South Shields is connected to [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] and other districts in [[Tyne & WEar]] by the [[Tyne & Wear Metro]], and to [[North Shields]], on the north bank of the [[River Tyne]], by the [[Shiields Ferry]], the last surviving of dozens of ferries across the river.
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South Shields is connected to [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] and other districts in [[Tyne and Wear]] by the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]], and to [[North Shields]], on the north bank of the [[River Tyne]], by the [[Shields Ferry]], the last surviving of dozens of ferries across the river.
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South Shields is the finishing point of the [[Great North Run]].
South Shields is the finishing point of the [[Great North Run]].