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Metro driver to undertake endurance feats in aid of mental health

A trainee driver on the Tyne & Wear Metro is undertaking a series of extreme physical endurance challenges to raise cash for a mental health charity.

Alice Townend, a surgeon who lives in Tyneside, has become the first woman to run the full length of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Alice Townend, a surgeon who lives in Tyneside, has become the first woman to run the full length of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Alice Townend, a surgeon who lives in Tyneside, has become the first woman to run the full length of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Alice Townend, a surgeon who lives in Tyneside, has become the first woman to run the full length of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Alice Townend, a surgeon who lives in Tyneside, has become the first woman to run the full length of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Alice Townend, a surgeon who lives in Tyneside, has become the first woman to run the full length of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Alice Townend, a surgeon who lives in Tyneside, has become the first woman to run the full length of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

Engagement events are to be held during September into plans to extend the Tyne and Wear Metro to Wahington in County Durham.

Engagement events are to be held during September into plans to extend the Tyne and Wear Metro to Wahington in County Durham.