With Halloween this weekend, residents of Jesmond looking for a last-minute costume might not need to travel far to put an outfit together. While no local Jesmond shop sells traditional Halloween costumes, charity shops and high street retailers are offering alternatives for those hoping to
Jesmond Community Orchard welcomed visitors to its annual Apple Day at St Andrew’s Cemetery earlier this month, celebrating local fruit growing while highlighting the challenges facing traditional orchards. The orchard, a staple of South Jesmond since 2009, hosted an afternoon on Saturday, October 10th of
Pets’ Corner in Jesmond Dene is undergoing a refurbishment, with Newcastle City Council planning improved animal enclosures and a new space for an as-yet-unidentified arrival next year. The popular attraction will remain open at weekends but will be closed from Monday to Friday for around
Parents in Jesmond can expect to pay around £30 a day for children’s sports camps this October half-term, according to JesmondLocal‘s survey of what’s available and how families can keep costs down. Sports School, which runs holiday camps at Newcastle High School for Girls (NHSG),
Visitors to Jesmond Old Cemetery will be hunting for wintering ladybirds tomorrow (October 24th), as part of a guided walk organised by the Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN). The 90-minute Cemetery Ladybirds walk costs £2.50 and invites participants to search gravestones, ivy and trees
Newcastle City Council’s planning committee has approved plans to demolish the Royal British Legion Club, once a focal point of the West Jesmond community – though residents have outlined their concerns about what happens next. The committee approved the plans in a meeting on September
A Jesmond councillor doubts the national digital ID scheme which was first proposed in September 2025 by ex-Prime Minister Keir Starmer and scrapped earlier this year by the present national government would have made much difference to students and young people seeking part-time work because
Jesmond Old Cemetery (Photo: JesmondOldCemetery.co.uk
More than 100 residents of Osborne Avenue have signed a petition calling on Newcastle City Council to tackle traffic congestion on the residential street, with Jesmond’s newly elected councillors promising to investigate the issue. The petition was launched by Osborne Avenue Action Group (OAAG), a
The Jesmond Community Festival marked a 50-year milestone on Saturday (2 May) with the launch of this year’s edition. While the event began in 1976 ago as a dedicated music festival – including open-air stage in Jesmond Dene – this year’s month-long celebration highlights how