Tyneside Irish Centre has voiced concerns over plans to predestrianise Newcastle's Blackett Street, saying the impact on elderly members would be devastating.
Tony Corcoran, secretary of the centre on Gallowgate Street, has objected to the plans which would remove buses from the busy main street.
Newcastle Council says its plan to remove traffic from Blackett Street is part of a £50m vision to make the city safer, cleaner and greener.
