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===Regeneration=== [[File:Gateshead Millennium Bridge at night in January 2006.jpg|thumb|[[Gateshead Quays]] across the [[River Tyne]] at night β [[Gateshead Millennium Bridge]] and behind it [[GH Music Centre|The Glasshouse]]]] In the late [[noughties]], Gateshead Council started to regenerate the town, with the long-term aim of making Gateshead a city.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2008/12/17/first-shots-revealed-of-gateshead-s-future-72703-22497054/ |title=First shots revealed of Gateshead's future |work=The Evening Chronicle |date=17 December 2008 |access-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220224337/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2008/12/17/first-shots-revealed-of-gateshead-s-future-72703-22497054/ |archive-date=20 December 2008 }}</ref> The most extensive transformation occurred in the [[Quayside]], with almost all the structures there being constructed or refurbished in this time. In the early 2010s, regeneration refocused on the town centre. The Β£150 million [[Trinity Square, Gateshead|Trinity Square]] development opened in May 2013, it incorporates student accommodation, a cinema, health centre and shops.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/gatesheads-150m-trinity-square-officially-4010568 |title=Gateshead's Β£150m Trinity Square is officially opened |author=Wood, Kerry |date=24 May 2013 |work=nechronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717203010/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/gatesheads-150m-trinity-square-officially-4010568 |archive-date=17 July 2014 }}</ref> It was nominated for the [[Carbuncle Cup]] in September 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/carter-carpark-replacement-trinity-square-7696830 |title=Get Carter carpark replacement Trinity Square up for 'ugliest building' award |author=Metcalfe, Will |date=1 September 2014 |work=nechronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903084533/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/carter-carpark-replacement-trinity-square-7696830 |archive-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> The cup was however awarded to another development which involved [[Tesco]], [[Woolwich Central Riverside|Woolwich Central]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.bt.com/news/uknews/inept-tesco-complex-voted-uks-ugliest-building-11363930427660 |title='Inept' Tesco complex voted UK's ugliest building |work=BT.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904182225/http://home.bt.com/news/uknews/inept-tesco-complex-voted-uks-ugliest-building-11363930427660 |archive-date=4 September 2014 }}</ref>
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