The Latest Breaking News from Shields Ferry

US weatherman who left TV for a job on the Metro jumps ship after bagging role on Shields Ferry

Joe Avary has joined the Ferry crew as a Second Mate and will now start learning how to drive the vessels across the river Tyne

Chronicle Live · May 5, 2023

'If we lose it, we won't get it back' – Shields Ferry warning as cash shortage for critical upgrade goes on

Transport chiefs have warned that a new north landing for the Shields Ferry is needed by 2025, but the vital project remains unfunded after a Levelling Up bid failed

Chronicle Live · Apr 11, 2023

Cheaper bus and Metro fares across North East revealed – but operators still accused of 'profiteering'

New ticket prices launching this year will let passengers travel across different bus operators, the Tyne and Wear Metro, and the Shields Ferry for a flat rate

Chronicle Live · Mar 21, 2023

Free travel on all buses across the North East for kids this summer

Take The Kids For Free was first launched by Nexus on Tyne and Wear Metro and the Shields Ferry in July 2021 and is now a permanent price promise for customers. Bus companies made a matching offer during Easter 2022 and are now repeating that offer for the summer.

Chronicle Live · Jul 15, 2022

A day in the life of a Shields Ferry skipper

"It can be anything that can be thrown at you, not just issues with the vessel it can be outside things like emergency situations"

Chronicle Live · Jul 11, 2022

Shields Ferry services to be temporarily halted in the evenings for two weeks

Ferry operators Nexus revealed they are reducing to a 12-hour timetable due to a lack of crew availability

Chronicle Live · Jul 9, 2022

Shields Ferry could be shut down in 2025 without urgent funding to build new landing in North Shields

After £5m of funding for the project collapsed last year, Nexus is still searching for new money to pay for a new jetty to be built at the Fish Quay

Chronicle Live · May 17, 2022

Children can travel on North East buses, the Metro and Shields Ferry for free this Easter - here's how

Under the Easter special offer, three children aged 11 and under can travel on buses across the region for free when accompanied by a fare paying adult

Chronicle Live · Apr 11, 2022

Evening services on Shields Ferry set to resume from next month

The service had previously been withdrawn amid the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant

Chronicle Live · Feb 22, 2022