A multi-million-pound project to restore Newcastle’s iconic Tyne Bridge to its former glory is making good progress.

The team carrying out the repairs has been working inside the tight confines of a 1.5m-high bridge deck void beneath the Tyne Bridge’s eastern footway since last April – initially clearing out ...

More than six tonnes worth of rusted bolts, rivets, and huge pieces of steelwork have already been removed from the Tyne Bridge, almost a year into the efforts to return it to its former glory.

The team carrying out the repairs has been working inside the tight confines of a 1.5m-high bridge deck void beneath the Tyne Bridge’s eastern footway since last April – initially clearing out ...

Seeing the Tyne Bridge used to move Geordies to tears for all the right reasons. For people who had been away, you knew you were back on Tyneside when you saw the bridge, still the most potent ...