''Tyne and Wear News'' (previously known as ''Bulletin'') is a local television news and current affairs programme, serving
Tyne and Wear. Produced by
Made in Tyne & Wear
TalkTyne & Wear (formerly Tyne & Wear TV, Made in Tyne & Wear and LOCAL TV Tyne & Wear) is a local television station serving Tyne & Wear and parts of Northumberland and County Durham. The station is owned and operated by Local Television Limi ...
, the programme was produced and broadcast from studios at the
University of Sunderland.
Overview
''Tyne and Wear News'' focused on local news stories from
Tyne and Wear, as opposed to the broader regional news services provided by
BBC North East and Cumbria and
ITV Tyne Tees. The programme also covered stories from the surrounding areas of
Northumberland and
County Durham
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.
Originally broadcast as ''Bulletin'', the programme was presented by former
Metro Radio presenter Anna Foster, who left in March 2015 to join
BBC Radio Newcastle. The station's then-head of news, Sarah Colley, presented the programme,
Profile with...Sarah Colley
, Made in Tyne and Wear until her departure in March 2016. She was replaced by long-serving reporter Zoe Muldoon (now at ITV Tyne Tees.
''Bulletin'' was relaunched as ''Tyne and Wear News'' on Monday 26 September 2016. In November 2017, following a restructuring of the Made Television network's operations, the programme was axed and local production was cut.
A replacement programme, ''Made TV News'' - combining local and national news stories - was produced from Leeds but axed in February 2018 in favour of ''North East Live'', a rolling block of pre-recorded news, sport and features produced by local videojournalists.
References
External links
Made in Tyne & Wear
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2014 British television series debuts
2017 British television series endings
Mass media in County Durham
Mass media in Newcastle upon Tyne
Mass media in Tyne and Wear