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Air pollution outside West Jesmond Primary breaches legal limits

Harmful air pollution outside West Jesmond Primary School is breaching UK legal pollution limits, reports Charlotte Cooper

Passenger dies in hospital following Coast Road van crash

The passenger of a white van involved in the crash on the Coast Road this week has died. Michael Young, who lived in the Lobley Hill area of Gateshead, passed away in hospital as a result of his injuries. The 44-year old driver of the

Jesmond restaurant-owner reaches MasterChef quarter-finals

A co-owner of Brentwood Avenue’s Bistro Forty Six, Max Gott, has made it to the quarter-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals 2018. Three years after opening the restaurant with his brother, Gott applied for MasterChef, because “the day-to-day can get a little bit boring. “We just thought

Police appeal for dash-cam footage after two men critically injured on Coast Road

The van collided with a wall between the Cradlewell and Sandyford Road, reports Louis Miller

Jesmond House aims to break stigma around hostels for homeless

Rebecka Duren takes a rare look inside Jesmond House, Jesmond’s homelessness hostel

Newcastle High School for Girls perform ‘Oliver!’ at Northern Stage

Jesmond’s local girls school will be taking their production of Oliver! to Northern Stage early next year, reports Jenny Franken

Police release images of men who could help with theft enquiry

Louis Miller reports on a police appeal to identify two men who could help with enquiries around a theft

Local pizza restaurant raises money for Macmillan Cancer Support

Pizza Express’s snowballs dough ball sale aims to raise money to fight cancer, reports Samantha Seikaly

Council considers discouraging recycling in Jesmond

Do you know what can and can’t be recycled? Watch our video to help you understand – report by Charlotte Cooper

North Jesmond ward meeting – replay!

Unable to make it along to this week’s ward meeting? No problem – click and scroll below to read our reporters’ live-blog of all the highlights: Live Blog North Jesmond ward meeting