I WAS in a store in Union Street in the suburb of what I believed to be in Cooks Hill recently where a staff wanted sign was displayed. It went on to tell us that it was for work in a store in the Newcastle CBD. As a new resident to the CBD myself, I was quite excited as many residents here look forward to a resurgence of our city shopping. Many of us city dwellers have been looking around wondering where this popular store might open, so when I saw two members of staff I asked where they were opening uptown (in the CBD). Imagine my surprise when they said the sign referred to the Cooks Hill store.
Our council believes that the CBD is emerging as Newcastle West, and this store believes Cooks Hill qualifies. I reckon most Novocastrians still think it's uptown, where it always was. Can anyone enlighten me?
