking at his phone and didn't see a man crossing the road in Byker until it was too late
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Speeding bus driver was scrolling through phone before smashing into pedestrian
Leam Beamson was doing 45mph in a 30 zone while repeatedly looking at his phone and didn't see a man crossing the road in Byker until it was too late
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 9h
More on the Greenways (rural low traffic routes) - an interesting project to watch. Love the Metro-style map for the routes!
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Gosforth Civic Theatre @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk · 10h
As October rolls in, here’s what’s happening at GCT 🍂  We’ve got a packed month ahead, with live music, theatre, film, family sessions, community groups, workshops and plenty more.
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 18h
I also forgot to say that there are discounts and different passes available. Students, blue light card holders and people on Universal Credit get a range of discounts. Furthermore, I believe that once the scheme is properly embedded employers are able to work with Dott to negotiate staff discounts
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 18h
Crumble has been out exploring the city and has seen some Dott bikes out in the wild. Should the first phase go well, we will then be slowly expanding to allow all residents to benefit from this!
A black and white dog sat in front of a teal Dott Bike
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 18h
After the soft-launch of just 22 bikes available across the City last week, over 418 people cycled more than 3000km in the first week alone on 851 rides. Journeys were 3.53km on average, with a 97.9% parking compliance rate. This will have cost savings, improve air quality and health outcomes.
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 18h
I'm also hopeful that these pedal assisted e-bikes open up cycling to people who may not normally consider themselves cyclists. Removing the need for people to use private vehicles - and in turn if uptake is good we hopefully will see improvements in congestion, bus journey times, air quality etc.
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 18h
We can then use this dataset to help shape cycling provision and infrastructure decisions across the city and use this data to help make proper data driven decisions which in turn can help us build an active transport system to fit what people actually want and the journeys they want to do.
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 18h
This will provide people a new choice of how they travel. Bikes are required to start and finish in a designated geofenced parking zone. With all journeys fully tracked end to end. Which will provide us with a rich dataset of where people actually cycle, what time,and where journeys start & finish
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 18h
It's been difficult to keep this properly under wraps but I can now finally talk about this! Today Dott bikes have launched a new cycle hire scheme in Newcastle - providing residents a proper alternative to car use within the City. We have taken learnings from previous schemes (eNeuron and Mobike)
A photograph of a teal and red Dott bike positioned under the Father Tyne sculpture.
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
North Shields Fish Quay beach this evening. It’s like this the full stretch of the beach, apparently, along the tideline and with parallel strands. (Not my photo)
Thousands of little white nurdles with seaweed and debris on the beach at North Shields Fish Quay
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tagging @dsnorthnorth.bsky.social on this as this might be an effective solution to the Felton rat running problem - dualling is unlikely to stop either traffic jams or people taking shortcuts. The rest of the thread on Quiet Lanes is also interesting & worth watching. @joemorrismp.bsky.social
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is one to watch - Northumberland has lots of quiet roads that are wonderful for cycling once you are out in the county, but getting to them from Newcastle is tricky by bike due to traffic for less confident riders. Could Quiet Lanes be the way to link city and county?
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Interesting report on the recent event at the @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk to discuss the current situation at Northumbria Water. (We couldn’t attend as it clashed with the Gosforth ward meeting but it is great to see the Gos Civic being used for meetings of civic importance).
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some interesting topics. Will any of Newcastle’s politicians be attending? @joemorrismp.bsky.social @chionwurah.bsky.social
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you missed our screening, there are more planned for #Newcastle & nearby towns including @peoplestheatre.bsky.social on 4th October.
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“I’ve never been to Newcastle so walking through the city centre and across the bridge this morning was a treat." He walked from Chester-le-Street via the Angel. Would be nice to have a waymarked walking route in that direction.
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today's the day! You've got less than 24 hours to make sure you have your say in the future of bus services in the North East. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring buses back under public control, improving services for all. Please take 5 minutes to respond. Links to help are below.
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This weekend is your last chance to have your say in the North East bus franchising scheme consultation. The proposed scheme seeks to return our bus services to public control - the biggest change to bus services in our region for 40 years. Please take the time to respond this weekend! Links below.
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Paul ツ @lf-p.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We deserve better buses in the North East! Currently there’s a vast range of complicated operator-specific tickets, an array of confusing route names & colours, and MANY duplicated route numbers! (There’s four DIFFERENT number 10s in Newcastle city centre for God’s sake!)
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Digital exclusion on public transport is an important issue. Bus operators increasingly push passengers to "just use the app" but for many this means missing out of discounted tickets, realtime information, or service updates. We need to ensure people can still travel affordably without smartphones.
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hopefully this issue can be addressed as part of franchising. @northeastptug.bsky.social
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
More on the incredibly concerning events in Blakelaw. Re the role of electric motorbikes & scooters in this situation. As well as local action, there’s a clear need for Parliament to act on the recommendations in the APPGWC report (see link). @chionwurah.bsky.social @joemorrismp.bsky.social
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Looks like we have a new bike hire scheme in the Toon!
Hire bike at the Little Moor Gosforth.
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Apparently today is Dolly Parton Day - if you have a child aged 0-5 in Newcastle, you can sign them up to her Imagination Library!
childrenandfamiliesnewcastle.org.uk
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | Children and Families Newcastle
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lovely news that the very beautiful & recently restored All Saints of Pilgrim Street is now open for self-guided tours every week. #Newcastle
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Link to the North East MSA bus consultation: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/consultation...
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our information on suggested points to raise in the consultation: betterbusesne.org.uk/consultation...
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Consultation Responses - Better Buses North East
Thinking Prompts for the North East Bus Franchising Consultation A NEPTUG resource to help you complete your consultation response About the consultation The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is ...
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Haven't had your say on the future of the North East's buses yet? It's now or never! Please fill in the consultation to call for public control, integration with other public transport modes, simpler fares, and more bus priority! The consultation closes at 9am on Monday. Important links below⬇️
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's definitely #TimeforTrams in the North East, to give people access to efficient, reliable public transport beyond the area served by the Tyne and Wear Metro. Areas like the West End of Newcastle, Team Valley and Bensham in Gateshead, or Ryhope in Sunderland, trams would transform lives. Why not?
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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 24/09/2026
We are now in the last few days of the consultation on bus franchising in the North East. Monday 28 September at 9am is the last opportunity to take part | Peter Sagar
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North East bus consultation – last few days!
We are now in the last few days of the consultation on bus franchising in the North East. Monday 28 September at 9am is the last opportunity to take part
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Borders Railway in Scotland is 35 miles long, gained approval in 2006, construction began in 2012, and it opened in 2015. Hard to believe that building a railway 10% of that distance would take four times as long!
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Team Valley needs to be more accessible - it’s a major workplace, shopping centre & Gateshead College is there.
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“That traffic causes congestion[...] The natural reaction sees drivers try to avoid the A1 taking rat runs through villages or using the A697” 1. Widening roads increases congestion -even Top Gear admits this (see link) 2. Drivers should be using A roads 3. He could stop ratruns cheaply by bollards
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Mike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @mikecookson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wow! 16 years! Mind you, that's about the time it takes to get the bus from Newbiggin to Ashington now. 56 minutes to walk the 2.8 miles, or 41 / 42 minutes to get the bus (and that's using an X Service!!). Meanwhile there's a transport planner asking "wHy DoEs eVeRyOnE dRiVe?"
Screenshot from Google Maps
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is excellent news but we really hope that the completion date is wrong. Newbiggin by the Sea is less than 3 miles from Ashington Station & the track exists for part of it. @northeastptug.bsky.social @alistaircford.bsky.social
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yes agreed and not just for shade. They also improve biodiversity, drainage, air quality and a whole host of other things.
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It frustrates me that measures to slow down vehicles are met with such hostility. We should be designing streets to encourage the right speed limits to be obeyed. Not just shrug and wait for an accident to happen and then say ‘we couldn’t do anything to prevent this?’
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They claim to have been doing 20mph in a 20mph zone. I’m glad nobody was hurt given thankfully it was late at night, but this would be an entirely different matter if it had been in the middle of the day, or god forbid at school pick up time.
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A severe crash has just occurred in our ward. Thankfully nobody was hurt. The young driver has managed to crash a 7 seater through a bollard on a ped refuge, into a wall, into a parked car, mounted the pavement, destroyed a Sheffield stand & come to rest against a bollard outside a school ped xing.
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
No problem! I will personally write to them if needs arise and this slapdash and shoddy provision continues. Then I’m prepared to escalate and hold formal meetings with these private companies because it’s a joke.
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Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If this requires them to complete a lane closure request to properly implement a safe pedestrian divert, then so be it - that’s the cost for doing work properly and not disadvantaging vulnerable pedestrians and other pavement users.
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is excellent news and is much needed. Thank you!
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fantastic news! Congratulations!
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The consultation is here and closes at 9am on Monday the 28th of September: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/consultation...
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On this page we've pulled together some suggestions to help you write your responses to each question. Please take the opportunity to share your own experience of buses in the North East and how much better they could be under public control. betterbusesne.org.uk/consultation...
betterbusesne.org.uk
Consultation Responses - Better Buses North East
Thinking Prompts for the North East Bus Franchising Consultation A NEPTUG resource to help you complete your consultation response About the consultation The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority is ...
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bus late again this morning? Forced to drive because the journey to work would take twice as long by bus? Well you've only got one more week to have your say in the North East bus branching consultation! Please respond and call for better buses across our region. Link and pointers below!
A graphic reminding people that the consultation closes in one week.
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
More on the Blakelaw bus situation. This is very concerning as 37% of households in Newcastle have no access to a car. Blakelaw is not close to the Metro. Cycling would be possible but are the routes adequate?
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space4gosforth.bsky.social @space4gosforth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This would also be good for the NE. Wondering what infrastructure we would need. Reopening the Leamside Route is the obvious one.
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