They were the so-called 'supertankers' - improbably large oil-carrying vessels that came to dominate the River Tyne landscape during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Thousands of skilled men worked ...

A project to restore a large section of a River Tyne tributary has been completed. Tipalt Burn, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, has been reconnected to its floodplain after the watercourse had ...

Bosses at the Port of Tyne have issued a plea for people not to trespass on the River Tyne's North and South piers as works are scheduled over summer to get them open later in the year.

The father of a boy who drowned in the same river as a teenager on Saturday said the incident has “brought back memories” of the grief experienced by his family. Robert Hattersley, 13, from ...

Stories connected to historic sites along the River Tyne are being told in a new podcast series. Telling Tales sees local people join forces with historians as they focus on the nine-mile (14km) Tyne ...

A North East charity is calling on photographers to showcase the River Tyne in all its glory. Tyne Rivers Trust has launched its 2026 calendar photo contest, inviting amateur and professional ...

The 30-year-old driver of a HGV which collided with a bridge and crashed into a river in North Yorkshire on Friday morning (21 March) was pronounced dead at the scene. Credit: ITV Tyne Tees A ...