The Byker Wall estate was built between 1969 and 1982, with The Byker Community Trust now owning 1800 of the properties in the area. nechronicle Load mobile navigation. News. Latest News; ...

READ MORE: Byker Wall Estate named as the best neighbourhood in the UK Marion remembers the Byker of her childhood: narrow streets of brick-built houses which backed on to each other, where every ...

The Byker Wall is today owned and managed by the Byker Community Trust Housing Association which has invested around £41m since 2012. The area has received both good and bad press over the years.

Byker Wall, an array of colourful flats, has Grade II-listed status and is in line for major improvements to homes and green spaces. The government has agreed more than £40m funding for the project.

Byker is most commonly known by architects for the so-called ‘Byker Wall’. For me, and I expect all the members of Ralph Erskine’s team who designed Byker (a scheme which rehoused 12,000 people), it ...

A special edition of a long-forgotten community magazine has been been published after decades out of print. The volunteer-run Byker Phoenix reported on life in the east end of Newcastle through ...

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There are hopes that a new £4.2m youth centre will improve life for Byker’s young. Image: Greg Barradale/Big Issue. Along with launching Ant and Dec’s careers with Byker Grove, Byker is famous for the ...

A special edition of a long-forgotten community magazine has been been published after decades out of print. The volunteer-run Byker Phoenix reported on life in the east end of Newcastle through ...