Police urge Jesmond students not to risk rooftop sun-bathing
Northumbria Police have released a statement urging students in the Jesmond area not to gather on the roofs of their properties while enjoying the current spell of warm weather.
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Picking poems in Jesmond orchard
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
Sun shines for start of Jesmond Community Festival
Jesmond Community Festival got off to a sunny start this bank holiday weekend with the Grand Festival Fair, held at three locations across West Jesmond, as several hundred people turned out to enjoy the event.
Lord Mayor launches Jesmond Community Festival 2018
Jesmond Community Festival 2018 kicks-off this weekend, with more than 100 events for local people to experience and enjoy. Reporting by Madeleine Letherby and Thomas Goodall Lord Mayor Linda Wright and town crier Marjorie Dodds launched the three-week festival on Tuesday (May 1st) at a
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.