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A major regeneration plan will see brownfield sites around the Metrocentre redeveloped with housing, leisure, and workspaces. Gateshead Council and partners hope it will boost local investment and opportunities.

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00:00Gateshead is set for one of the largest urban regeneration projects outside London, after a new deal to build 4
00:08,500 homes around the Metro Centre.
00:11The scheme, developed through a public-private partnership with Gateshead Council and the site's owners, aims to create a carbon
00:19-neutral neighbourhood with transport, leisure and mixed-use facilities.
00:24Metro Centre Chairman Martin Healey says the project will bring long-term investment, jobs and opportunities, while keeping the shopping
00:32centre a major regional economic hub.
00:35Brownfield sites will be transformed and the area designed as a 20-minute destination, offering housing, retail, workspaces, education and
00:43renewable energy.
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