BBC Look North | Jan 2026 | Reporter Mark Denten covers the impact of the business rates hike on Newcastle's hospitality sector

BBC Look North speaks to Newcastle restaurant owners Jaf Ali and Paolo Franchi and NE1's Chief Executive Stephen Patterson about the impact of the government's rise in business rates on the city's hospitality industry and how events like NE1 Newcastle Restaurant Week provide a much-needed economic boost as operation costs continue to grow.