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Councillors approve initial road changes in local bike plan

Bike riding will be safer thanks to new cycle lane and speed bumps around Jesmond’s centre, reports Mark Summers

Though Jesmond Library closes today as a council-funded entity, its community bus service continues to year end, reports Jonny Brown

Tune in to the latest episode to hear tales of pottery, plants and prize-winning pupils

15 Jesmond residents tell us stories of their lives and their loves

Couldn’t make it to this evening’s summit on the future of Jesmond library? Jonny Brown was there to cover it live

What’s the meaning of the word quasquicentennial? Leela Prasad finds out – and celebrates two important anniversaries happening tomorrow

Follow all the action and debate as it happened, thanks to political correspondent Jonny Brown

Click on our interactive graphic to hear interviews with Jesmond’s leading lights

Fireworks, police sting operations and bin collections – just some of the issues discussed. Political correspondent Mark Summers reports

Amy Bolton suggests her picks of a packed Jesmond Community Festival programme, while Mark Summers interviews organiser Chris Clarke