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‘The swings are missing’: Children in Newcastle left with nowhere to play

Families worry about where their children will go during the summer as crumbling playgrounds are left in disrepair

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023

Fallen tree finally removed from Gosforth park almost seven months after collapsing in Storm Malik

Bosses say that the tree will now be recycled into woodchips for the picnic area next to where it fell in Gosforth Central Park

Chronicle Live · Aug 23, 2022

Bosses urged to finally remove fallen tree that has been lying in Gosforth park for more than six months

The large tree collapsed in Gosforth Central Park during high winds at the end of January

Chronicle Live · Aug 17, 2022

Councillors consider festival restrictions as Leazes Park event plans attract opposition

Newcastle city councillors are considering the event and alcohol application for one of the city's parks

Chronicle Live · May 19, 2022

Council pushing for Leazes Park festival limits as latest step in Newcastle noise crackdown

It comes after strict new measures were imposed in Exhibition Park, amid complaints that the city's green spaces are being turned into "outdoor nightclubs"

Chronicle Live · May 13, 2022

Newcastle music festivals still possible despite row over turning parks into 'outdoor nightclubs'

Urban Green Newcastle has backtracked on suggestions that new council restrictions make it impossible to hold festivals following the cancellation of This is Tomorrow

Chronicle Live · Apr 27, 2022

Council insists it has 'every confidence' in Newcastle parks charity despite row over festivals

It has been warned that new restrictions on events in Exhibition Park could cut off a key source of income needed for upkeep of the city's green spaces

Chronicle Live · Apr 11, 2022

Noise crackdown on Exhibition Park music festivals – plunging events like This Is Tomorrow into doubt

Councillors have agreed to impose tough new limits on large-scale events being held in the park, which it has been warned could mean no concerts being held there at all

Chronicle Live · Apr 2, 2022

Plea for no repeat of 'horrendous' This is Tomorrow as Newcastle park chiefs bid for more festivals

Exhibition Park bosses are locked in a battle with authorities as they bid to obtain a new licence allowing them to host major events and sell alcohol

Chronicle Live · Mar 23, 2022