#HousingHorror: Our campaign for student rights
Next week we’ll be devoting our site to highlighting the practice and mysteries of student housing. Here’s a taste of what’s to come
All posts by Chris Stokel-Walker
The world’s strangest thefts
Nobel Prizes, Nutella, sand and a 10-ton bridge: the strangest items ever stolen
Lloyds TSB cash machine falls prey to tampering – our interactive graphic
A cash machine outside the Jesmond branch of a Lloyds TSB bank was closed off by police this weekend for fears of fraud
Lee Halpin: 1986-2013
JesmondLocal mourns the loss of a friend
Nobel Peace Prize, Lord Collingwood’s hair stolen from Mansion House
A £150,000 quarry was taken from Lord Mayor’s Mansion House on April 1st, Northumbria Police report
What role does Jesmond play in the national economy?
JesmondLocal parses new data released by the Office for National Statistics and asks: are we pulling our weight economically?
Jesmond’s unemployment benefit claimants below national average
The Chancellor announced good news for the employment rate – but do the statistics tell a different story in Jesmond?
6 Famous Sons and Daughters of Jesmond Schools
From battle-hardened journalists to battling Lord Admirals, JesmondLocal looks at some of the most famous people educated in Jesmond
Thieves attempt burglary at Jesmond branch of Greggs
Northumbria Police call for witnesses to the attempted burglary of a Greggs bakery in Jesmond this past weekend
This Jesmond Cat Wishes He Had the Power of Flight
Watch our feline friend stalk a couple of local jackdaws