Many thanks for this. Good to see Newcastle again. I lived there in the 60s and 70s and remember it well. There was some wonderful shops which seem to have gone, but that reflects the times and changing tastes. My father had a jewellery shop there and my grandmother a restaurant. Great to see that the town is being looked after, and hopefully the empty shops will be filled in time.

The apartment block overlooking Barracks Road is now under new ownership and is currently under construction. The shops opposite to Chatwins has been emptied in order to refurbish the whole block currently owned by the council. It will have mixed use, office residential and shops. Sainsbury's old site is also being built on currently and the former council buildings in Merrial Street have now been demolished and work to develope the land will soon begin. The former library across from Weather spoons is now residential and shops with some occupied. Many shops which seem unoccupied are in the hands of new tenants and work is being done before opening for business. The Roebuck Center is also waiting for other shops to be completed before re occupation. Newcastle is being re generated, unlike nearby towns and it's futur looks promising.