Repairs to 'extend life' of Shields Ferry landing while new one is being built
It comes as North East Mayor Kim McGuinness pledged the £14.6 million needed to build the landing on Monday.
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Shields Ferry set to be saved by new funding pledge
North East mayor Kim McGuinness has pledged a cash injection that will allow for the building of a new north landing for the river crossing.
Skipper with uncanny likeness to Sting told icon ‘I look like you, man’
Sting lookalike Chris McGuinness, 63, has recalled the moment he met the Wallsend-born music icon as he prepares to retire from working on the Shields Ferry.