Newcastle Labour Club announces relocation

A social club that has stood on the same site in Newcastle since 1979 is due to relocate at the start of 2025. Newcastle Labour Club will move from its current location, in Leazes Park Road in Newcastle city centre, to the site of the former Lloyd’s Bank on Northumberland Street. Club secretary Liam Botterill said: “The relocation is positive news as it’s an opportunity for us to move to a new,...

Historic Ouseburn site transformed into luxury townhouses

Part of a former ropery site in Ouseburn, once a cornerstone of Newcastle’s industrial heritage, has been transformed into a new development of seven four-storey townhouses. Built by local developer Modo Bloc and marketed by Hive Estates, the Ropes blends the industrial history of the area with modern architectural design. With features such as floor-to-ceiling windows, exposed brickwork and...

Strawberry picked for top national award

An office’s design and culture that has broken with convention has won one of the UK’s top honours. One Strawberry Lane’s civic agenda has gained it the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Office of the Year Award at the British Council of Offices awards. The building, in the heart of Newcastle city centre, has disrupted traditional thinking of offices as being closed-off spaces to the...

Public consultation launched over final phase of former Scottish Life House regeneration

Plans to complete the final phase of the multimillion-pound redevelopment of a well-known Jesmond office block have been outlined in a public consultation. The regeneration project led by Jomast Developments could see a mix of 58 one and two-bedroomed private rented properties developed at the Jesmond Three Sixty complex on the site of the 1960s-built former Scottish Life House, next to the...

Association for Rental Living launches new North East and Yorkshire Hub

The Association for Rental Living (ARL – formerly the UKAA) has announced the launch of a new regional hub for the North East and Yorkshire. Chaired by Paul Beattie (pictured), account director at Glide UK, the foundation of the North East and Yorkshire Hub comes at a crucial time for regional Build to Rent (BTR) in the UK. According to JLL’s H1 2024 data, the UK’s ‘big six’ regional cities...