Gateshead's Orthodox community bucks declining trend to double in decade

https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Gatesheads-Orthodox-community-bucks-declining-trend-to-double-in-decade-612081

The Orthodox Jewish community of Gateshead, England, is thriving in sharp contrast to many British communities, thanks to outstanding Jewish education, a dynamic New York rabbi and cheap housing.

Like most northern English cities, Gateshead, located on the River Tyne, has struggled since the 1980s with the loss of the manufacturing industries that once made the region Britain's economic powerhouse.