John Smith

@LeeXMartin @DurhamMiners @LeeXMartin she was a fantastic in the council chamber the most witty and best retaliation for anything sent to her... I will miss her...

@DurhamMiners Fierce, fun, passionate, and loyal. RIP comrade 🥃

Everyone at the DMA was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Florence Anderson. Florence was leading figure in the support groups during the 1984-85 strike and continued to serve her community as a city councillor in Sunderland. Read more here: durhamminers.org/remembering_fl…

I have cancelled the visas of the Belarusian Men’s Basketball Team who were due to play in Newcastle tomorrow night. The UK will not welcome the national sports teams of those countries who are complicit in Putin’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of #Ukraine.

@Davyturner_ Suppose it's good training to remind you how not to interact with passengers

@NewcastleFlyer Just like a night out in Newcastle then lol Suppose it's big coat weather instead of shorts and t shirt

Well I didn’t expect that sort of weather when I booked Marrakesh

@Guard_Amos @northernassist Bovril But randomly tastes different dependent on the water. I use the same granules container but different hot water from different areas and it tastes different bizarrely Alternatively hot orange juice as you can still drink it cold and its vitamin C too!

Usually this @northernassist #twitterguard doesn't drink hot drinks at work. But, at this time of year I do and either hot Vimto or Blackcurrant is the choice of drink. What about everyone else?

We all know DRT schemes cost an absolute fortune to run… we also know our mayor has many millions to spend! 87% of TeesFlex passengers being fare payers tells us a lot… but I can’t help but wonder if those millions would be better spent on fixed bus services for all to use?!

@siddyholloway @alfiejoey @SteffenPeddie let you fight who wants this for an idea 🤣🤣🤣

I can’t be the only person who read that slightly wrong the first time? 🤣🤣🤣

Poor bloke still waiting for a metro

📸Our engineers have been out on the ground since this morning dealing with the flooding. The focus now is on Regent Centre, with support from from @Tyne_Wear_FRS appliance. Great effort. Works ongoing into tonight.

@DavePunton But Nexus don't allow you to report bus issues or query via twitter including damaged bus shelter missing timetables and don't advertise when timetables are changed unless you go on the website - still loads of improvement required

Nexus team celebrating best use of social media at the CIPR NE awards in our boardroom no less! #PrideNE

Curiously, @LBC has just deleted this. Luckily I kept a screen shot.

Looking up at that sky…doesn’t look like the rain is going anywhere for a while… 🌧🌧🌧

@gillyhope1 @mranthonyday Cramilington

@JohnSmithdrink @mranthonyday where are you ?

@gillyhope1 @mranthonyday don't worry rain has stopped and there is blue sky

@JenBartram Blue sky!

This rain is likely to cause some problems across the North East today. If you're in the North East, let me know what it's like where you are and if you've spotted any problems with flooding etc.

@richieveitch @NCLAlex21 @MartijnGNE @gonortheast How are everyone gonna order there food from the city centre?

@NCLAlex21 @MartijnGNE @gonortheast Has to include Private Hire Vehicles aswell - I know it sounds pedantic but Newcastle council don’t recognise private hire as taxis

@MartijnGNE @gonortheast I'm still convinced a campaign to make the Tyne tunnel free will take half of those vehicles Eg to go from Sunderland to Freeman hospital we could push these vehicles to the TT then onto coast road. There was a trial for a week at Xmas years ago and traffic reduced on A1 &A184

@gillyhope1 @bbcnewcastle Bet you can't read this one out with giggling 🤣🤣🤣🤣 dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-ne…

@tricyclemayor @StagecoachGM Have you ever had to block a road to unload a vehicle I read the riot act once to one driver on what I can legally do as a courier ... he laughed and said I was talking shite so I told him give me 12 minutes and in that 12 minutes contact control and tell them