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North East streets face the public vote

Five streets in the North East have been shortlisted in the first ever Google Street View awards.

Grey Street in Newcastle has been nominated for Britain’s Most Picturesque Street and Osborne Road in Jesmond, Newcastle and Haven Hill in Craster, Northumberland were nominated for Britain’s Best Foodie Street. Northumberland Street and High Bridge Street in Newcastle were both nominated for Britain’s Best Fashion Street.

The North East proved popular with Google’s panel of experts which includes VisitBritain, Lonely Planet, TV presenter Julia Bradbury, fashion designer Jeff Banks and editor of Glamour magazine, Jo Elvin.

With four entries, Newcastle is the most nominated city in the UK at the awards.

Richard Harden, Co-Editor of Harden’s Restaurant Guide, nominated Osborne Road in Jesmond as one of Britain’s Best Foodie Streets, whilst Chloe Scott-Moncrieff, Food & Drink Editor of Metro, nominated Haven Hill in Craster, “purely for the amazing Craster kippers.”

The five North East streets will now battle against 45 other streets in a nationwide public vote.

Voting closes on Sunday 28 February. The winners will be announced in March. To vote, go to www.maps.google.co.uk/beststreets.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .