Father and son duo Tim and Tom Monkhouse are opening a branch of their Mediterranean Papa Ganoush restaurant at the end of Shortridge Terrace, and in time for Christmas. The restaurant will have an outdoor seating area covered by a pergola and equipped with heaters and blankets to help diners withstand most weather conditions.
The Jesmond Residents Association faces a recruitment problem, with its two student representative roles unfilled – exacerbating the student/permanent resident divide – reports Jerry Chen
The streets of Jesmond hummed with the sound of vintage motorbikes this weekend, thanks to the Royal British Legion Riders Branch (RBLRB) which ran a classic and custom bike show at the Royal British Legion Club in West Jesmond Terrace, to raise funds for the Legion’s poppy appeal.
Jesmond Community Festival brought a day of Italian poetry to the orchard on Tankerville Terrace, courtesy of Antonella Rea who teaches Italian language classes in Newcastle and Northumberland and has been organising cultural events like this since September 2017
Market has been the launchpad for at least four businesses and organisers hope to work with schools to provide facilities for children to learn about sustainable food growing
El Paso’s range of sauces, salsas, and spices includes what the restaurant claims is “possibly the hottest sauce in the north east” and says its Almost Death sauce “is definitely not for the faint hearted”.
The restaurant uses only locally-sourced produce and has its own house herb garden
The actors of local production company Class Act Drama have donated all the proceeds of their performances of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest to Jesmond Library
A man entered the supermarket on Osborne Road last Friday at 7.10am, with his face covered and brandishing a suspected firearm. Northumbria Police say he threatened staff before stealing around 120 packets of cigarettes, then escaping in the direction of Acorn Road.
Time travel, mystery, romance, music, comedy, drama – and free mulled wine – are the ingredients for this evening’s performance of Dark Christmas at the Royal British Legion in West Jesmond.