Furious Geordies say their iconic Tyne Bridge is ‘ready for the scrapyard’ and in need of repair 

Furious Geordies say their iconic Tyne Bridge is rusted, ‘ready for the scrapyard’ and in desperate need of repair Grade II listed Tyne Bridge ‘ready for the scrapyard’ according to fuming locals Residents also want kittiwake birds, which has a colony on the bridge, removed The crossing between Newcastle and Gateshead opened in October 1928 By … Read more

Newcastle coal: Last ever shipment leaves the Tyne as centuries of North East history closes

The end of an era: Last ever shipment of coal from Newcastle leaves the Tyne as centuries of North East history closes The ship Longwave loaded its final 12,000-ton cargo from Tyneside yesterday By 1913 the Great North Coal Field produced 55million tons of the fuel a year  The huge scale of the industry led … Read more

Royal Navy warship HMS Tyne shadows Russian vessel off Scotland

Royal Navy warship HMS Tyne shadows Russian intelligence gathering vessel and her supporting tanker in UK waters off north west coast of Scotland Patrol ship HMS Tyne has kept close watch on Viktor Leonov and Sergey Osipov Have been sailing around Moray Firth, where they sheltered from Storm Aiden Tyne is part of Task Force One, … Read more