While Zahner has looked forward to the return of the train to his town, it has required ... "We have a lot of shops, restaurants. They're going to benefit." The new station is only a block from ...

THE UK's newest train station has opened in a lesser-known seaside town that was was once ... home to one of the country's best fish and chip shops - Coastline in Mermaid Car Park on Blyth Links.

From retail and housing to new public spaces and train station improvements ... work only affects certain parts of the town centre. “The shops and businesses on Church Street are still open ...