Video: Jesmond Community Festival launches
Stilt-walkers, hula hoopers, town criers and dramatic music: it must be Jesmond Festival time. Louis Francis, Sean Edward Seddon and George Welch attended the launch
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Video: JesmondLocal hustings
Watch candidate introductions and key moments from last week’s JesmondLocal hustings, including our pre-debate discussion
Local charity gears up for fun run
The Bright Red fun run wends its way around 5km of Jesmond Dene and Paddy Freeman’s Park. Nathan Buck looks ahead to the event
Transport and bins dominate debate at hustings
Candidates conferred – and squabbled – over the major issues at our hustings yesterday evening. Our Carly Peacock recaps the night’s events
Quizzing your candidates for council seats in Jesmond
JesmondLocal invites you to its annual hustings, held on Wednesday evening at Jesmond Library from 7:15pm
Buttons posted on doors marketing campaign gone wrong
Social media reports spiral out of hand as police say they “don’t believe there is any increased risk of burglaries or crimes in the affected areas”
Local Headteacher urges government to fund private school places
RGS headmaster Bernard Trafford tells Emma Duggan more pupils from poorer homes should be given chance to attend independent schools
Jesmond URC community garden opened
Jesmond URC celebrate the completion of Church and community garden regeneration project 10 years in the making, reports Craig Dingwall
Jesmond Dementia-Friendly Community Project Officially Launches
Jesmond’s dementia-friendly community project was officially launched this past weekend, as Sean Edward Seddon reports
New Plans for Acorn Road Released
Carly Peacock reports that campaigners are unhappy at “compromised” plans for Acorn Road