Elections for Newcastle City Council are due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026. This blog looks at what Labour have delivered since the last election in 2024, and what they and other political parties are promising in their local election manifestos. Read more [...] Local Elections 2026
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Elections for Newcastle City Council are due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026. This blog looks at what Labour have delivered since the last election in 2024, and what they and other political parties are promising in their local election manifestos. Read more [...] 
The Council recently consulted on a new Air Quality Action plan. This included no new targets and no new measures apart from a proposal to erect barriers on Stephenson Road between the pavement and the road. 
Newcastle City Council have published plans for Jesmond Dene Road and Matthew Bank, and are inviting feedback by Sunday 29 March 2026. This implements a variation on the plan for a cycle track agreed by the Blue House Working Group in 2018 and extends these down Matthew Bank to replace the current dangerous door-zone "murderstrip" cycle lane. 
In 2025 there were 3 fatalities, 114 serious injuries and 414 slight injuries on Newcastle’s roads, an average of 10 people injured every week. 
Newcastle City Council has published plans that include the removal of 500m of cycle lanes from Gosforth High Street, including the protected cycle lane from Salters Road to Regent Farm Road. 
Regent Farm Road is due to be resurfaced at a cost of £260,000. What if, instead of simply replacing the current road surface, the Council took the opportunity to make some improvements? 
From early 2026, when the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill comes into force, the Mayor will gain a "Power of Direction" over the roads that make up the Key Route Network potentially including Gosforth High Street. 
SPACE for Gosforth has obtained a copy of Newcastle City Council's High Street Health Check report for Gosforth High Street from 2023. "Very heavy traffic", "narrow footpaths" and "not encouraging active travel" are all cited as weaknesses, while "Dominance of cars / through traffic" is listed as one of three threats to the centre. 
Newcastle City Council is seeking informal feedback on new proposals intended to “improve road safety, create better public transport links and encourage walking and cycling” in and around Gosforth High Street. You can provide feedback until 27 April