Transport boss says penalties could be imposed to Go North East for strike action. The oldest Great North Run finisher Bill Cookesy has sadly passed away. And finally there is planned maintenance on the Tyne Tunnel site to include Apple Pay and Google Pay.
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00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, time for your North East News update.
00:05 Gateside Council leader Martin Gannon has said the Go North East will be hit with every
00:09 possible financial penalty as strikes continue.
00:12 The chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee also called for it to be excluded
00:16 from millions of pounds worth of government funding to improve bus services.
00:20 Union members recently rejected a pay deal from the bus operator, claiming it was an
00:24 insulting offer.
00:26 The oldest Great North Run finisher Bill Cooksey has sadly passed away.
00:30 The 102-year-old man completed the race this year to support County Durham and Darlington
00:34 NHS Trust and it made him the oldest finisher for the Great North Run.
00:39 And finally, there will be planned maintenance on the Tyne Tunnel site to include Apple Pay
00:43 and Google Pay.
00:44 Tyne Tunnel have said the website will be down on the 11th of November and have asked
00:49 people to plan ahead if they are travelling through the tunnel during this time.
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