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Workers for Arriva North East have agreed an increased pay deal ending the threat of strike action.

More than 300 drivers and engineers had voted for industrial action - with strikes planned for two weeks this month.

However, they were suspended when a pay offer was put to the union .

It has now been agreed meaning all staff at the Ashington and Blyth depots will receive a 6.1% pay increase which Unite the Union say matches the best bus company pay in the region.

Workers will also receive a £350 lump sum payment.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Unite members at Arriva Northumbria should be congratulated on their hard-fought campaign that has seen them receive a significant and well-deserved pay increase.

"This shows the strength of the union movement and why Unite will always back its members in their disputes with employers who think they can get away with underpaying their staff."

A spokesperson for Arriva North East said: “We’re pleased to have come to an agreement with Unite which means industrial action will no longer take place.

“We are sure this will come as a relief to our customers and allows us to continue our efforts to recruit more drivers."

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Train strikes in May 2024: Full list of dates and lines affected

Rail lines are set for disruption in the week following the first May bank holiday as train drivers at 16 rail companies strike on different days.

Thursday 25 April 2024 10:29, UK

Train drivers will stage a fresh wave of strikes and overtime bans in May, causing disruption to the rail network.

The strikes are part of a long-running dispute over pay.

Members of Aslef union at 16 rail companies will walk out on different days from 7 to 9 May.

Additionally, all members will refuse to work any overtime from 6 May to 11 May.

Here is a full list of the services affected by strikes and when.

Rail strike dates

Tuesday 7 May

Strikes will affect c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway.

Wednesday 8 May

Strikes will affect Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains.

Thursday 9 May

Strikes will affect LNER, Northern Trains and TransPennine Express.

Overtime ban dates

From Monday 6 May to Saturday 11 May union members will not work overtime.

Overtime bans, an action short of a strike, means some services may not be running or may be reduced as drivers refuse to work their rest days.

People are advised to check before they travel, as some areas may have no service.

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How do strikes and overtime bans affect services?

Strikes tend to mean services on lines where members are participating are extremely affected or cancelled entirely, whereas overtime bans often lead to reduced services.

Are there strikes on the Tube too?

There have been regular strikes on London Underground too recently, and while there aren't any planned walkouts for drivers, customer service managers are set to walk out on Friday 26 April in a dispute over terms and conditions.

There will also be an overtime ban for the customer service managers on the following days:

Monday 29 April

Tuesday 30 April

Wednesday 1 May

Tuesday 2 May

Wednesday 3 May

Thursday 4 May

Friday 5 May

The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) says the action by its members is likely to cause Tube stations to close at the last minute, including on the Saturday following the strike (27 April), while TfL has said on its website "some stations may need to close at short notice".

Despite the warning, a TfL spokesperson has said they aren't expecting significant disruption.

This action follows strike action taken by the same workers on 10 April, which the TSSA said had a "real impact" with "many stations shut at short notice".

They say they are "extremely concerned" about TfL's 'Stations Changes' proposals.

"We have made it clear that our union will not accept the continued threats to our members' roles, locations, terms, and conditions to stand unchallenged," a TSSA spokesperson said.

"We will continue to take sustained action until London Underground is prepared to negotiate with us in good faith."

Commenting on the impending strikes, a TfL spokesperson said: "We are disappointed that TSSA is continuing with this strike action following a consultation process.

"While we don't expect this action will cause significant disruption, we urge TSSA to continue to work with us to help find a resolution.

"There are no planned job losses as part of these vital changes which will improve the service we provide to customers at our stations."

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Why are the strikes still happening?

Aslef rejected a two-year offer of 4% in 2022 and another 4% this year, saying it is way below inflation, and is linked to changes in terms and conditions.

Aslef said train drivers have not had an increase in salary for five years, since their last pay deals expired in 2019.

The union said after its members voted overwhelmingly in February to continue taking industrial action, it asked the train operating companies to hold talks.

General secretary Mick Whelan said the year-old pay offer of 4% and another 4% was "dead in the water".

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SkyEye flew over the scene where it became apparent that two misguided spools were once again loose on a Houston freeway.

The Bayou City has a documented history with spools that escape their proper transportation and wind up on freeway lanes. In December of last year, Houston drivers dodged a giant spool that fell from an 18-wheeler that struck a railroad overpass.

In August, Houston drivers were forced to slow down on the Katy Freeway as crews tried to clear the roadway of two loose spools . Curiously enough, a similar blockage had occurred at the same spot in 2022 as well.

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We are going be in Moscow for four four days in January 2013, (and we will be very warmly dressed). Can you recommend a guide to help acquaint us with this enormous city?

We were there in January 2011 for Orthodox Christmas. Quite a trip it was. Our guide was a gentleman named Daniel Petrov. He did a very, very good job. http://www.waytomoscow.com http://www.toursbylocals.com/MoscowPrivateTourGuide [email protected] http://budapestflat.shutterfly.com/russia (our pics) We have spent a couple of winters in Budapest but until we got to Moscow I didn't know it as possible to be so cold. It was sort of a spur of the moment thing. We were in Budapest at the time and round trip airfare was about $300 so we went for it. If you are there at the time of Orthodox Christmas (sometime in the first week of January) go to a mass. The experience is priceless. We stayed at the Hotel National that overlooks Red Square. This is a hotel way beyond our means in the summer, but in the winter the rooms are cheap. After all, who in their right mind goes to Moscow in January?

We just returned from a three-week trip, part of which included five nights in Moscow. The weather was not what I expected - almost like Seattle with a little residual snow (climate change). The temperature hovered around 0C, and a warm coat, hat, and gloves were all we needed. At times, my muffler was positively toasty (i.e., too warm). Check the Weather Channel before you go. It's pretty accurate. Like James, I cannot recommend Daniel Petrov highly enough. He is not inexpensive, but for an entire day (including a driver for half of it), he walked us through the most important parts of the central city. His knowledge of the city's (and country's) history is truly amazing. He explained in great detail the art and embellishments of each of the churches inside the Kremlin (that Stalin did not destroy because somewhere in the back of his mind he realized that they were part of his heritage). His information is detailed and almost story-like. We went on a Kremlin tour (one of the more interesting parts of our tour), and learned to use the Metro (which we didn't do a lot of because we walked nearly everywhere - all roads emanating from Red Square, of course). We shared meals with him in local restaurants that gave us a sense of the real cuisine of Russia. Because of his orientation, we were able to walk the city comfortably (and with no concerns about security, except for the Metro), knowing where we were at all times and what we were about to see. (We even walked from our hotel to the Bolshoi Theater to retrieve our ballet tickets - pricey, but an experience of a lifetime. He is easy to reach: [email protected]

Liz, thank you for doing that. He is great at what he does and those are the ones we need keep busy and working.

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Vehicle-pedestrian accident reported in North Little Rock

by Scott Solomon

North Little Rock Police Department (NLRPD) Patrol officers and Detectives are currently working an accident that involved a vehicle and pedestrian Friday night.(Photo: NLRPD)

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — North Little Rock Police Department (NLRPD) Patrol officers and Detectives are currently working an accident that involved a vehicle and pedestrian Friday night.

On 4800 E. McCain Boulevard, all lanes of traffic are closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the area.

As officers and detectives proceed with investigations, NLRPD recommend using another route during this time. They will announce when the area reopens.

As more information comes forth, we will provide an update on this story.

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Thousands of people will satisfy their curiosity this weekend at Sound Transit’s eight Eastside stations, finally ready for service 16 years after voters approved light rail for Bellevue and Redmond, along with an upcoming north line to Lynnwood and a south line to Federal Way.

The 6-mile East Link Starter Line, which opens at 11 a.m. Saturday, goes from South Bellevue Station near Interstate 90 to the Redmond Technology Station at Microsoft headquarters, for a 20-minute trip from end to end. A promised connection to Seattle, over the I-90 bridge, is behind schedule. So for at least another year and a half, this is a truly local line.

Trains on the 2 Line will arrive every 10 minutes, seven days a week from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Those who’ve used the 1 Line in Seattle will notice how easily they can enter and exit the 2 Line stops, which are all outdoors and surrounded by new sidewalks. Three stations provide walk-bike bridges, and six have curbside lanes where friends and for-hire drivers can drop off train passengers.

Fares will be charged opening weekend, at normal rates of $2.25 or $2.50 adult fare, depending on distance. Senior, disabled, and low-income people with discount passes pay $1. Youth ages 18 and under ride transit free in Washington state.

Here are some highlights of each of the eight stations, and a few shortcomings:

South Bellevue

This is the end of the 2 Line, until trains cross Lake Washington to Seattle and Lynnwood, by late 2025 or so. It’s more of a connecting point than a destination.

Sound Transit built a 1,500-stall parking garage, here, near the junction of Interstate 405 and I-90, to replace the former 500-stall lot that overflowed with people switching from cars to buses.

The pandemic and work-from-home broke that habit, so the new garage currently houses fewer than 50 daily parkers, while the freeway buses lost half their passengers. That’s a bad omen, as Sound Transit hopes people will transfer from the starter trains to I-90 buses. Still the station might prove a popular transfer point to stadium concerts and ballgames in Seattle.

South Bellevue is the nearest place anybody coming from Renton can hop a train to Bellevue or Redmond, an efficient option for intra-Eastside commuters or people heading to events at Meydenbauer Center, or to Marymoor Park when light rail reaches downtown Redmond in early 2025.

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Besides the Mercer Slough and historic Winters House, destinations at the station are few. The leafy Enatai neighborhood is isolated on the far side of Bellevue Way, but its beach park is suitable for a combined train-bike excursion. The city won’t be adding apartments here.

Transit users can hear frogs croak at dawn, mixed with freeway noise. There’s even a wheelchair ramp on the garage roof, to gawk over the edge at wetlands.

This station reaches blocks of new apartments on the south edge of downtown, and some underdeveloped lands next to I-405.

Boarding platforms are just a few steps from the sidewalk entrance, facing 112th Avenue Southeast near Main Street. People walking from Old Bellevue can cut through the station’s new park, rather than walk the entire corner of Main and 112th.

Concrete walls block noise but also prevent direct entry (except emergency vehicles) from the adjacent Surrey Downs neighborhood, which fought against light rail impacts for years. Bellevue High School students can walk north to Main or the corner park, then backtrack a little. There’s a three-minute parking zone to drop off travelers, on southbound 112th, but it’s nerve-wracking to pull in and out of speedy traffic.

Guests from the Red Lion Inn or Hilton Hotel might ride trains. Clientele will increase someday if the two-hotel property, east of 112th and Main, gets redeveloped. Wig Properties says it’s recruiting tenants for a “high energy village atmosphere” ranging from entertainment to medical care, restaurants and housing, with the tallest buildings 300 feet or higher, lead partner Leshya Wig said.

Bellevue Downtown

This station brings transit riders directly into the tall downtown core where 15,000 residents live and 55,000 employees work.

After three years of arguments over track alignment, Sound Transit and Bellevue settled on a shallow half-mile tunnel skirting the east edge of downtown, where Northeast Sixth Street meets 110th Avenue Northeast.

The hillside station sits just outside the tunnel’s north portal. It requires only a stairway walk down from the street-level plaza to the train level — somewhat like International District/Chinatown Station in Seattle, and quicker than the 90- foot escalator descent at University of Washington Station.

The plaza is sheltered by an awning and it faces the rising sun, trains arriving from Wilburton Station, a dog park, and scissors-shaped train switches next to I-405.

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Light rail won’t stop next to Bellevue Square Mall and Lincoln Square, mainly because a multimile tunnel there along Bellevue Way , or even within four blocks , was deemed early on to be unaffordable. To reach the mall, workers and shoppers will walk six blocks west from the train station, along the landscaped Sixth Street pedestrian promenade, part of Bellevue’s Grand Connection .

Still, many of downtown’s offices — in government, utility, finance and software — are within a quarter-mile walk to trains. Bellevue’s bus station, equipped with “walk all ways” signals, sits alongside. An Amazon tower called Bellevue 600 is under construction, along with upper stories of the company’s Sonic tower one block over.

This stop was originally named “ Hospital Station ” to match its prime destination, the 3,400-employee Overlake Medical Center . Health care workers are a promising all-day clientele.

Wayfinding signs are lacking or unclear to enter the station at 116th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Eighth Street, at least for now. People walking from Overlake, Kaiser Permanente and small medical buildings should look for a walkway entrance off 116th, next to Whole Foods. This unmarked passage leads east into the station.

A walk-bike bridge along King County’s 42-mile regional Eastrail project will open in June, connecting Wilburton Station to lands south of Northeast Eighth Street that city leaders wish to flood with future housing. Bridge art honors the site’s past as a produce warehouse for Japanese American farmers, before the U.S. government shipped them to incarceration camps during World War II.

That bridge doesn’t connect to train platforms. Instead, people will descend stairs or a ramp from the bridge, then walk into Wilburton Station at street level. A higher trail bridge would have required a steep slope, while a lower profile would preclude the trains’ level trestle across I-405.

Opening Day for Eastside light rail

* 11 a.m. rollout – Train service begins following the 10 a.m. speeches at Bellevue Downtown Station, fanning out within minutes to all eight stops along the 6-mile corridor. Two-car trains hold 300 to 400 people each, every 10 minutes.

RapidRide B Line buses on Eighth, and a drop-off loop for car passengers, provide more connections. A few transit customers might walk from condos, restaurants or offices surrounding tiny Lake Bellevue.

Spring District

Trains stop at a trenched station, one staircase below the entrance and bike lanes on Northeast Spring Boulevard at 120th Avenue Northeast.

Bellevue and the Wright Runstad development company designed a 16-block neighborhood to mesh with rail transit. Governments spent millions extending roads in this former light-industrial area northeast of downtown, where Coca-Cola and Safeway distribution centers still operate.

Meta leases or owns several office buildings, though many floors remain vacant. Nearby is the Global Innovation Exchange run by the University of Washington with Tsinghua University of Beijing and eight affiliate schools. Leisure life revolves around the Bellevue Brewing Co. pub.

A station crosswalk and walk-bike path lead to an Eastrail segment passing the train maintenance base and a whimsical sculpture of 45 giant bent nails . The trail continues to Kirkland, with a Redmond spur near the sculpture. For now, Bellevue offers unprotected bike lanes but no trail south to Wilburton Station.

There’s still a “middle of nowhere” vibe at this stop where new Spring Boulevard meets 130th Avenue Northeast, flanked by a concrete-truck yard, auto repair shops and Sound Transit’s 300-stall commuter parking lot.

Development is beginning, namely a 249-unit apartment block named Ondina and 298-unit Bellevue Station , along with new sidewalks.

As warehouse and light-industrial jobs waned, their buildings became havens for indoor tennis, badminton, skiing, kung fu, CrossFit, table tennis, fencing and boxing, along with music and crafts business. T-Mobile’s 5G Hub is neighbor to the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Francia Russell Center . About 60 “creative organizations” and the city formed a BelRed Arts District .

Four surface crossings create potential crash risks. The busiest is a five-lane block of 130th where train tracks cross the roadway where drivers stop for a traffic signal. (Sound Transit says signals will be timed to release traffic before the trains arrive.)

Pedestrians will brave fewer traffic hazards here than multicrosswalk Othello or Columbia City station intersections in Seattle, and unlike those, BelRed Station is equipped with crossing-arm gates for both pedestrians and motorists.

Overlake Village

To find this stop next to Highway 520, just east of the 148th Avenue Northeast exit, watch for the wavy, charcoal-colored walk-bike bridge. The covered bridge’s interior displays 156,000 green, hand-painted rectangles creating a pixelated forest scene.

It’s a strategic site because of Redmond’s growth ambitions. The city’s plan calls for 10,000 housing units in flatlands next to the station, by the 2040s. Sound Transit’s leftover construction site off Da Vinci Avenue Northeast will become 333 units of subsidized housing .

Land is abundant at the Redmond-Bellevue border, where a giant Sears store was demolished , while many other empty or single-story parcels are available for redevelopment.

The bridge connects uphill tech offices to new apartments below that surround Esterra Park. A new highway exit from eastbound 520, part of the 148th Avenue Northeast interchange, lets drivers steer through roundabouts toward the station’s drop-off zone. Look for a “T” sign.

Redmond Technology

A bridge featuring white canopies connects the east and west campuses of Microsoft, where 47,000 people work, and hundreds are already crossing at noon hour. The nine peaks were inspired by the Cascade Mountain skyline, said Barb Wilson, the company’s Puget Sound government affairs director.

The ornate 50-foot-wide overpass above Highway 520 qualifies as a destination. There are planters with ferns and evergreens, wheelchair-accessible benches, gaps for sunbreaks to shine through, bike lanes divided from the walkway, and even vortexes in the canopies, so that runoff spills into small gardens. Traffic noise will discourage people from lingering for long.

Microsoft funded the bridge but isn’t divulging the final costs, which surpass the original $33 million announced last decade. The crossing continues past 156th Avenue Northeast into east campus, making it a workforce crossing with transit benefits.

“We care deeply about climate, we care about shifting people from single-occupancy travel to transit options,” Wilson said. “And I think this tool will be a game changer in terms of shifting Microsoft’s commute and travel for employees.”

Station use should soar in 2025, when a 2 Line extension arrives from Marymoor Village and downtown Redmond.

A 300-stall parking garage includes bus bays for King County Metro and the private Microsoft Connector. A passenger drop-off road ends next to Dote Coffee Bar, which provides big screens of public and private transit arrivals.

It’s unknown whether this station will reduce Microsoft’s regional traffic footprint, or demand for commuter garages. Trains follow linear corridors, but commuter housing tends to be dispersed, like a cloud.

The opinions expressed in reader comments are those of the author only and do not reflect the opinions of The Seattle Times.

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The latest coronavirus infection rates as numbers continue to fall in the North East

Covid-19 case rates are continuing to fall in all areas of the North East, with one seeing infections drop by three quarters.

The latest figures show that of the 315 local authority areas in England, 30 (10%) have seen a rise in case rates, 280 (89%) have seen a fall and five are unchanged.

Data for the North East shows a decrease across all local authority areas, with County Durham 's rate halved in the seven days to April 8.

Meanwhile South Tyneside saw a fall of almost three quarters, from 44.4 to 11.3 per 100,000 people.

Mansfield in Nottinghamshire continues to have the highest rate in England, with 114 new cases recorded in the seven days to April 8 - the equivalent of 104.3 cases per 100,000 people. This is up from 91.5 per 100,000 in the seven days to April 1.

Corby in Northamptonshire has the second highest rate, down from 163.4 to 102.5, with 74 new cases.

Barnsley has the third highest rate, down from 111.4 to 95.2, with 235 new cases.

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Burglar arrested, charged and jailed in 48 hours after raiding Toby Carvery

A burglar was arrested, charged and convicted within just 48 hours following a raid at a Newcastle pub.

Stephen Palmer has been jailed for four months after the break-in at the Toby Carvery pub on Ponteland Road in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The 22-year-old forced entry to the property just after 2.30am and swiped a laptop before fleeing the scene on foot.

But the break-in activated the alarm and a team of police officers were on scene less than six minutes later.

A search of the area was conducted and Palmer, who matched the description of the suspect, was found loitering nearby.

He was arrested and found to be in possession of a haul of other suspected stolen goods. Police dog Hector was then deployed and located the laptop discarded nearby.

Palmer, of Moorview Crescent, Newcastle, was charged with burglary and handling stolen goods and appeared before the Newcastle Combined Court on Monday morning.

As well as the custodial sentence, Palmer was ordered to pay compensation of £128 and a victim surcharge of £40.

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Metro delays cleared

"Delays between St James and Benton have now cleared. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused."

"Any showers soon easing, with cloud breaks developing. "This will lead to another cold night, with a widespread frost, along with the odd fog patch potentially forming in prone spots. Minimum temperature -2 °C."

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Metro delays of up to 30 minutes due to medical incident

"Due to a passenger requiring an ambulance a train is currently being held at St James Metro station which is resulting in a gap in service of up to 30 minutes. "Metro apologises for any delays to your journey."

Newcastle city centre footfall 13% higher than pre-Covid as people flock back to pubs and shops

Footfall in Newcastle city centre on Monday was 13% higher than on the equivalent pre-Covid day in 2019.

With shops and pubs reopening for the first time since January, thousands of people flocked back into the city centre.

The number of people counted walking up and down Northumberland Street between 10am and 4pm on the day that lockdown measures eased was 4,679 per hour on average – more than three times higher than the 1,410 during the same period last Friday.

Newcastle City Council said that represented a 13% increase when compared to the second Monday in April 2019.

However, it was not quite as busy as it was during a Christmas shopping surge last December following the end of England’s second lockdown – when the city centre was 36% busier than the previous year.

Prof Phil James, of Newcastle University’s Urban Observatory, says that footfall numbers are now “pretty much back to normal”.

The major increase, which was also comparable to levels seen last summer after the first national lockdown ended, came despite England still being under considerable restrictions and many people still working from home.

Repeat offender William Armstrong dies in hospital, aged 46

Troubled William Armstrong, who became known as 'Billy the Pigeon' has died in hospital.

The repeat offender, who became well-known around Newcastle city centre, passed away in the Royal Victoria Infirmary on March 31.

He was 46 years old.

Billy, who was from the Elswick area of Newcastle, will be laid to rest at the city's West Road Crematorium on Tuesday.

In a death notice placed in the Chronicle, his family said that Billy died "with his family by his side."

His relatives said that he would be "sadly missed" by his "loving family and friends".

Tributes to ex-Darlington FC owner George Reynolds - who went from prison to meeting Trump and Oprah

Tributes have been paid following the death of the 'extraordinary' former Darlington Football Club chairman George Reynolds.

The former safecracker, who was in his mid-80s, ran a multi-million pound business empire and at one point ranked at 112 on The Sunday Times Richlist before his famous downfall.

He bought Darlington Football Club in 1999 and built the team a new 25,000-seater stadium costing £20 million.

The archetypal football club chairman, complete with cigar and sheepskin coat, he dreamed of taking to Darlington into the Premier League - however it ended with him behind bars and the club going bust.

Yet that was simply one chapter in an incredible life story, in which he went from petty criminal to rubbing shoulders with Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump - making countless friends and enemies along the way.

"He was a rollercoaster character," admits radio host Paul 'Goffy' Gough, who spent an hour on the phone with him on Saturday night. It would prove to be the pair's last chat.

"His health was failing but the one thing that came out clear was that he was still hanging on in there fighting," added Goffy.

"He had been in hospital for some time, but he was always very positive and to his last breath George Reynolds would have been positive with hope."

Delays on the Coast Road

There's still minor delays on the A1058 (Eastbound) from A167(M) Central Motorway East to Benfield Road.

Breakdown cleared

All lanes are now open on the A19 Southbound at A1058 Coast Road (Silverlink roundabout).

Busy on the A188

There's also delays of around 10 minutes on the A188 Chillingham Road (Northbound) through A193 Millers Road/Shields Road to A1058 Coast Road.

Breakdown on the A19

One lane of the A19 Southbound is blocked at A1058 Coast Road (Silverlink roundabout) due to a broken down vehicle.

Slow on the A191

There's also delays of around 10 minutes on the A191 (Eastbound) from B1318 High Street to A189 Haddricks Mill Road/Killingworth Road (Haddricks Mill).

Busy on the A183 in Sunderland

A183 Chester Road (Westbound) from Kayll Road/Ormonde Street to B1405 Holborn Road/Springwell Road.

Tailbacks on the Central Motorway

There's tailbacks on the A167(M) Northbound on the approach to the Cowgate junction:

Slow on the A19

Traffic is very slow on the A19 Northbound at A184 Newcastle Road ( Testo's Roundabout) due to lane closures in place.

Coast Road delays

There's delays of more than 10 minutes on the A1058 (Eastbound) from A167(M) Central Motorway East to Benfield Road.

Heavy on Leam Lane

Traffic is heavy on the A194 Leam Lane at the A194(M)/A184 Whitemare Pool roundabout.

Busy in Wardley

There's busy traffic on the A194(M) Northbound at A184 / A194(M) / A194 White Mare Pool Roundabout. Congestion is back to Follingsby Park.

A695 delays

There's also delays on the A695 Scotswood Road between the B1305 Whitehouse Road and the Scotswood Bridge.

Slow on Jesmond Road

Traffic is building up on the A1058 Jesmond Road heading out of the city heading eastbound towards the Corner House.

Queues on the A1231

There's queuing traffic on the A1231 Sunderland Highway in both directions at A19 ( Hylton Grange Interchange).

Busy on the A167

Traffic is also busy on the A167 Newcastle Road in both directions between A691 (Sniperley roundabout) and A690 Crossgate Peth.

Slow in Ponteland

There's delays of around 10 minutes on the A696 Ponteland Road Northbound between Dobbies Garden Centre and the Methodist Church.

Roadworks affecting buses in Hexham

"Due to roadworks at St Johns Road, Service 683 is currently unable to serve stops at St Johns Road.

"Please catch your bus from St Matthews Road or St Lukes Road."

Durham buses resume following disruption

The following services will now be operating again:

• 43 1457 Durham-Esh Winning
• 43 1522 Esh Winning-Durham
• 22 1543 Sunderland-Durham
• 43 1557 Durham-Esh Winning
• 43 1622 Esh Winning-Durham
• 43 1702 Durham-Esh Winning
• 43 1732 Esh Winning-Durham

Tonight's weather

Forecasters say any showers will soon ease, with cloud breaks developing.

This will lead to another cold night, with a widespread frost, along with the odd fog patch potentially forming in prone spots. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Fraudster scams families out of cash by posing as bogus travel broker on Facebook

A fraudster sold fake holidays to families by posing as a bogus travel broker on Facebook.

Brooke Reay tricked her victims by offering cheap holidays and spa days on the social media site, using stolen credit cards and fake profiles to disguise her deception.

By the time the credit cards had declined, Reay’s victims had already transferred their hard-earned money directly into her account - and were subsequently left out of pocket.

The 25-year-old trickster pocketed more than £2,000 over a four-week period after falsely booking three victims holidays to Mexico, Tenerife and Benidorm, as well as a spa day at a Durham hotel.

An investigation was launched into the fraudulent activity and it was only a matter of time before detectives identified Reay as the prime suspect.

She refused to cooperate with police in interview, but with the evidence stacking against her, on April 9 she pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by false representation at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court.

Reay, of Dunstanburgh Road, Byker, and formerly of Sunderland and South Shields , is due to be sentenced at the same court on April 30.

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