The ones that you all really love

AFTER two weeks of voting and close to 10,000 nominations, we can now reveal the finalists for the return of Newcastle Loves – and now the shortlisted venues need your votes!

When our website ChronicleLive first launched the Newcastle Loves awards back in 2019, it was the view to it being an annual event to celebrate everything that makes our wonderful city so great.

Covid threw a huge spanner in the works of our plans for 2020 and 2021, but, now we feel it’s more important than ever to bring them back to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work done by hospitality and leisure venues and business owners to survive and thrive during the pandemic.

There are 12 categories in Newcastle Loves this year, from Best Bar to Best Restaurant and Best Live Entertainment Venue to Best Club Night. There are a few new

categories for 2022, including one to recognise the efforts of the industry over an incredibly tough few years – Covid Success Story and Best LGBTQ+ Venue, in recognition of Newcastle’s vibrant gay scene and the fact the city is hosting UK Pride this month.

The shortlists for each category are pictured above, and you can vote for them by heading online to www.

chroniclelive. co. uk/ allabout/newcastle-loves

There are five in each, apart from Casual Dining which has six as two venues were tied. The final results will be revealed at an awards ceremony at The Lofts in Newcastle on Wednesday, August 10.

Finalists will be contacted over about claiming their free tickets, before any remaining ones are made available to the public.