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The new Metrocentre opens in Gateshead and a retail revolution 35 years ago
Phase one of Gateshead s new Metrocentre shopping complex opened in April 1986. It would become the largest of its kind in Europe
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Thirty-five years ago, Tyneside s ongoing retail revolution was continuing apace.
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