We are updating our website to help you find information and access our digital services more easily Some pages may look slightly different or have a different web address however you will be able to access all of our services as usual cycling and bus routes on a busy high street have been set out As part of the next phase of improvements for Gosforth High Street these plans aim to improve road safety, create better public transport links and encourage walking and cycling Key proposals include some extensions to the north bound bus route on Great North Road along with a package of active travel improvements such as upgraded cycle routes to and alongside the High Street and a wider footway for people walking on Gosforth High Street. Cllr Juna Sathian cabinet member for climate and transport at Newcastle City Council said: “We’re now ready to unveil the next phase of improvements for Gosforth High Street and we invite feedback from local people to help shape the final designs The team has been looking at different options for the High Street which is part of one of the busiest routes for buses in the city and how we can improve walking and cycling in the wider Gosforth area we’ve developed a set of measures that improve cycling connections and make the area safer – particularly for the many school children who travel in this area daily.  “These proposals build on our ambitions to create a more sustainable city.” The package builds on the bus priority measures made permanent last September and support the wider plans for the bus corridor improvements to the Great North Road supporting more reliable bus services along one of Newcastle’s busiest routes Residents are encouraged to provide feedback on the proposals at:  People can also discuss the proposals with the team at the following drop-in sessions: Wednesday 2 April – 3 till 6pm – in Trinity Church Monday 7 April – 5 till 8pm – in Café 1901 These improvements are funded by the UK Government Ask for help if you haven't found what you are looking for in this site Get updates from Newcastle City Council and find out about the work we do where you live Newcastle Falcons are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Grand Hotel Gosforth Park strengthening ties with a respected local business and enhancing support within the North East community This collaboration highlights Grand Hotel Gosforth Park’s dedication to local sports and community engagement, and as part of this partnership the hotel will also sponsor first-team player Cameron Neild commercial director at Newcastle Falcons, said: “We’re excited to partner with another fantastic local business in Grand Hotel Gosforth Park “This collaboration is a great opportunity for us to connect with our community in new ways and we’re looking forward to seeing what it will bring for our fans and the region.” head of sales at Grand Hotel Gosforth Park, added: “We are delighted to partner with Newcastle Falcons “We look forward to welcoming the team and supporters to our hotel.” Located just a short distance from Kingston Park Stadium Grand Hotel Gosforth Park is a premier North East destination featuring comfortable accommodations and a range of amenities spa and extensive event facilities within a scenic 12-acre parkland With 23,000 square feet of versatile event space the hotel is known for hosting conferences making it a popular choice for both locals and visitors Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting collaboration as we look forward to a successful season ahead with our new partners You can find out more about Grand Hotel Gosforth Park by visiting their website Newcastle Falcons | Kingston Park | Brunton Road | Kenton Bank Foot | Newcastle upon Tyne | NE13 8AF Web Development by Inspired British Garden Centres has announced their third acquisition in a week the former Dobbies Gosforth site at Gosforth Park This strategic move marks a significant milestone for the business further solidifying its position as the UK’s largest family-run garden centre group in the UK creating new employment opportunities within the local area The centre is planned to re-open mid to late February The Gosforth Garden Centre’s Facebook and Instagram pages will continue to provide updates on the site’s progression Founder and Director of British Garden Centres said: “We are delighted to welcome the Gosforth Garden Centre into our family It’s another very exciting opportunity as we have clear ambitions to grow the centre We look forward to getting ready for the opening.”  British Garden Centres (BGC) is the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group with 68 centres around the country The group is owned and led by The Stubbs family who also own and operate Woodthorpe Leisure Park in Lincolnshire.BGC was launched in 1987 with the opening of Woodthorpe Garden Centre by brothers Charles and Robert Stubbs Since 2018 it has expanded rapidly with the acquisition of 50 garden centres allowing it to grow from its heartland to 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up to our popular News and Product emails Terms and Conditions Acceptable Use Policy Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Download the Gardenforum Media Pack Gardenforum enjoys around 50,000 page views a month Repeated views of your banner will build recognition and confidence in your company Email: info@gardenforum.co.uk Look forward to hearing from you © Gardenforum 2025 | This site is intended for use by UK businesses only Gardenforum will not be responsible for any loss or liability arising from use by any other party Bus priority measures which were trialled on Gosforth High Street will be made permanent the north bound bus lane has been almost continuously extended from Blue House roundabout in the south to the Church Road/Salters Road junction in the north as part of a scheme to improve public transport on a key bus corridor in the city Newcastle City Council has reviewed the data collected as well as feedback from the public as part of the decision-making process on this first phase of improvements to Gosforth High Street Journey time data collected by Stagecoach shows that their bus services have seen improvements with increased reliability on this key bus corridor data has shown that the bus lane has had a minimal impact on other journeys A common theme of the feedback from the people taking part in the consultation centred around a perceived lack of active travel as part of the scheme The council is keen to stress that improvements to walking and cycling are part of the next phase of improvements to Gosforth High Street Plans are being developed which will include public engagement events to help shape improved walking and cycling routes to the High Street cabinet member for a Sustainable City at Newcastle City Council said: “As we have set out creating better public transport links and encouraging active travel around the Gosforth High Street area I would like to thank everyone who took part in the public consultation on this first phase of improvements focusing on prioritising public transport on one of the busiest routes for buses in the city “We’ve looked at the data and the feedback from the public and we know that the scheme works well with bus passengers seeing improvements in their journey times and bus reliability which is exactly the change we need to encourage people out of their cars and onto public transport “This is only the first phase of the plans for this area, we will be looking at further improvements which we know people are keen to see and which will further support people in being able to make sustainable choices on how they move around the city “We will be inviting local people to help shape the next phase of improvements.” Link to Delegated Decision  now under British Garden Centres' ownership with queues of excited shoppers eager to experience the transformation and see inside the new store The refurbished centre and restaurant were packed with happy customers signalling a roaring success and a welcome addition to the local community Gosforth Garden Centre in Gosforth Park is now open following a short closure after being taken on by the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group The new centre was officially opened by celebrity gardener David Domoney at the weekend and is packed with everything you could possibly need for your garden gifts and the Fern Living outdoor furniture range exclusive to British Garden Centres and an incredibly friendly and knowledgeable team on hand to share their knowledge and inspire you for your garden and home.  From colourful bedding plants and fragrant herbs to a particularly impressive selection of houseplants and seasonal shrubs Gosforth Garden Centre has everything you need for your garden to be the best in the North East Gosforth Garden Centre is also home to some popular concessions while Julian Charles provides a beautiful selection of bedding and home furnishings.  Customers can also find Maidenhead Aquatics and Weird Fish within the centre adding further to the collection of trusted retailers in-store Families will be delighted to discover the indoor soft play area providing a safe and fun space for children to burn off some energy while parents browse the centre or relax with a coffee The Gardener’s Retreat Restaurant is now home to a brand new carvery and will also be serving up delicious freshly prepared meals and sweet treats to refuel after a spot of shopping.  Look out for exclusive opening week offers and Best Buy deals on a wide selection of garden products as well as unbeatable deals on selected bird care ranges and aggregates.   For all the very latest news and intelligence on the UK's largest home improvement and garden retailers, sign up for the Insight DIY weekly newsletter.   Newcastle Falcons have named their Under-18s side for Saturday’s trip to Leicester alongside a development team who will also play at Leicester Forest RFC captained by Gosforth Academy’s Freddie McGregor England U18s star Elvis Kitenge-Fuki starts at tighthead prop with recent England U18s training squad attendees Ajay Edwards and Charlie Lawson also featuring with the Falcons development team – primarily made up of Under-17s players – also in action against the Tigers at Leicester Forest RFC providing a great opportunity to showcase their talents A preview of the Under-18s Academy League season can be found HERE Club) v Leicester Tigers U18s (Leicester Forest RFC 9 Rhys Jenkins (Barnard Castle); 1 Tom Thirkell (Durham School 5 Freddie McGregor (captain – Gosforth Academy Novocastrians RFC) 6 George Bolam (Durham School Newcastle Falcons Development Squad (School Kendal RUFC); 1 Alfie Booth (Gosforth Academy Newcastle Falcons have named their Under-18s side for Sunday’s Academy League visit to Sale Sharks The game is a 3pm kick-off at Heywood Road (post code M33 3WB) and will be preceded at 1pm when a Falcons Development XV takes on its Sharks equivalent Newcastle Under-18s have played two matches so far in this season’s Academy League losing 19-12 at Leicester Tigers and 40-12 at home to Northampton Saints The Falcons’ last remaining regular-season game after this weekend sees them hosting Yorkshire on Saturday February 8 at Kingston Park with finals day held in Gloucester on Sunday February 16 Newcastle Falcons U18s v Sale Sharks U18s (Sunday 10 Ted Fletcher (Newcastle School for Boys Newcastle Falcons Development XV v Sale Sharks Development XV (Sunday 20 Toby Sommersall (Newcastle School for Boys 21 Ollie Green    (Gosforth Academy Newcastle Falcons have named their Under-18s side for Saturday’s Academy League game against Northampton Saints The 1pm kick-off at Kingston Park will be followed by a development game between the two clubs at 3pm seasonal hospitality guests and all under-18s can gain free entry Entry is via the Tap & Tackle bar (East Stand) The match forms Newcastle’s second game in the Academy League programme having narrowly lost 19-12 away to Leicester Tigers last weekend The Falcons’ remaining games in the northern pool see them travelling to Sale Sharks on Sunday February 2 before hosting Yorkshire on Saturday February 8 Newcastle Falcons U18s team v Northampton Saints U18s (Saturday 19 Charlie Evans (Hartlepool Sixth Form College 21 Joe Syson (Hartlepool Sixth Form College Newcastle Falcons Development XV v Northampton Saints Development XV (Saturday 5 Joe Browell (Hartlepool Sixth Form College Gosforth Civic Theatre in Newcastle is among them (visit the IVW website for the full list) and has programmed a gig with Holly and the Reivers tonight (Jan 31) as part of its involvement. Classified as ‘a class act from start to finish' by folk luminary Nancy Kerr, the band: Holly Clarke (vocals, guitar), Merle Harbron (vocals, fiddle) and Bertie Armstrong (vocals, banjo) met on the Folk Degree course at Newcastle University. “I had been offered a support slot supporting the Rachel Hamer Band and I said to Bert and Merle 'Fancy doing this gig with me?' and the rest is history,” says Holly, who was happy to share the influences which have shaped their sound. “Our biggest influences are Lankum and Furrow Collective, two bands who essentially centre everything around singing together and telling really good stories,” she says. “Using voices, banjo, fiddle and guitar we like to create deeply emotional and almost filmic sounding music, music that helps to tell the story and create an atmosphere.” It’s an atmosphere which very much leans towards the darker side. Expanding on their ‘folk-horror trio’ Instagram bio, Holly says: “Folk Horror films utilise a lot of folk music and customs that help to tell the story, and are used in a way to help build a sense of dread in the audience. “We love the darker more supernatural, folklore based songs that can often have really deep metaphors, or even deep political messages. And like Folk Horror, we like to face the darker parts of humanities past delve into the older songs and really present to our audience the Folklore and stories of our island.” While each of the band has their own projects in the offing - Holly and Bert are recording solo albums while Merle has started a duo with local fiddle player, Sam Baxter, there is a future band project in the early and “very exciting” stages. there’s the Gosforth Civic gig to look forward to - and Holly is quick to stress the importance of supporting independent venues “We have essentially gigged mostly in independent venues and they are incredibly important to the grassroots music scene The future as we speak is really uncertain and really we don't trust the people in power to help with this situation “The music industry is in a dire situation But I think all we can do right now is to support each other and support places like Gosforth Civic Theatre There’s still time to grab a ticket for tonight’s performance from the website. Holly and the Reivers met while studying on Newcastle University\u2019s Folk DegreeIndependent Venue Week kicked off on Monday (Jan 27) with almost 20 North East spaces signing up to the seven-day celebration of \u2018purpose over profit\u2019 music and arts venues across the UK Gosforth Civic Theatre in Newcastle is among them (visit the IVW website for the full list) and has programmed a gig with Holly and the Reivers tonight (Jan 31) as part of its involvement. Classified as \u2018a class act from start to finish' by folk luminary Nancy Kerr, the band: Holly Clarke (vocals, guitar), Merle Harbron (vocals, fiddle) and Bertie Armstrong (vocals, banjo) met on the Folk Degree course at Newcastle University. \u201CI had been offered a support slot supporting the Rachel Hamer Band and I said to Bert and Merle 'Fancy doing this gig with me?' and the rest is history,\u201D says Holly, who was happy to share the influences which have shaped their sound. \u201COur biggest influences are Lankum and Furrow Collective, two bands who essentially centre everything around singing together and telling really good stories,\u201D she says. \u201CUsing voices, banjo, fiddle and guitar we like to create deeply emotional and almost filmic sounding music, music that helps to tell the story and create an atmosphere.\u201D It\u2019s an atmosphere which very much leans towards the darker side. Expanding on their \u2018folk-horror trio\u2019 Instagram bio, Holly says: \u201CFolk Horror films utilise a lot of folk music and customs that help to tell the story, and are used in a way to help build a sense of dread in the audience. \u201CWe love the darker more supernatural, folklore based songs that can often have really deep metaphors, or even deep political messages. And like Folk Horror, we like to face the darker parts of humanities past delve into the older songs and really present to our audience the Folklore and stories of our island.\u201D While each of the band has their own projects in the offing - Holly and Bert are recording solo albums while Merle has started a duo with local fiddle player, Sam Baxter, there is a future band project in the early and \u201Cvery exciting\u201D stages. there\u2019s the Gosforth Civic gig to look forward to - and Holly is quick to stress the importance of supporting independent venues \u201CWe have essentially gigged mostly in independent venues \u201CThe music industry is in a dire situation There\u2019s still time to grab a ticket for tonight\u2019s performance from the website. Newcastle Falcons academy is hosting a double header against Yorkshire on Saturday at Kingston Park At 1pm the Falcons Under-18s take on Yorkshire Under-18s in the final regular-season round of the Premiership Academy League with England U18s lock Patrick Hogg leading the Newcastle side That is followed at 3pm when a Falcons Development XV takes on a Yorkshire Development XV seasonal hospitality guests and all under-18s can gain free entry for both games Entrance is via the East Stand Tap & Tackle which will be open for drinks and refreshments as well as showing live sport on the TVs in the bar Following this weekend’s final round of regular-season action the Academy League finals dayis being held in Gloucester a week on Sunday Newcastle Falcons U18s v Yorkshire U18s (Saturday 16 Harry Bellamy (Sedbergh School)        20 Jonathan Broadbent  (Gosforth Academy)        Newcastle Falcons Development XV v Yorkshire Development XV (Saturday 13 Jonny Royle (Barnard Castle   Darlington Mowden Park) 10 Ted Fletcher (Newcastle School For Boys 20 Matthew Johnson (Newcastle School For Boys A fire crew is still on the scene after a massive blaze in a West Cumbrian village 10 fire engines were called to the blaze on Main Street which had affected the Budgens store and a home behind it Firefighters from stations including Bootle Coniston and Millom tackled the blaze for several hours Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service also deployed an aerial ladder platform from Barrow joint incident command unit from Workington a water bowser from Maryport and a water bowser from Sellafield fire and rescue also attended Crews scaled back the response at around 5.15pm and monitored the site overnight It is hoped the road will be reopened later on today Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said: “There is a multi-agency inspection this afternoon after which the building will be secured and it is hoped that Cumberland Council can reopen the road once this has been completed.” The fire service has thanked its teams for their work and the community for their support during the incident It said: “We’d like to publicly thank all our teams who have worked incredibly hard over the past 24 hours-plus in response to the extremely challenging building fire on Gosforth Main Street “We also extend our sincere thanks to the local community for your kindness and co-operation and we will continue to be here to support you in these difficult times.” It said the affected area has now been cordoned off Area Manager Lauren Woodward said: “Crews worked tirelessly to tackle a well-developed fire in a commercial premise with domestic dwellings above and surrounding “Crews engaged with local residents to provide reassurance and worked to limit the disruption to the village I would like to thank all those who responded and worked to contain and tackle the fire “I would also like to thank the local community who supported Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service with welfare provisions and the employers and families of our on-call crews who were engaged in this incident for a number of hours.” it was reported that people were still in the building all people were accounted for and were safe and well outside “Due to the intense fire spread during the incident which eventually burnt through into the rear properties causing roof collapses appliances from around the county were mobilised to the incident.” An online fundraiser was launched for the two families affected by the fire It had a £10,000 target and within hours had raised thousands of pounds Donate to the fundraiser here. 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Privacy Statement Phone: 01768 862313Email: admin@cumbriacrack.com Registered in England as Barrnon Media Limited No: 12475190VAT registration number: 343486488 © 2025 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme Gosforth’s Main Street remains closed after a massive fire in the village They spent several hours tackling the fire Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service said: “We have two appliances and an aerial ladder platform at the site and our crews will retain this presence throughout the night to monitor the scene continue to dampen down the site and respond to any hotspots that emerge.” the fire service said: “Our crews spent last night monitoring the building and we still have one appliance in attendance “There is a multi-agency inspection this afternoon people living in Gosforth were advised to keep their windows and doors closed as firefighters continued to battle the blaze the fire service also deployed an aerial ladder platform from Barrow a water bowser from Maryport and a water bowser from Sellafield fire and rescue “Due to the intense fire spread during the incident which eventually burnt through into the rear properties causing roof collapses appliances from around the county were mobilised to the incident Coniston and Millom were all among those who arrived throughout the morning to assist with efforts to get the fire under control “Many teams were committed throughout the morning onto the ground floor and first floor to attack various seats of fire The aerial ladder platform also attacked the fire from above along with jets from the outside in through the windows.” Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service said it had five engines and the aerial ladder platform on the scene Gosforth Parish Council has issued an urgent appeal for clothing and shoes due to the situation People are asked to drop off any donations at the back of the church A £10,000 online appeal for the two families has been launched to help them rebuild their lives. It has so far raised £12,035 from 431 donors Three cats are currently missing and people are asked to keep an eye for them and take them in if they can © 2025 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.