If we don’t stop the trend of affordable creative spaces being replaced by commercial buildings, our cultural sectors will fall off the edge of the city, argues Kathryn Hodgkinson.
On 1 November 2016, Newcastle City Council granted planning permission for yet another block of student flats at the top end of the Ouseburn Valley. This permission will see the demolition of Uptin House, a heritage building of architectural worth and also a space that has been used for many years by various artists, musicians and community organisations. In other words, affordable space that has facilitated the arts and allowed creativity to... Keep reading on a-n
On 1 November 2016, Newcastle City Council granted planning permission for yet another block of student flats at the top end of the Ouseburn Valley. This permission will see the demolition of Uptin House, a heritage building of architectural worth and also a space that has been used for many years by various artists, musicians and community organisations. In other words, affordable space that has facilitated the arts and allowed creativity to... Keep reading on a-n