We are a Business Improvement District, and Newcastle is a modern European regional capital city.
We deliver a range of projects ensuring that the city’s offer is appropriate to this status, allowing us to compete with our peers across Europe and the world. This means strengthening and building the city’s economy, the common theme behind all our projects be they major capital works, marketing campaigns, major events, upskilling the city’s young people, or welcoming tourists.
NE1 in numbers
We're making things happen, from the macro to the micro, all across the city
£37m
Funding secured for the City Centre Transformation Programme
320,000
Visitors attracted annually by events delivered or supported by NE1
£3.2m
Investment secured to re-develop the Bigg Market
4,400
Rapid response jobs completed annually by our Clean Team
4m+
Pages of content viewed on the Get into Newcastle website each year
£25m
Funding instigated and secured for the Central Station redevelopment
180,000+
Followers on social media platforms
We’re relentlessly driving Newcastle forward
From high-level capital works to pocket parks, strategic initiatives to unlock opportunities for the city's businesses, and temporary interventions to surprise and delight, we're bringing the city to life in many different ways, all year round.
