The development of the General Hospital site has generated a lot of media interest. Below are links to the coverage we are aware of.
If you are a journalist and would like to contact members of the campaign, please send an email to info@stopfenhamtesco.co.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Newspapers
- Retail Gazette – Fri 11 Feb 11: Tesco teams up with NHS for regeneration scheme
- The Journal – Mon 24 Jan 11: Tesco gets go-ahead on Newcastle city hospital site
- The Chronicle – Sat 22 Jan 11: Thumbs up for 24-hour Tesco despite protests
- The Chronicle – Sat 22 Jan 11: Plan for hospital site still divides opinion
- The Journal – Mon 17 Jan 11: Hopes rise for plans at Newcastle General Hospital
- The Chronicle – Sat 15 Jan 11: Tesco set to win in General Hospital saga
- Smart Healthcare – Wed 15 Dec 10: Tesco plan becomes a slow saga
- The Chronicle (p15) – Tue 3 Aug 10: Newcastle resident’s fury at Tesco supermarket plan
- The Chronicle – Mon 2 Aug 10: Battle to stop plans – New row over Tesco
- The Journal – Sat 3 Jul 10: £100m bid back on table for Newcastle General Hospital site
- The Chronicle – Fri 2 Jul 10: Tesco store bid back on despite objections
- The Journal (p14) – Thu 22 Apr 10: Plans resurrected for health campus on Tyneside
- The Chronicle (p15) – Thu 22 Apr 10: New plans for Newcastle General Hospital site
- The Chronicle – Fri 14 Aug 09: Battle to block shop continues; Residents vow to fight on
- The Journal – Fri 14 Aug 09: Newcastle Centre for Ageing and Vitality plans revived
- The Journal (p7) – Sat 4 Apr 09: Decision time for Newcastle Tesco store plans
- The Chronicle – Mon 9 Mar 09: Jim Cousins calls for a rethink
- The Journal (p1, 5 & 10) – Sat 28 Feb 09: Newcastle General Hospital revamp plans turned down
- The Chronicle (p11) – Sat 28 Feb 09: Campus for ageing on hold as Tesco store turned down
- The Journal (p12) – Sat 21 Feb 09: ‘We won’t give up on revamp of hospital’
- The Chronicle (p2) – Fri 20 Feb 09: Tesco plan likely to be turned down
- The Journal (p22) – Sat 31 Jan 09: Country’s first friendly store for elderly is stalled
- The Chronicle (p6) – Sat 31 Jan 09: Tesco store at hospital is on hold
- The Chronicle – Sat 1 Nov 08: Hospital plans in doubt
- The Chronicle – Sat 11 Oct 08: Fears stacking up over proposed supermarket
- The Journal (p4) – Tue 23 Sep 08: Protesters step up hospital superstore fight
- The Chronicle (p2) – Tue 23 Sep 08: Stop the shop
- The Journal (p13) – Wed 17 Sep 08: Neighbours fight Tesco
- The Chronicle – Wed 17 Sep 08: Supermarket plan anger
- The Journal – 7 Aug 07: Tesco tie to age research
Television
- BBC Look North – Mon 22 Sep 08: Hands off our Site
Radio
- BBC Radio Newcastle – Fri 27 Feb 09, 5pm: Jon and Anne
- Metro Radio – Fri 27 Feb 09, 5pm
