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Jesmond restaurant offers NHS staff 25% off for life

Ayushi Shah speaks to the proprietor of The Patricia, who wants to thank NHS staff in his own way

Local café and butcher’s start delivery services in Jesmond

Café 1901 and butcher shop Ibbitson’s have begun offering free delivery services to customers in Jesmond during the current period of lockdown. Café 1901 is offering a next-day delivery service on groceries, including fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, dairy, eggs and milk. It is also offering a

Jesmond events cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreak

JesmondLocal have a compiled a list of events and public buildings that have closed to the public, due to the coronavirus outbreak and government advise.

Café on Exhibition Park shuts shop

Exhibition Park’s eatery, Café in the Park has made the decision ‘to close the business and cease trading with immediate effect’,

Women in Jesmond: Alexandra Raikhlina on women and classical music

Bess Coop meets an extraorindary woman living in Jesmond – Alexandra Raikhlina, violinist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia in Gateshead

Meeting the ghostly regulars of The Carriage pub

It is a part of Jesmond folklore that The Carriage pub on Archbold Terrace is haunted by a ghost — or three, depending on which stories you choose to believe. Known today for its vegan-only food menu, The Carriage used to be a train station

Two Jesmond business apply to renew alcohol sales licence

Two alcohol licences have been widely welcomed by local residents, reports Greg Rosenvinge

Jesmond Food Market aims for zero emissions

Jesmond Food Market has teamed up with local zero emissions delivery company ZMove to help traders lower their carbon emissions when moving stock and setting up stalls. ZMove launched in March 2019 with an employed, trained rider team and a fleet of electric cargo bikes,

Jam Jar to reopen tomorrow after weekend fire

Osborne Road restaurant Jam Jar will remain shut until tomorrow (Tuesday 11th February) following a fire on Saturday morning, when three fire engines were sent to put out the flames. The fire occurred just a few doors up from Caledonian Hotel and its adjacent Billabong

Jesmond resident directs fourth Brundibár festival

Jesmond violinist Alexandra Raikhlina will be at the helm of this year’s Brundibár Arts Festival which begins on Monday and showcases music and art made during the Holocaust. Running from from 27 January to 4 February at venues in Newcastle and Gateshead, it is the