Multi-million pound plans to clean up the River Tyne and safeguard thousands of jobs along its banks have taken a major step ...

A set of striking photographs from 50 years ago recall the lost world of River Tyne shipbuilding and a Tyneside industrial town in a state of transition. What makes the pictures especially ...

Gilly Hope delves into the history of Kings Meadow Island. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Strictly necessary cookies are on by default. Additional cookies are off by default.

As reports of structural problems with the current Redheugh Bridge emerge, we look at the history of the crossing ...

The work to reconnect Tipalt Burn to its floodplain was led by Tyne Rivers Trust in partnership with Forestry England, the Environment Agency, and Northumbrian Water. The watercourse had been ...

Right now, the tide in River Tyne (North Shields) is falling Next Low tide 5hr 5min (21:10 GMT) Next High tide 11hr 3min (Thu 13th 03:08 GMT) High 03:39 4.8 Tidal information supplied by the UK ...

Redheugh Bridge, which crosses the River Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle, is to shut to traffic on Sunday 16 February. Spalling - the deterioration of steel reinforced concrete - has been ...

Friends of the River Tyne are hosting the event from 10am to noon. Anyone keen to take part should meet at the doocot by the Nungate Bridge in Haddington. The group aims to raise awareness and help ...

Zak, from Holystone, was seen on CCTV in the Centre for Life area but police now believe he made his way to the High Level Bridge and entered the River Tyne. Police have described Zak as an ...

A missing student from Holystone is believed to have gone into the River Tyne after last being seen in Newcastle, say Northumbria Police. Zakaria Chowdhury, 20, was last seen on Friday, February 7, in ...

A £4.9 million project at Hexham sewage treatment works that aims to help protect the River Tyne's water quality has been completed.