Tyne and Wear
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Metrocentre’s staying power
As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, Gateshead’s intu Metrocentre remains the largest shopping centre in Europe. Claire Robson charts its history and asks what challenges lie ahead in the fast-moving…
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Newcastle league table
A smooth transition at the top of the table masked an underwhelming market, with deals and take-up down on last year
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Newcastle spotlight: Science Central
A £65m investment by L&G will fund 200,000 sq ft of offices at Newcastle’s Science Central. Claire Robson assesses the progress of the £350m regeneration project
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Watkins Jones secures planning for police HQ resi
Northumbria Police site in Newcastle city centre to become student halls
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Hammerson sells Northumberland shopping centre for £78m
Hammerson has sold Manor Walks Shopping Centre in Cramlington, Northumberland, to Arch Commercial Enterprise for £78m
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The North sparks off
From broadband provision to energy supply to transport improvements, the road to better infrastructure will be smoother in some places than others
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L&G invests in £350m Newcastle Science Central
Legal & General is to partner with Newcastle City Council to help build and finance the £350m Newcastle Science Central
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Hammerson seeks buyer for Manor Walks
Hammerson is selling Manor Walks shopping centre in Cramlington, Tyne & Wear, for £70m – a 7.5% yield.
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Newcastle’s bathing beauty
A 4,843 sq ft freehold building believed to be Britain’s oldest public bath house is being offered by Lambert Smith Hampton.
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UK cities: Northern powerhouse infrastructure – working together?
If the chancellor’s northern powerhouse is to become a reality, transport links between cities must be radically improved. Is there the will – and the money – to make it…
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UK Cities – northern powerhouse opportunities: something big
Where in London or the South East can you get double-digit yields and the prospect of long-term capital growth? The answer is: nowhere. You need the northern powerhouse for returns…
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UK Cities – Northern powerhouse: strength in numbers
Chancellor George Osborne’s northern powerhouse is intended as a counterbalance to the South East’s economic dominance, and will work only if Manchester and its less developed rival cities can form…