From 1 September passengers with an Under 16 card in Tyne and Wear will be able to travel at a cheap rate fare seven days a week, throughout the day and evening. At present the cheap rate is only available on weekdays until 7pm to coincide with the school day. Councillor David Wood, chairman of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority, said: “Public transport is vital in the lives of young people – it gets them to and from school,...