My plan for the greenest transport in the UK
North East Labour Mayoral candidate Kim McGuinness has committed to taking back control of the bus network in order to give passengers a...
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- Mar 15
- 2 min
CHANCELLOR MUST END DEVOLUTION DIVIDE
THE Chancellor has been urged to sign off a new trailblazer devolution deal for the North East in his Spring Budget. Mayoral candidate...
- Mar 15
- 2 min
CALL FOR STATION UPGRADES ACROSS THE NORTH EAST
Kim McGuinness has called on Network Rail to strengthen station improvement plans or risk forcing out elderly and disabled passengers....
- Jan 9
- 2 min
USE HS2 FUNDS TO REWRITE THE NORTH EAST DEVOLUTION DEAL AND UNDO DURHAM TRANSPORT SNUB
The Government has been urged to use money saved by scrapping HS2 to undo a multi-million pound Durham transport snub. North East Mayor...
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min
TORIES MUST REVERSE THEIR LEAMSIDE SNUB AND REOPEN TRAIN STATIONS
The Transport Secretary has been urged to provide the £20m initial funding needed to eventually reopen at least six North East rail...
- Nov 23, 2023
- 3 min
£20M CALL TO FUND VITAL EARLY STAGE OF RAILWAY REOPENING PLANS
The Government must provide £20m to fund the Leamside Line early work if it is serious about backing North East rail, a key railway...
- Nov 23, 2023
- 3 min
CALL FOR MORE RADICAL DEVOLUTION DEAL IN AUTUMN STATEMENT
The Chancellor has been urged to use this week’s Autumn Statement to finally hand the North East a far more radical devolution deal and...
- Aug 4, 2023
- 2 min
DEVOLVE STATIONS TO MAYORS AND SAVE OUR SERVICES
THE next North East devolution deal must see control of train stations handed back to the region to stop train companies winding down...
- Jul 3, 2023
- 2 min
Unfreeze our electric bus fund
Mayoral candidate Kim McGuinness and Blaydon MP Liz Twist have warned that a nearly £20m bid for green buses across the North East is...
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