THE TRUTH ABOUT: Gosforth high street - The Untold Story

Gosforth High Street bollards finally removed after lining busy route for more than two years

The much-maligned bollards were taken up on Monday morning, but a new row has already begun about what comes next for Gosforth High Street now they are gone

Chronicle Live · Mar 21, 2023

North East Today: Newcastle's Clean Air Zone charge rakes in over £54k and Gosforth High Street’s bollards to be removed

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Chronicle Live · Mar 7, 2023

Gosforth High Street bollards to be removed but replacement plan branded 'extremely dangerous'

Council bosses plan to install a new bus lane along the high street to replace the bollards, which were installed to create social distancing space in 2020

Chronicle Live · Mar 7, 2023

Cyclists' fury as Gosforth High Street bollard removal plans branded 'massive backwards step'

Campaigners have claimed the plans "won’t help reduce pollution" or bring in more shoppers

Chronicle Live · Sep 23, 2022

Gosforth High Street bollards finally set to be axed as council promises new 'people-friendly' space

The bollards along the length of the high street have been labelled ugly and confusing since they were installed two years ago as part of social distancing measures

Chronicle Live · Sep 22, 2022

Investigation launched after man, 36, dies in doorway on Gosforth High Street

The man was found unresponsive in a doorway by police officers in the early hours of Sunday morning

Chronicle Live · Sep 12, 2022

New plans to end Gosforth High Street's 'bollard blight' set to be unveiled next month

Critics have complained of a 'cone calamity' on the high street, but council bosses now say a new solution to redesign the key route is on the way

Chronicle Live · Aug 25, 2022

Campaigner dons traffic cone costume as council urged to remove 'ugly' Gosforth High Street bollards

Council bosses have admitted that they “need to make better use of the space” and are set to make changes

Chronicle Live · Jul 29, 2022

Beloved hardware shop Thorpes toasts 75 years on Gosforth High Street

Since 2017 the long-term fixture of Gosforth High Street has been run by Mike Ryans and is father-in-law, Fred Wilson

Birmingham Post · May 12, 2022

Business behind Newcastle city centre bar Okana goes bust owing £1.4m

Cyclone (Newcastle) Limited ran the prominent Westgate Road bar and is owned by the same businessman that previously ran Casa San Lorenzo restaurant on Gosforth High Street

Chronicle Live · Apr 13, 2022