A new bar and restaurant bidding to open in Shieldfield has pledged not to exacerbate the “menace” neighbours claim is being caused by students.
City councillors are set to rule on whether a new venue can open in a vacant unit on Warwick Street and were urged by locals to reject the scheme at a hearing on Thursday. The plans could see a bar open next to the Today’s Local store and serving drinks as late as midnight.
But neighbour Harry Allsop, speaking on behalf of three residents objecting to the scheme, pleaded with Newcastle City Council’s licensing sub-committee to deny the proposals a licence. He complained that Shieldfield’s large student population was often “a menace” to other residents and responsible for shouting into the early hours, urinating in the street, and rubbish being thrown into gardens.
