The first chain was hauled out over a three-day period A historic bridge is getting closer to coming back into use. Union Chain Bridge, which dates from 1820 and spans the River Tweed, linking ...

The leader of Northumberland County Council has said the reopening of a world-famous bridge in the county after a painstaking restoration was "one of the proudest moments of his life". The Union ...

The Union Chain Bridge was shut for a number of weeks earlier this year for inspection work to be carried out. It will now be closed on an "intermittent" basis over a 10-week period, starting on ...

The meeting of the pipers will be broadcast live on BBC Newcastle. The Union Chain Bridge unites England and Scotland over the River Tweed. Designed by Sir Samuel Brown, it was built in 1820.