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Northumberland County Council confirms 2024 opening for …

The Northumberland Line, bringing passenger services back between the South East of the county and central Newcastle, will be open from Summer 2024.
With a journey time between Ashington and central Newcastle of around 35 minutes, the line will improve…

Drone images show Northumberland Line road bridge being …

Northumberland County Council[1] has confirmed its landmark project to bring passenger rail back to South East Northumberland[2] remains on track to open next summer.
It comes as the project hit the latest in a serious of major milestones with the inst…

Man rescued from Looe flood in giant bin

A man has been rescued from floods in Cornwall this evening in what appears to be a giant blue bin. Video shared with CornwallLive shows Looe’s Fore Street severely flooded and resembling a river.
Looe is not the only place to be hit with Mevagissey’s …

Apply to become a director at Seaton Tramway

As Seaton Tramway develops over the coming years, we are looking to strengthen our Charity Board in terms of numbers, knowledge, understanding and representation.  As part of this process, the current directors wish to offer exciting opportunities to j…

New ?1m car park only used by three cars in one week

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA 112-space railway car park that cost £1m to build was only used by three vehicles in its opening week. The facility finally op…

New ?1m parking lot only used by three cars in one week

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA 112-space railway car park that cost £1m to build was only used by three vehicles in its opening week. The facility finally op…

Major track works complete in Ashington as work on …

Major track works on part of the Northumberland Line have been carried out.
Engineers have been replacing part of the track in Ashington[1], with a fresh set of points installed so trains can access the station platform. The team has been working in th…