Callum Wilson’s NUFC shirt donation helps Mind shop raise £1,500 in donations
The Mind charity shop in Jesmond has raised £1,500 in their recent charity raffle, with the winner receiving a Newcastle United football shirt signed by Callum Wilson.
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Jesmond restaurant-owner reaches MasterChef quarter-finals
A co-owner of Brentwood Avenue’s Bistro Forty Six, Max Gott, has made it to the quarter-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals 2018. Three years after opening the restaurant with his brother, Gott applied for MasterChef, because “the day-to-day can get a little bit boring. “We just thought
Kaiser Chiefs kick-off building work on Jesmond music therapy centre
Kaiser Chiefs Ricky Wilson and Nick “Peanut” Baines were in Jesmond last week to “break ground” at a ceremony in Jesmond last week marking the start of building work on a new music therapy centre that will open in spring 2018 at The Fleming on Burdon Terrace.
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
10 Things We’ll Miss About Dan Howarth
Jesmond’s loss is Yorkshire’s gain as Newcastle bids farewell to a hyperlocal journalism genius
Oxfam Jesmond hosts literary workshop
Charity’s annual Bookfest culminates in fiction-writing workshop by author Laura Fish. Nelly Stavropoulou and Charlotte Krol report
As You Like It hosts Fashion Week catwalk show
Fashionistas can view collections from British fashion designers in Jesmond, reports Alexandra Carr
Athletes in Paris: music with local flavour
Jesmond-based band members talk to Kerstin Vogel and Linda Guma about their new single, which you can listen to here
Tintinologist flies in to Jesmond
Listen here to our interview with Michael Farr, adviser to Spielberg
Geordie Shore will be ‘good for Jesmond’
Watch our chat with the stars of the reality TV show as we streamed it live. Interview by Sophie Bauckham, Katie Henry and Harriet Webb