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Overnight Parking in Newcastle City Centre Car Parks to Launch Next Month

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Newcastle City Council has confirmed that the Dean Street and Grainger Town multi-storey car parks will operate from Friday mornings until midnight on Sundays, as part of a six-month trial project. This move is aimed at providing a safe parking option for night shift workers in city centre bars, restaurants, and hotels. To fund the extended hours and increased security, the council will impose extra parking charges, while midnight to 8am parking will be free of charge.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Dean Street and Grainger Town multi-storey car parks will operate from Friday mornings until midnight on Sundays, as part of a six-month trial project.
  • The initiative aims to provide a safe parking option for night shift workers in city centre bars, restaurants, and hotels.
  • The council will impose extra parking charges of 50p per hour between 7pm and midnight at Grainger Town and Dean Street car parks.
  • Midnight to 8am parking will be free of charge.
  • The trial project has been backed by Pubwatch, which represents around 100 venues, and is seen as a crucial way to support businesses, especially the workers who are the backbone of the night-time economy.
  • Labour councillor Juna Sathian stated that the proposal came following a request by NE1, a business improvement district company.
  • The council aims to offer more than 580 spaces, in secure, patrolled locations, on the busiest nights, particularly during the busy Christmas period.

Statistics:

  • The trial project will start on November 7 and will run for six months.
  • The extra parking charges will be 50p per hour between 7pm and midnight at Grainger Town and Dean Street car parks.
  • Midnight to 8am parking will be free of charge.
  • Pubwatch represents around 100 venues that have backed the initiative.
  • The council aims to offer more than 580 spaces in secure, patrolled locations.

Sources:

  • Newcastle City Council
  • Labour councillor Juna Sathian
  • Pubwatch
  • NE1 Ltd (business improvement district company)

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