Newcastle city centre businesses fear mass closures
Huge numbers of businesses in Newcastle city centre will fail if coronavirus lockdown lasts six months, the area’s business improvement district has warned.
NE1 Ltd has surveyed companies in its area on the economic impact that Covid 19 has had on Newcastle, finding that 54% of those surveyed said they would go out of business if the lockdown lasted six months, with that figure rising to 75% if…