Broken glass injures Jesmond pets despite fines of £2,500
Residents have been raising their concerns following a number of pets suffering injuries to their paws because of broken glass on Jesmond streets and footpaths.
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Police make arrest following Waitrose armed robbery
A man entered the supermarket on Osborne Road last Friday at 7.10am, with his face covered and brandishing a suspected firearm. Northumbria Police say he threatened staff before stealing around 120 packets of cigarettes, then escaping in the direction of Acorn Road.
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.
Police plan Jesmond “sting” operations to halt spate of bike thefts and burglaries
Jesmond is a specific target because students there often own expensive bikes and live in multi-occupancy houses, say police
Armed police called to scene of alleged armed robbery in Jesmond
A man was arrested but subsequently released as investigations continue into the alleged armed robbery, York Atkinson reports
Newcastle is number one anti-social student hotspot
Newcastle University has handed out the highest number of sanctions to its students for anti-social behaviour, data published today in The Sunday Times show
Police seek information after Jesmond cars vandalised
Morgan Ayre speaks exclusively to one resident who chased a car vandal away from the scene of the crime
Students’ union candidates reveal Jesmond manifestos
The polls are now open for the next president of Newcastle University’s Students’ Union, so JesmondLocal sent Rosemary Macklam and James Vesty to find out what the candidates would do to improve student-resident relations in Jesmond
Newcastle University plans to improve community relations
A meeting was held last month to discuss how to handle fraught student-permanent resident relations, Morgan Ayre reports
Police request information after sexual assault by taxi driver in Jesmond
Northumbria Police are asking for information following a sexual assault in Jesmond last month. Between the hours of 3am and 4am on February 19th, a woman was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver on Orchard Place in Jesmond, Newcastle. The woman was touched inappropriately by