Student houses increase by a quarter since 2007
One in three properties in Jesmond are registered as exempt from council tax for student purposes, Morgan Ayre reports
Category Archives: Community
Local businessman donates £1k for Acorn Rd tree
Local resident and businessman Ian Watson has donated £1,000 to the Jesmond Residents Association (JRA) for a real Christmas tree to be put up on Acorn Road.
Jesmond school crossing campaign becomes politicised
Save Our Crossings campaign is petitioning to reverse the council’s decision to remove Newcastle’s school crossing patrols, reports James Vesty
Student home visits follow anti-social behaviour
South Jesmond councillors also seeking meeting with Newcastle University’s registrar and student union president
Tesco Metro Jesmond supports local area
The store’s latest donation is to St Oswald’s Hospice, as Rosemary Macklam reports
West Jesmond Royal British Legion branch launch Poppy Appeal
Jesmond’s Royal British Legion branch hosted a Poppy Appeal launch party on November 6th, James Vesty reports
Jesmond Synagogue to become residential property
39 Eskdale Terrace, once a synagogue and more recently a school building, could become flats, reports Chris Middleton
Police to increase patrols around Bonfire Night
Police have stepped up patrols in the run up to November 5th as antisocial behaviour in Jesmond rises, Haylee Knippel writes
Spate of Jesmond antisocial incidents ends in car fires
Three cars were set on fire overnight – days after bins were upturned and a vehicle wrapped in tin foil – reports Haylee Knippel
Park Rangers keeping Halloween child friendly
Children and parents took part in pumpkin carving and a ‘Bogus Boo’ themed night-time walk around Jesmond Dene on Friday 28th