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A refurbishment of the building, involving new desks and chairs for over 1,500 employees and a new public restaurant, was completed in 2012. [9] In February 2017 Prince Harry arrived at the civic centre to meet volunteers involved with the charity Walking With The Wounded as well as ex-servicemen who have benefited from the charity's projects.
The council is based at the Civic Centre on Regent Street, which was purpose-built for the council and was completed in 1987. [24] Old Town Hall: Council's headquarters 1870–1987. Prior to 1987 the council had been based at the Town Hall on West Street, which had been completed in 1870 for the old Gateshead Borough Council. [25]
The Gateshead Leisure Centre was opened in the early 1980s. [1] It was originally operated by Gateshead Council. After the council concluded that they were unable to run the centre because of budget issues, [2] it was closed in July 2023. [3] The centre's management was transferred to community-led group Gateshead Active [4] [5] and reopened in ...
The North East Combined Authority (NECA) is a combined authority in North East England.It has a directly-elected Mayor and seven member councils: two are unitary authorities (Durham and Northumberland) and five are metropolitan borough councils (Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland).
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (which styles itself "Gateshead Council") is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear , England .
Wardley and Leam Lane is a local council ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. This ward covers an area of around 1.6 square miles (4.1 km 2 ), and has a population of 8,327. [ 18 ] As of April 2020, the ward is served by three councillors: Anne Wheeler, Linda Green and Stuart Green. [ 19 ]
Result of the council election when these seats were last contested in 2021 Result of the most recent council election in 2023. The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974.
The building houses a number of shops and services, as well as a Nexus TravelShop. [ 12 ] Danny Lane's Opening Line installation features in the bus station, and consists of a sequence of forms in steel and glass, stretching about 90 m (300 ft) in length, 1 m (3.3 ft) in width, and up to 5 m (16 ft) in height.