Kim McGuiness has written a letter to the new transport minister to urge him to help with the current Go North East strikes. The budget for the Walker Quay renovation has been increased by £1 million to combat inflation. And finally Grosvenor Casino Newcastle is expanding its player protection champion initiative during safer gambling week.
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00:00 I'm Imogen Holland, time for your North East News update.
00:05 Ken McGuinness has written a letter to the new Transport Minister to urge him to help
00:08 with the current Go North East strikes.
00:10 Hexham MP Guy Opperman was appointed in the Cabinet reshuffle and McGuinness has now asked
00:16 him to make the strikes a priority to help bus passengers across the region.
00:20 Go North East drivers are currently on strike indefinitely due to pay disputes.
00:24 The budget for the Walker Quay renovation has been increased by £1 million to combat
00:29 inflation.
00:30 A lot of change is set to be made to the Walker Quay and the cost has now risen to £15.8
00:34 million and is predicted to be completed by 2027.
00:38 And finally, Grosvenor Casino Newcastle is expanding its Player Protection Champion initiative
00:43 during Safer Gambling Week.
00:45 The system alerts team members if it detects potential signs of problem gambling and invites
00:50 people to have a conversation about their gambling activities.
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