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‘Significant’ fire tears through Caledonian Hotel

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue are responding to a massive fire on Osborne Road this evening

The Punch Bowl Hotel to reopen as pet-friendly retro pub

Jerry Chen goes behind the scenes of The Punch Bowl pub head of its opening on July 17th

£15m skyscraper to stand on old Quaker site

Work on Newcastle’s second-tallest skyscraper is scheduled to begin in 2020, Srivats Lakshman reports

Jesmond man jailed for breaking into student halls and performing sex act

Louis Miller reports on a Jesmond resident convicted for performing a sex act after breaking into student accommodation

It’s all smiles for Honour Health after national award

Jesmond dentists Onkar Dhanoya and Gulshan Dhanoya picked up the Dental Team of the Year 2019 award at the recent Dental Awards 2019. The duo, who run the Honour Health practice on Osborne Road, were the only team from the north east to be selected

Second man arrested in connection with burglary

A 34-year old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into a spike in burglaries in Jesmond and Heaton last month, but has since been released pending further investigations. The news comes after a 44-year old man was arrested for a burglary on

Man arrested on suspicion of burglary on St. Georges Terrace

Louis Miller reports on a worrying increase in burglaries across Jesmond and Heaton

End of the road for Jesmond’s Filmore & Union

Srivats Lakshman uncovers why the popular Jesmond eatery is shutting up shop

Church invites newcomers for the love of poetry

William Wordsworth said “poetry takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility”, so it’s fitting that a Jesmond poetry club should meet in a church to share love for this particular art form. And tomorrow, as part of Jesmond Community festival, the club will open

Jesmond Community Festival launches despite reduced council funding

The annual Jesmond Community Festival gets under way this week after its official launch at 97&Social on Tuesday (May 7th) by Lord Mayor David Down and chair of Jesmond Community Forum, Dave Cross. Local councillors and community group representatives were also among the attendees. With