Bosses have been accused of “neglecting” the malfunctioning Victorian landmark, with little sign of its rotating mechanism being repaired – six years after the bridge last successfully swung open.

It may be red and white, but the Swing Bridge is as much a symbol of Newcastle as the more famous structure slightly down river. Though it is the Tyne Bridge which often hogs the limelight, the Swing ...

The Victorian landmark has not successfully swung open since 2019 and it emerged last week that efforts to repair its turning mechanism look highly unlikely to bear fruit before the bridge’s milestone ...

It's 145 years since the Swing Bridge, linking Newcastle and Gateshead across the River Tyne, opened to road traffic. There was no formal ceremony to mark the occasion, but the event on Thursday, June ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Iain Buist/Newcastle Chronicle (Iain Buist/Newcastle Chronicle) The restoration of Newcastle’s Swing Bridge is “finally ...