Tyne And Wear Metro

The award-winning acts will have gigs that clash on Saturday 10 June, as Sam Fender plays in Newcastle and P!NK in Sunderland.

More than 48,000 people are set to travel into Sunderland to see Beyoncé on Tuesday 23 May.

One of Britain's "finest examples of Edwardian railway architecture" is set for a make-over with glazing replaced and steelwork refurbished.