(19 Dec 2014, 7:45 pm)aureolin wrote It's a shame they've used what is a great thing for Go North East to shout about, to incorrectly push an opinion on Quality Contracts. Quaylink, to my understanding, was jointly funded by Newcastle and Gateshead councils - not by Nexus. This being important, as it came from council tax budgets, rather than the separate ITA levy.
In essence, it's a bit like saying QCS is doomed, because Sunderland Council had to close Crowtree Leisure centre...
It was always going to become a political hot potato blame game and you can't blame GNE for spinning this.
It'll come out in the press as council funded service saved by local bus firm. It's rather brilliant spin actually. I sort of applaud them for it.
Though admit it...we all had hopes of a Sprinter Van from GCT running Q1 *cough*