|
Newcastle City Council and One NorthEast are looking into the possibility of building a convention centre and hotel on the site of the Metro Radio Arena. 12-Mar-2008 Newcastle City Council is looking into the possibility of building a new convention centre on a site west of Central Station, providing space for up to 1,500 delegates. 30-Aug-2007 Newcastle City Council is considering plans from Downing for a £200m hotel, office and housing development at the former Tyne Brewery site in Gallowgate. 27-Aug-2007 Newcastle City Council is to consider plans from Trinity Hotels for the development of a 128-room four-star Staybridge hotel on Buxton Street. 11-Jan-2007 Newcastle City Council has awarded a £4.2m contract to Rok to refurbish and extend the Waygood Art Gallery. 01-Dec-2005 Newcastle City Council, One NorthEast and Newcastle University have announced plans for the creation of Newcastle Science City, a government-backed science park that could lead to 5,000 new jobs. 07-Jul-2005 Newcastle City Council is to consider plans from Ashley House to build a £5m emergency care medical centre in Byker by September 2005. 15-Mar-2004 Newcastle City Council is planning to build a new £27m library in Princess Square. 04-Nov-2003 Newcastle City Council is seeking lottery money to help fund the creation of a £36m Museum of the North, in partnership with Tyne & Wear Museums, the university, One NorthEast and others. 04-Nov-2003 Newcastle City Council is planning to spend £150m on extensions and improvements to the Eldon Square shopping centre, in partnership with Capital Shopping Centres and Shell Pensions Trust. 17-Jul-2003 Newcastle City Council is planning to close library branches in Dinnington, Montagu, Scotswood and Walkerville, in order to improve services at other sites. 11-Jun-2003 Newcastle City Council is to receive plans from Closegate Hotel Developments for a £6m retail and leisure development above the city's Haymarket Metro station, including new bars, shops and the creation of up to 200 jobs. 19-May-2003 Newcastle City Council is considering plans to transfer its housing stock to an Arms Length Management Organisation. 27-Nov-2002 Newcastle City Council has awarded a contract to the Southern Green Partnership for the £5m restoration of the city's historic Leazes Park, which is due for completion in December 2003. 10-Jun-2002 Newcastle City Council is planning to transform the Ward's building complex in High Bridge into a multi-purpose cultural venue, including art gallery and studios, at a cost of about £3m. 11-Apr-2002 Newcastle City Council and other local authorities in Tyne & Wear are asking firms to submit tenders to set up kerbside recycling schemes, in order to meet government waste reduction targets. 11-Oct-2001 Newcastle City Council is to consider plans from Rokeby Developments for the £20m revamp of the Denton Park shopping centre, which will include a new supermarket and the creation of 350 jobs. 10-May-2001 Newcastle City Council has selected Silverlink of Wallsend to carry out the £35m Central Quayside development, which will include shopping, housing, office and leisure facilities and could create up to 2,000 jobs. 11-Apr-2001 Newcastle City Council is in discussions with Newcastle University about plans to develop a £60m arts and heritage complex at the Playhouse theatre site at Barras Bridge. 05-Feb-2001 Newcastle City Council has announced plans for the development of a £5.2m rapid transit system between Newcastle and Gateshead, and work will start in 2002. 19-Jan-2001 Newcastle City Council is considering plans from Commercial Development Projects for a £25m retailing project on the site of the former Binns department store, which will create about 300 jobs. 17-Nov-2000 Newcastle City Council is considering plans for a £400m redevelopment of the city's West End, which would involve demolishing 6,600 homes to make way for new housing, education, leisure and transport facilities. 07-Jun-2000 Newcastle City Council is to consider plans for the greenfield development of a new business park on the Newcastle Great Park site that could create of up to 8,000 jobs, as the government has decided not to intervene in the application. 02-Jun-2000 Newcastle City Council has reached agreement with a local businessman for the development of a £4m luxury hotel and leisure complex on Grey Street, which will create 50 jobs. 16-Feb-2000 Newcastle City Council is to consider plans from Thornfield Properties for the £60m redevelopment of the Fossway area in Byker into a retail and business park, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs. 16-Dec-1999 Newcastle City Council has awarded a contract to Shepherd for the development of a £4.2m sports centre. 29-Oct-1999 Newcastle City Council has announced plans to transform the city centre with new shopping and leisure facilities, including two large stores and apartments overlooking the Tyne. 27-Jul-1999 Newcastle City Council is in negotiations with Capital Shopping Centres to sell its stake in the city's Eldon Square shopping complex. 10-Jun-1999 Newcastle City Council has approved a £120m plan from Stamford Developments to transform Swan House into a luxury hotel and build a shopping mall with an 11-screen cinema, and up to 700 jobs will be created. 25-May-1999 Newcastle City Council is to consider plans for the redevelopment of the Royal Victoria Infirmary, which will include a new high-tech centre housing accident and emergency, intensive care, trauma, and neurosciences. 26-Mar-1999
|