A new £21m bus and Metro interchange in South Shields opened to passengers on the 4th of August 2019. It is located on Keppel Street, about 100 meters from the old Metro Station. The Interchange was developed by a partnership of Nexus, South Tyneside Council, Muse Developments and construction contractor Bowmer and Kirkland. Construction of the interchange began in April 2018, and was Phase Two of the £100m 'South Shields 365 regeneration masterplan'.
Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools
and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria.
Co-Curate
is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created
community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using
social media and open archives/data.