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Newcastle council approves £65m shopping centre transformation
Next has pre-let two floors of the former Eldon Square Debenhams store, which is set to be converted.
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Trio of retail brands sign for Metrocentre
ProCook, Clarks and Victoria’s Secret are set to open at the shopping centre.
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Blackstone set to acquire Britishvolt’s gigafactory site for £110m
This comes after Australian start-up Recharge was selected as the preferred buyer in January 2024.
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Town Moor could be so much more
Vacant land around Newcastle United FC stadium is chronically underused and could be vastly improved.
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Gateshead plans ‘urban community’ around Metrocentre
The shopping centre, the largest in the North East, has 400 stores and 2.1m sq ft of lettable space.
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Council calls action on £450m Sunderland film studio
FullwellCain will begin developing the 1.7m sq site this year.
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ESTAMA UK wins contracts to manage three more shopping centres
Addition of Birchwood, Weston, and Byron Place shopping centres take the number of assets the firm manages to 17.
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FPG acquires Washington Retail Park in Sunderland
The deal follows the firm’s purchase of the Moorland Centre Retail Park in Lincoln late last year.
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Make some noise for Newcastle
A new music venue planned for former Debenhams store makes perfect sense for this party city.
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Metrocentre posts 17% profit rise as recovery from pandemic continues
Footfall and occupancy are up at UK’s second largest shopping destination.
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BidX1 to offer more than 40 lots in March auction
The commercial and residential auction will take place on March 27.
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Stars align for Gateshead scheme
After a long history of setbacks, construction of a new conference centre is now set to begin this spring.
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Director banned after unlawful care home scheme saw investors lose £57m
The scheme promised investors unachievable returns and put their funds “at risk”.
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EY in talks with other ‘interested parties’ over fresh takeover of Britishvolt
The company’s administrators are still chasing money from selected Australian buyer Recharge Industries.
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Go Outdoors signs new letting at former Wilko store in Metrocentre
The outdoor clothing and equipment retailer will open the new store later this year.
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‘Significant interest’ in portfolio of 25 North East and Yorkshire pubs
Avison Young and Watling Real Estate have reported a “significant level” of interest.
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EE to open 10 experiential stores in £6m investment programme
The firm unveiled the plan as it opened its Gateshead Experience store at Metrocentre shopping centre.
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Primark to significantly upsize Metrocentre store
The enlarged anchor premises will cover nearly 80,000 sq ft.
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Newcastle records steepest prime office rent growth among regions
Rents in the city have increased at twice the speed of the regional average.
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Resi dominates development activity in UK regional cities
Residential and PBSA schemes led construction across four regional cities, according to a Deloitte survey.