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Jesmond House aims to break stigma around hostels for homeless

Rebecka Duren takes a rare look inside Jesmond House, Jesmond’s homelessness hostel

Jesmond helps to reduce textile waste

The British Heart Foundation has been working with local universities to reduce the amount of textile waste, including in Jesmond.

Young ex-offenders brighten up Sandyford’s Benton House

The appearance of a local building that is home to community mental health services has enjoyed a trim and tidy up, thanks to a team from the Skill Mill, a social enterprise that provides employment for young ex–offenders in watercourse and horticulture services.

Is this the end for Jesmond’s bowling green?

Exhibition and Brandling Park Community Trust (EBPCT) has been chosen by Newcastle City Council to develop plans for taking over Brandling Park bowling green at the end of Clayton Road in Jesmond. The trust is now creating a business plan in support of its proposal

Collecting calendars to treat children in poverty

Oxfam is collaborating with Byker Community Trust to provide families with young children with advent calendars and to raise awareness about child poverty in the north east

Bell’s Yard playground plans to be revealed

Bell’s Yard Regeneration Group will present its proposals for the popular playground at Jesmond Library tomorrow (15th November) after consulting with local children who took part in a recent play event

Licensing could cost landlords up to £2,500 per property

More details are emerging about a plan to expand licensing of landlords in Jesmond, and the reaction so far is decidedly mixed, with some predicting the proposals could cost landlords around £2,500 per property.