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Live music set for return on Jesmond Road

Bobiks, an arts venue on Jesmond Road, is set for live music to return, Megan Evans reports

How one Jesmond parent home-schooled a child with dyslexia and ADHD

The Covid-19 pandemic forced UK schools to close their doors to most children in March. Like many parents across the country, Jesmond resident Nichola Parody home-schooled her three children. However, Nichola’s daughter Heidi is diagnosed as having dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). JesmondLocal asked Nichola how she handled that particular challenge. Hi

Jesmond food and drink businesses plan for weekend restart

Some Jesmond food and drink outlets are planning to restart their indoor and outdoor seating services this weekend, following last week’s announcement by the prime minister that social distancing rules were being relaxed to one metre from Saturday 4th July. The re-opening of pubs, hairdressers,

Local bee fans say “Let the Toon bloom”

Jesmond environmental campaigners are urging local residents to back a petition – titled “Let the Toon bloom” – begun by Save Newcastle Wildlife, that calls for Newcastle City Council to protect bees by cutting back on the mowing of verges and commit to a “comprehensive pollinator

Excessive drinking contributed to counter-protest violence, say Jesmond eyewitnesses

In contrast to last week’s peaceful Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest in Newcastle, yesterday saw violent clashes at Greys Monument in the city centre as a group calling themselves “Defenders of Newcastle” counter-protested a BLM demonstration. According to eyewitnesses, counter-protesters around Grey’s Monument had been

Can you imagine a better post-Covid Jesmond?

The future of Jesmond in a post-coronavirus world will be the topic of discussion in an online talk hosted by Jesmond Library this Thursday evening. The virtual meeting will be led by local resident Tony Waterston, who says his aim is to help build bridges

Jesmond Library gets a ‘smart’ heating update

A smart heating device called Thermionix is to be be installed in Jesmond Library as part of a government-funded test project. Designed and developed by Sunderland based company BMSHome Limited, the “internet of things” (IOT) technology will automatically control the library’s heating system, eliminating the