Ministers 'share aspiration' for Newcastle's Swing Bridge in 150th anniversary year

Dame Chi Onwurah raised the need for national backing to restore the Swing Bridge, with a feasibility study led by Newcastle ...

Hundreds back Swing Bridge repair petition after Victorian landmark left as broken 'embarrassment'

City guide John Dias is urging authorities on Tyneside to crack on with repairs to the Swing Bridge, more than six years after it last successfully swung open ...

Hundreds sign 'embarrassing' Swing Bridge petition

The bridge, which marks its 150th anniversary this year, has not swung open since 2019.