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What will the weather be like tomorrow?
The Met Office said:
'Wednesday will see a band of cloud and outbreaks of rain, heaviest across the western hills, will move southeast. Clearer skies reaching the north late afternoon, extending south through the evening. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Normal Metro service resumed
Tyne and Wear Metro said:
'This train has returned to service at North Shields towards South Shields.
Normal bus services resumed after vandalism
Go North East said:
'Following the earlier incident of anti-social behaviour and vandalism, service 57 has now resumed normal route through Beacon Lough.
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Show ending in Newcastle
A performance is due to end at Newcastle Theatre Royal. Possible delays in & around Pilgrim Street, Grey Street & Dean Street Multi-storey Car Park.
Bus disruption
Stagecoach North East said:
Unfortunately due to a shortage of drivers tonight the Service 22 leaving Throckley at 2045 (Central Stn 2109) towards Silverlink will not operate. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Water supplies disrupted in Willington
Northumbrian Water said:
Water supplies around Bourneway may be affected between 2-3am
Thank you for your patience
Driver shortage causing bus disruption in Walker
Stagecoach North East said:
'Unfortunately due to a shortage of drivers tonight the Service 39's leaving Walker 2024/2158 (Blackett St 2044/2214) towards Dumpling Hall will not operate. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.'
Quarter of an hour delays on Metro service
Tyne and Wear Metro said:
'A train has been withdrawn from service at South Gosforth due to driver availability. Because of this we have a gap in the service of up to 15 mins to trains running between South Gosforth and St James. Please leave extra time for your journey if you're travelling in the area.
Reports of RTC in Hartlepool
Incident Tees Durham said:
RTC: Middleton Road Hartlepool just after Victoria Park Stadium.
Two vehicles involved in a collision.
Emergency services are in attendance
PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURE: A1 Southbound
A1 Southbound from J77 A167 Kingston Park to J73 A694 Derwenthaugh. Highway upgrade works 20:00-06:00.
System wide delays on Metro due to low rail adhesion
Tyne and Wear Metro said:
'We currently have delays to service of up to 10 minutes system wide due to low rail adhesion. Please leave additional time for your journey where possible. We apologise for the disruption caused.
Tonight's road closures
A1 (SB) J66 Eighton Lodge (slips for diversion)
A1 (SB) Lanes 2&3 J68 Lobley Hill to J66 Eighton Lodge.
A1 (SB) Lanes 1&2 J66 Eighton Lodge to J65 Birtley
8pm - 6am
Water supplies disrupted in Wallsend
Northumbrian Water said:
Emergency Repair Required. Water supplies around Hotspur Road may be affected until 9:05pm
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Show starting soon in Newcastle
A performance is due to start at Newcastle Theatre Royal. Possible delays in & around Pilgrim Street, Grey Street & Dean Street Multi-storey Car Park.
Gritters on standby
Durham County Council said:
'Our gritters will be out salting all High and Low Pennines P1 routes will stand by at 5am tomorrow morning. All Central Priority 1 routes will also be on stand by at 3am tomorrow morning.
Anti social behaviour causing bus disruption
Go North East said:
'Due to anti-social behaviour and damage to our vehicles, service 57 is currently unable to serve stops at Beacon Lough Est,. Please catch your bus from Whitehills Dr.'
Road partially blocked in Consett
The B6309 is partially blocked both ways due to a collision near The Hat and Feather Pub. Traffic is coping well.
Image source: AA
B6309 in Consett partially blocked
The B6309 is partially blocked in both directions due to an RTC near The Hat and Feather Pub in Consett.
Traffic is coping well.
Normal bus service resumes in Blaydon
Go North East said:
'Services 10, 10A, 10B, 12, 12A have now returned to operating normal routes on Chainbridge Road
Reports of RTC in Consett
There are reports of a collision on the B6309 near The Hat and Feather Pub.
Traffic is coping well. Sensors don't indicate a direction but police are on route to investigate.
CLEARED: Traffic on A1290 Queens Road/Keir Hardie Way (Eastbound)
The previous congestion on the A1290 Queens Road/Keir Hardie Way (Eastbound) from B1539 Queen Alexandra Bridge to Southwick Road/Stadium Way (Stadium of Light) has now cleared.
RTC cleared in Blaydon
An earlier RTC involving two vehicles on the A695 near Blaydon Bridge in Gateshead has been cleared.
There may be some residual queues in the area.
RE-OPENED: Chainbridge Road Eastbound in Blaydon
All lanes have been re-opened after a multi-vehicle collision on the B6317 Chainbridge Road Eastbound near A695 Blaydon Highway.
B1318 High Street (Northbound) delays
The current congestion on the B1318 High Street (Northbound) from Moorfield to A191 Church Road/Salters Road is 9 minutes.
Quarter of an hour congestion on A189
CONGESTION: A189 (Northbound) from White House Drive to A19 (Moor Farm) is 15 min.
A189 Haddricks Mill Road Northbound tail backs
There is slow traffic on the A189 Haddricks Mill Road Northbound at A191 Benton Park Road (South Gosforth roundabout). There are delays on all approaches to the roundabout.