Calls continue for West End revamp

The CBD's West End may finally regain its spark under an ambitious plan by Newcastle Now to clean it up.

The Business Improvement Association is staging a workshop today to inspire a collective revamp of the ailing precinct.

The workshop will be attended by Lord Major, Jeff McCloy and Newcastle MP, Tim Owen and aims to advocate cost-effective ways to revitalise public spaces in the area.

Newcastle Now Manager, Michael Neilson hopes the engagement of creative groups, businesses and council members in the place-making process will quickly reverse the fortunes of the precinct.