Newcastle High School for Girls brave the shave for charity
Morgan Ayre spoke to Newcastle High School for Girls pupil Rachel Moberly about her decision to shave her head for charity
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Jesmond Goes Global: the American ex-pat
As part of our ‘Jesmond Goes Global’ series, Morgan Ayre meets with Julie Grady Thomas, an American ex-pat
Jesmond WI: women who are changing the community
Valentina Egorova meets the women of the Jesmond WI to celebrate International Women’s Day
Jesmond provides example to communities facing council cuts
Facing the knock on effects of Newcastle City Council’s recent £30 milion budget cuts, Newcastle’s libraries are now dealing with a 14% drop in visitors, and many are faced with the threat of closure. With this most recent round of austerity measures the council was
Local resident raises £800 for African elephant charity
Joanne Ibbitson held a jumble sale this past weekend, raising cash for an African anti-poaching charity. Imogen Scott-Chambers visited
Navaho Coffee plans sensitive street seating after successful opening
Eleni Kefallinou meets the owner of Navaho Cafe, the latest addition to Acorn Road, and discovers the cafe’s plans
WATCH: Tea Sutra to open on Clayton Road
A new teahouse is set to open on Clayton Road on Monday, the latest cafe to set up on the street, James Mackay reports in this video special
Crime novel launch party to be held this weekend
Amalia Schionaraki talks to LJ Ross ahead of the launch of her latest novel in paperback at As You Like It this weekend
Full scale of Jesmond HMOs revealed in database
Sam Doyle looks at the scale and details of HMO’s and their ownership throughout Jesmond
Video: Jesmond Community Festival launches
Stilt-walkers, hula hoopers, town criers and dramatic music: it must be Jesmond Festival time. Louis Francis, Sean Edward Seddon and George Welch attended the launch