内容摘要：Ms Sturgess also said volunteers buy the stock, do the rotas and look after the money.

Ms Sturgess also said volunteers buy the stock, do the rotas and look after the money.

"If a railway line was a skyscraper you would not just give a couple of quid to an architect and then tell the builders to go and build it," he said."You need to design it up and understand every aspect of how that work will progress."

The restoration of a Grade II listed railway station is almost complete.Metro operator Nexus has spent £5.3m restoring Whitley Bay station's canopy by installing almost 1,300 new panes of glass.Built in 1910 to serve national rail services, the station became part of the Metro in the 1980s.

It has remained open throughout the work, which is due to be completed by spring 2025.Over the years, broken glass from the old canopy has fallen on to the tracks, halting the service.

Other work to be completed in the next few months includes the refurbishment of the atrium's ceiling with new glazing and lights, as well as the restoration of two smaller canopies.

The station gained listed status in 1986, six years after the Tyne and Wear Metro system opened."We look forward to continuing our regular dialogue with National Theatre Wales as they move into this new phase in their development," he said.

"We have also commissioned a review into English language theatre in Wales, which will be published in the spring."The lack of public consultation into Croydon Council's handling of proposed youth service cuts is an "insult" to young people and their families, Labour MP Natasha Irons has said.

The Croydon East MP said the Conservative-led authority's approach shut out the very voices that should have been heard.The council's Youth Engagement Team (YET) provides support and education services to young people living, working, or attending schools in Croydon, as well as their families.