MetroCentre (shopping centre) Annan and Kilmarnock. Metrocentre has its own junction on the A1 road and northbound this road was widened to three lanes after the centre was built to cope with increased traffic levels. Even so, the centre is responsible for many journeys on the A1, a road through Gateshead which suffers from significant congestion at peak times. However a major widening of this stretch of the A1 was completed in June 2016 MetroCentre (shopping centre) intu Metrocentre, formerly MetroCentre and known on road signs as Metro Centre, is a shopping centre in Dunston Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Located in Dunston,
Courtyard Shopping Centre November 2018 has 25 stores, with the anchor tenants being Eason and Heatons. The north-west's premier chippy, the 4 Lanterns, also has an outlet overlooking the Main Street entrance. The shopping centre was seriously affected by the recession and economic problems in Ireland in the late 2000s. Many stores closed, some businesses failed, and many stores decided to move to the Letterkenny Shopping Centre in Port Road of the town. The Letterkenny Shopping Centre has seen a rise in the numbers shopping there, but the Courtyard has seen their numbers drop. However the centre is still very popular with shoppers