Complex sentence: In 1996, Newcastle City council, English Heritage and English Partnerships decided that the area could no longer be left to take care of itself and so EDAW were commissioned to produce a regeneration strategy for Grainger Town and to prepare a bid for government funding.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1996, Newcastle City council, the English Heritage and English Partnerships decided that the area could no longer be left to take care of itself. So in 1996, EDAW were commissioned to produce a regeneration strategy for Grainger Town and to prepare a bid for Government funding.