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Vote Jesmond 2017: UKIP candidate

Despite repeated requests, UKIP candidate Tony Sanderson declined to participate in our series of profiles

Vote Jesmond 2017: Green Party candidate

Continuing our five days of profiles, James Vesty meets Green candidate, Alistair Ford

Vote Jesmond 2017: Liberal Democrat Party candidate

Ahead of the general election on June 8th, JesmondLocal will be profiling each of the five candidates standing for election in the Newcastle East parliamentary seat. Continuing our five days of profiles, Morgan Ayre meets Lib Dem candidate, Wendy Taylor

Vote Jesmond 2017: Conservative Party candidate

In the first of our election profiles, Morgan Ayre meets the Conservatives’ Newcastle East parliamentary candidate, Simon Kitchen

Portland Green student village enters final phase

Singapore’s largest property development company, Far East Orchard Plc, is getting ready to construct the final phase of the Portland Green Student Village on Portland Road. The application for the final phase outlines plans to erect a five-to-eight storey block of student accommodation made up

Two Jesmond roads reopen after floods

Chaos arrives in Jesmond after two water mains burst in a short space of time, Morgan Ayre reports

Jesmond Festival holds Big Tidy Up

The first of two Big Tidy Up events was held during Jesmond Festival – with the second this weekend, Victoria Young reports

Jesmond Community Festival begins today

The Jesmond Community Festival begins today, marking the start of over three weeks of activities provided by groups in the Jesmond community

Text a Toastie religious initiative returns to Jesmond

Victoria Young speaks to CU president Nick Carter to investigate the idea of talking religion over a toastie, a concept re-appearing in Jesmond this week.