Category Archives: News

Jesmond Legion hosts classic and custom bike show

The streets of Jesmond hummed with the sound of vintage motorbikes this weekend, thanks to the Royal British Legion Riders Branch (RBLRB) which ran a classic and custom bike show at the Royal British Legion Club in West Jesmond Terrace, to raise funds for the Legion’s poppy appeal.

From Land’s End to Mount Kilimanjaro

Jesmond student Scott McKenzie has completed the first part of a gruelling charity challenge to raise money for clean water charity Dig Deep. Having completed his cycle ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End, McKenzie is now bound for Tanzania, where he will attempt to complete the

Picking poems in Jesmond orchard

Jesmond Community Festival brought a day of Italian poetry to the orchard on Tankerville Terrace, courtesy of Antonella Rea who teaches Italian language classes in Newcastle and Northumberland and has been organising cultural events like this since September 2017

Vote Jesmond 2018 – Election night summary

All six city council seat across both Jesmond wards were up for grabs in a rare all-out local election last week that saw 22 candidates battle for votes. Labour won all three seats in South Jesmond and two in North Jesmond, the third being taken

Lord Mayor launches Jesmond Community Festival 2018

Jesmond Community Festival 2018 kicks-off this weekend, with more than 100 events for local people to experience and enjoy. Reporting by Madeleine Letherby and Thomas Goodall Lord Mayor Linda Wright and town crier Marjorie Dodds launched the three-week festival on Tuesday (May 1st) at a

Vote Jesmond 2018 – Green Party Candidates

Ahead of the May 3rd local council elections, JesmondLocal politics reporters Ashleigh Smith and Thomas Goodall are conducting interviews with all the candidates in North and South Jesmond, to find out a little bit more about them and their policies. Because of the large number of candidates standing this year, these profiles