Gateshead has many of the features that define a city. It has iconic buildings and structures and world-class venues and events, attracting visitors from Europe and beyond. It is a distinctive place, combining dynamic urban areas, outstanding countryside and an exceptional riverscape. It has won national and international recognition in many fields, competing – and cooperating – on a global scale. It has friendly, community-minded people who have welcomed others in the past and welcome them today. And it has adaptable and creative people who make things happen and find their own solutions – the development of the Team Valley Trading Estate in the 1930s, the regeneration of the Quayside and the Town Centre, are examples of this confidence and forward thinking.
For all these reasons, we believe that Gateshead is worthy candidate to take its place among the cities of the United Kingdom and the world.
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- From the Angel of the North to previous events like the National Garden Festival there is plenty of arts and culture in Gateshead
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- The people of Gateshead have a shared identity and a sense of place although they have different backgrounds and faiths.
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- Gateshead has developed a vibrant and sustainable economy and has become a major centre for retail, engineering and creative industries.
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- Education plays an important role in Gateshead with 88 local authority maintained schools, one academy, two Jewish secondary schools, the Open University of the North and Gateshead College
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- Gateshead has an impressive history which dates back to a Roman settlement on the banks of the Tyne
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- Gateshead is firmly on the international map, with links to different cities and countries all over the world.
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- 60% of Gateshead is rural and we have superb green spaces located throughout the borough including Chopwell Woods, Derwenthaugh Park, Ferndene Park and the Riverside Park.
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- Gateshead has world class sport and leisure facilities including redeveloped facilities that will be completed this summer and Gateshead International Stadium
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- Gateshead occupies a good position on the north-south road and rail routes from London to Edinburgh and the east-west routes through the Tyne Valley from the North Sea to Carlisle.
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- With Europe's largest shopping centre, the Metro Centre, and work underway on Gateshead Town Centre there are plenty of retail opportunities in Gateshead