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Jesmond Food Market celebrates three years and four business start-ups

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

Jesmond students voted ‘best neighbours’ and win £1k

By Ashleigh Smith, Madeleine Letherby and York Atkinson Six students living on Clayton Road have won Newcastle University’s first “Best Neighbour on Campus” (BNOC) award. The scheme, which is running for four months this year, awards £1,000 to one student household each month that has

Northumberland Club hosts squash tournament for charity

Bad weather didn’t prevent an evening of high-quality squash, reports Ryan Turner

Jesmond plays host to Lord Mayor’s Design Awards

Awards that celebrated architectural achievements were presented in Jesmond last month, Mike Thomas reports

Sexual harassment campaign in Jesmond this summer

The campaign, launched at the end of last year, is a collaboration between Safe Newcastle and Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland – both charities that provide help to victims of rape and sexual harassment.

Students collect 150 litter bags in five hour shifts

The litter pick was organised by Newcastle University Students’ Union’s Raising and Giving Society (RAG) and coordinated by committee members of Keep Jesmond Clean (KJC) at Jesmond Library. The 200 student volunteers who litter-picked had signed up to participate in a one-week fundraising effort to raise £8,000 for six charities. RAG president Jack Green says that target has now been exceeded.