High streets in Wallsend, Ashington, and Newcastle's East End are in line for a multi-million pound transformation.
New details have emerged of the areas set to benefit from plans to re-energise struggling shopping areas that have been devastated by the Covid pandemic, the shift to online retail, and the cost of living crisis. The North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) is giving £1.9m each to councils in Northumberland, Newcastle, and North Tyneside to boost towns in need of new investment.
Plans are now set to be finalised this summer to regenerate the town centres of Ashington and Wallsend, as well as five high streets in Newcastle. While exact details of what the money will be put towards is yet to be confirmed, Newcastle’s share of the cash will be split between Chillingham Road, Shields Road, Heaton Road, Heaton Park Road, and Welbeck Road.
