Newcastle City Hall saved
The historic music venue has been saved from council budget cuts, after bosses at the Theatre Royal agreed to take it over.
The historic music venue has been saved from council budget cuts, after bosses at the Theatre Royal agreed to take it over.
Newcastle City Council have released the following statement in response to reports that Newcastle's City Hall, which had been under fear of closure, is safe and that it has a new owner.
"We can confirm that we have been in discussions with the Theatre Royal Trust with a view to the theatre taking over the management of the City Hall.
Conversations are still at an early stage and a lot more work has yet to be done but we remain optimistic about a positive outcome.”
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
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