A new “premium” cocktail bar could be coming to Newcastle city centre.
Bosses behind the popular MOJO brand, which has venues in other Northern cities including Manchester and Leeds, are bidding to breathe new life into an empty unit at The Gate. But the plans ran into opposition on Tuesday morning from city authorities, with Northumbria Police and local council officials trying to put a stop to the scheme.
If given the go-ahead by councillors, the MOJO bar would move into a former TGI Friday’s unit inside The Gate that has been disused for five years. Solicitor Paddy Whur, representing applicants Voodoo Doll Limited, told a Newcastle City Council licensing hearing on Tuesday that the company had been trying to find a premises in Newcastle for a “considerable time” and would spend £750,000 transforming the vacant space into a “premium” destination that will create 25 jobs.
