Councillors have approved the demolition of a defunct library to make way for an affordable housing development. Gateshead Council's planning committee unanimously green-lit proposals to tear down ...

The architect, Arthur Stockwell, was also responsible for the nearby Shipley Art Gallery When Gateshead Central Library opened on 31 March 1926, it was an immediate hit with users. In its first ...

Fines for overdue library books have been scrapped in Gateshead amid cost of living pressures. Penalties for late returns were paused in March 2020 at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic but ...

Now, Birtley library on the outskirts of Gateshead is offering a listening ear to people living with the menopause. Staff are holding a monthly menopause café; a chance for women - and men - to ...

The free exhibition, at both the Baltic and The Gallery at Gateshead Library, opens on 19 October and runs until 1 December.

PROPOSALS for 53 houses have been submitted to Gateshead Council’s planning department for a new Almshouse development on the site of a closed library and recreation ground. Plans for the new ...

Library services at Gateshead MBC received a three star best value inspection rating - the highest tribute. ... Library services at Gateshead MBC received a three star best value inspection rating - ...