A former church and ex-GP practice in Bensham has been granted a new lease of life as a community centre.
108 Rawling Road in Bensham has been permitted by Gateshead councillors to now operate as a community hub. Local charity Bensham and Saltwell Alive plan to operate out of the building.
Bensham and Saltwell Alive have already been holding youth activities in the building but now plan to expand. Plans submitted to the council would divide the ground floor into nine separate rooms but proposed no external alterations.