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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Newcastle’s Side Gallery to close after funding cuts and energy bills rise

An illuminated display next to the entrance to the Side Gallery in Newcastle
The Side Gallery, which opened in 1977, seeks to highlight ‘social concerns and celebrate diverse lives and landscapes across the north-east, UK, and the globe’. Photograph: Wilf Doyle/Alamy

A small and much-loved photography gallery that has punched well above its size for more than 45 years will close this weekend because of funding cuts and cost-of-living pressures.

The Side Gallery, near the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle, was opened in 1977 by a collective championing positive images of working-class life.

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