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What’s going on in Newcastle and Tyneside - Tuesday 24th June

By Paul Smith • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: news

- Read this slowly now: NO. ENTRY. It seems nearly 2000 vehicles have struggled with the concept since the High Level bridge reopened just three weeks ago; only buses and taxis can now cross the bridge in one direction, but that hasn’t stopped folk sneaking over. Or so they thought.
- A 15 year old girl [...]



High Level Bridge gets a fresher lick of paint

By Paul Smith • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: favourite, news

The view along the Tyne from the High Level Bridge is amongst the favourites of Newcastle and Gateshead residents. The sight of the bridge from within, despite millions of pounds spent on it, is an entirely different matter.
Since the bridge re-opened on 2nd June, taggers have been busily undoing the last three years of restoration. [...]