[Steve in Pudsey]

Interestingly HD and Nightlight are taking the Newcastle edition of Politics North tomorrow, possibly being played out by network pres?

Seems strange that Newcastle can't manage to stay on air in some form - don't they have two studios still?

Newcastle does have a second (very small) studio but I don't think it is usable at short notice - i.e., has a set and equipment in - in the same way that Southampton's Studio B is (or certainly was).

This seems to be planned maintenance though? Surely they have to decamp for the annual lighting grid inspection - if nothing else their DTL position could be used?  

I'm fact Given that it was pre-planned it wouldn't have been impossible to use Leeds's pres gallery and either Leeds or Newcastle DTL studio to do a bulletin for the NE while Yorkshire comes from their main studio and gallery?