Council plans to demolish North Tyneside's iconic Borough Road Footbridge have been scuppered after a government inspector sided with opposing residents and campaigners.
North Tyneside Council claimed, during a public inquiry, the bridge, which connects Waldo Street to Tennyson Terrace, would be too expensive to repair and was used too infrequently to justify the potential costs. Council officers claimed repair works could cost as much as £360,000, as opposed to a £60,000 demolition.
Residents and campaigners countered the council's financial claims and argued demolition would increase car use and disadvantage the elderly or disabled pedestrians.
