Welcome
Thank you for visiting Be Air Aware! We are a campaign for positive change in air quality in Tyne and Wear. If we all think and act smarter, we can make a massive difference to air quality in the region, which will not only improve our health but also help the environment and make Tyne and Wear an even better place to live!
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We want as many people as possible, along with their families and schools, to help spread the word that improving air quality is not only easier than you think, it can be loads of fun too!
If you’re here, you must already have an interest in air quality which makes us very happy! Spend some time exploring the website to find out about what’s going on throughout the North East for the Be Air Aware campaign.
Wherever you live in the region (Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside or Sunderland) there will be exciting activities taking place somewhere close by. Hopefully they will inspire you, your friends and family to share your great ideas or stories about what you do to stay Air Aware!
Whether you want to send a photo, a story or even a video, get in touch and we’ll post these on the Be Air Aware site in our news section. See you soon!
European Commission outlines plans to boost air quality
The European Commission has confirmed that airlines must operate within an emissions cap from 2012 in order to boost air quality across the continent.
Chiefs at the authority made the announcement after air monitoring results from 2004 to 2006 were published.
From 2012, airlines will be granted an annual allowance of 212,892,052 tonnes of aviation emissions, which
Test Track confirms North East’s leading position in the low carbon vehicle sector
Gateshead College and One North East announce the creation of a unique new open-access test track facility that confirms the North East’s leading position for research, development and training in the low carbon vehicle sector.
The test track and workshop building at Nissan Sunderland Plant has been signed over to Gateshead College on a 20-year lease
Major Line Closure 12 March to 3 April 2011 Byker to Tynemouth
Metro plans to keep passengers moving during closure.
Tyne and Wear Metro release details of the frequent, high quality bus service and special trains it will provide during a Major Line Closure next month.
Metro is undergoing extensive modernisation work which will see services between Byker and Tynemouth stations suspended between Saturday 12th March and Sunday 3rd
