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Jesmond could get new commercial facilities after council validation

Big changes are coming to Jesmond after the council approved a raft of planning applications, reports Srivats Lakshman

Jesmond’s 2019 wish list revealed

What would the people who live and work in Jesmond like their local and national politicians to achieve this year? Reporters Andrew Paterson and Jerry Chen took to the streets to discover the items on 2019’s to-do list.

University counselling services understaffed, local students say

Students say more needs to be done to help their mental health in times of need, Beth Richardson reports

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