(04 Aug 2021, 10:37 am)Ambassador wrote Slight OT :  it really doesn't help things that the council's bounded themselves together for tourists and brand as NewcastleGateshead. 

https://newcastlegateshead.com/

Most folk otuside the region think they are the same place, most would say Baltic, Sage and Angel are in Newcastle as opposed to Gateshead.

I doubt many people are making point to point journeys in Gateshead, I'd rather have seen a slightly higher fare option that incorporates the Tyne crossing

A friend of mine lives in High Spen and works in the Metrocentre, so the new fare is actually ideal for her. In fact, since she finishes work at 6:30pm, she hovers around the Metrocentre for half an hour to take advatnage of the £1 fare, so whilst these fares are on offer her commute has dropped from £4.50 to £2.70