Tag: Elswick
8 months ago
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Newcastle walk-in centre staying shut for at least another six months due to staffing shortage

The Westgate Road Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) has been closed since November 2022 due to staffing shortages and wil...

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8 months ago
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Plans approved to rescue abandoned Newcastle West End nurses home from dereliction

Plans to transform the abandoned Angel Heights on Westgate Road won the approval of city councillors on Friday morning

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about 1 year ago
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New plea to improve safety on Newcastle road with 'constant accidents'

Shabs Mohammed is calling for new speed warning signs and a defibrillator to be installed on Westgate Road, after wit...

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about 1 year ago
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Plans lodged to breathe new life into derelict former nurses' home in Newcastle's West End

Angel Heights was once home to nurses working at the Newcastle General Hospital, but has been abandoned for years

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about 1 year ago
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Abandoned Newcastle police station set for £5m revamp as planning saga finally reaches 'win-win' ...

A residents' group that fought against original plans for a Burger King on the Westgate Road site says that revised d...

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about 1 year ago
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'Absurd' and 'soulless' plan to turn historic Newcastle bowling alley into flats rejected by council

Proposals to convert the former MFA Bowl in Westgate Road into housing were labelled 'bland and unimaginative'

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about 1 year ago
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Newcastle police station saga could be nearing end after battle over Burger King plans

Redesigned plans for the derelict Westgate Road police station could be approved this week

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over 1 year ago
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Closed bowling alley in Newcastle's West End could become flats after housing plans revealed

The landmark Westgate Road site, which began life as a theatre in 1911, could be converted into a 68-bedroom house in...

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over 1 year ago
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Worries after Newcastle urgent treatment centre shut for winter due to shortage of staff

City health chiefs announced in November that the Westgate Road Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) would be shutting down ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Council's apology over lift repair 'nightmare' after Newcastle tower block tenants stranded

Newcastle City Council chiefs have admitted that problems with lift repairs in social housing blocks 'need to be fixe...

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about 2 years ago
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Derelict Newcastle police station could still become Burger King as new court challenge launched

A developer has now taken its bid to open a drive-thru restaurant at the disused Westgate Road site to the High Court...

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over 2 years ago
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Newcastle Councillor recounts harrowing journey across the Ukraine border bringing aid to refugees

Elswick Councillor Nicu Ion was among a group of volunteers who drove a van loaded with supplies into Ukraine

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over 2 years ago
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The amazing work of Newcastle's Polish Centre as volunteers sort tonnes of donations for Ukraine

Newcastle's Ośrodek Polski (Polish Centre) has collected a huge amount for those disposed by the Russian invasion

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over 2 years ago
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Newcastle relief mission heads to war-torn Ukraine as councillor hails 'amazing' Geordie kindness

City councillor Nicu Ion will drive for two days to reach the Ukraine-Moldova border

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over 2 years ago
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Train or tram line through Newcastle's West End would 'breathe new life' into area

There have been calls for years to create a new public transport link running to the west of the city

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over 2 years ago
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Newcastle school place shortage forcing West End children as far away as Ponteland, vicar claims

The Rev George Curry, a minister in Elswick, told city councillors on Thursday afternoon that many pupils in his area...

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over 2 years ago
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Fury as demolished Newcastle basketball court turns into 'totally unusable' boggy wasteland

The games area in Elswick was torn up this summer and locals have now complained that it has become a target for fire...

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over 2 years ago
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West End Burger King inquiry ends with Newcastle Council accused of being on 'hunt for unicorns'

Opponents have labelled the drive-thru plan an "eyesore", but the developer insists it is the "best real world soluti...

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over 2 years ago
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Newcastle nursery to be closed down due to dwindling usage and expected £300,000 debt

The Cruddas Park Early Years Centre will be repurposed into a new hub for special educational needs or disabilities (...

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over 2 years ago
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Inquiry told that Burger King drive-thru 'last thing needed' in Newcastle's West End

The fourth day of hearings into the future of the disused Westgate Road site debated the health impacts of bringing a...

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over 2 years ago
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Coppers to Whoppers: Inquiry into Burger King plans for old Newcastle police station set to start

A government planning inspector will decide whether the controversial plans can go ahead

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almost 3 years ago
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Hit and run Range Rover driver fled after crashing into 'multiple vehicles' in Elswick

Northumbria Police have confirmed that no-one was injured after the driver appeared to lose control

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almost 3 years ago
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Public inquiry to decide fate of drive-thru Burger King planned for disused Newcastle police station

Newcastle City Council maintains that the proposed redevelopment of the Westgate Road station is "poor, generic and i...

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almost 3 years ago
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'Save our parks' – Furious families stage protest over demolition of Newcastle basketball court

Dozens of children and parents held a demonstration in Elswick on Tuesday afternoon, a week after the city council se...

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almost 3 years ago
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The Newcastle play parks that could be torn up next after anger at basketball court demolition

Neighbours in Elswick were outraged last week after seeing a digger move in without warning to demolish a popular bas...

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almost 3 years ago
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West End community 'in shock' as Newcastle Council tears up popular basketball court without warning

A digger was sent in on Tuesday to demolish a games area in Elswick, to the horror of locals who had no idea that the...

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about 3 years ago
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Councillors apologise for not condemning shamed Dipu Ahad

Labour says Ann Schofield, Lara Ellis, Shumel Rahman, and Rebecca Shatwell want to "make it clear that they abhor the...

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about 3 years ago
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Shamed ex councillor has 'lenient' stalking sentence referred to Court of Appeal

Dipu Ahad was jailed for 14 months in April for a series of acts that a court heard had 'demolished' the victim's lif...

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about 3 years ago
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Inside the 'last proper West End' pub after it has a lockdown revamp

The Metropolitan is the last venue standing after the likes of the Villa Vic closed

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about 3 years ago
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Newcastle has UK's first Roma migrant elected as councillor

Nicu Ion, who moved to Tyneside from Romania in 2012, was voted in to represent the Elswick ward in the West End at l...

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about 3 years ago
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Newcastle man fined £750 after starting an illegal bonfire with a bed headboard

Newcastle City Council is warning families in the city after a rising number of bonfires being set

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about 3 years ago
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Smoke filled the air as firefighters tackled car blaze

One crew from Gateshead was dispatched to the scene to tackle the fire

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over 3 years ago
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'Vomit, smashed glass, and urine' claims at West End hotel

Neighbours lodged serious objections against the Rooms Inn's bid to sell alcohol, but the hotel said it had only rece...

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over 3 years ago
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‘Body in the freezer’ killer Sharon Swinhoe dies in prison after catching Covid

The Newcastle killer was serving 25 years for murdering her retired civil servant boyfriend Peter McMahon before plun...

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over 3 years ago
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Gang of suspected drug dealers caught after police find £100,000 cannabis farm

Eight men were arrested during the raids in Elswick on Wednesday morning

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over 3 years ago
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Heartache as Covid-19 claims life of former Kenton School pupil aged just 39

Alison Brown's partner of 12 years said she spread 'nothing but love' in a life dominated by love, laughter and joy

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over 3 years ago
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Developer resurrects police station Burger King plans

Opponents of the scheme, which sparked protests outside the empty station last year, complained that the Burger King ...

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over 3 years ago
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Rapist jail term increased to 15 years after court rules first sentence lenient

Violent Connor Barrass, 23, sat on his victim and rained down punches before launching into a horrifying sex assault

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over 3 years ago
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Beloved Newcastle bowling alley warns it could close again

Bosses at The Bowl in Westgate Road say that disruptive roadworks directly outside their front door have added to a d...

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