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The North East high street owned by billionaire that's now a ghost town

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The town an hour from Newcastle has 45 shops in its centre but 23 now stand empty - four times the national average - with locals saying it has been in steady decline since 2009

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The North East high street owned by billionaire that's now a ghost town

The town an hour from Newcastle has 45 shops in its centre but 23 now stand empty - four times the national average - with locals saying it has been in steady decline since 2009

·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Billionaire-owned high street close to 'UK's best chippy' is now a ghost town

It was once hailed as an example of Britain's future, but today Newton Aycliffe is a 'ghost town of empty shops, lost potential and eerily-quiet streets'

·United Kingdom
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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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