Local community gets involved in Big Fun Run
Runners of all ages and abilities gathered at the Town Moor on October 22nd to run for fun and raise money for charity in spite of strong winds
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350 residents help local orchard celebrate Apple Day
Victoria Young and Laura Purvis went along to Jesmond’s Apple Day celebrations on October 14th
Armed police called to scene of alleged armed robbery in Jesmond
A man was arrested but subsequently released as investigations continue into the alleged armed robbery, York Atkinson reports
Jesmond volunteers clean up streets after £22k of littering fines levied
Almost 40 bags of rubbish filled by Keep Jesmond Clean and students as Newcastle City Council reveals fines of £22,000 for environmental offences in last four years.
Apple Day arrives in Jesmond today
Victoria Young speaks to Fiona Clarke as Jesmond Community Orchard prepares for Apple Day 2017
Newcastle is number one anti-social student hotspot
Newcastle University has handed out the highest number of sanctions to its students for anti-social behaviour, data published today in The Sunday Times show
Jesmond Community Pool has new, inspiring lifeguard
Victoria Young meets Will Hardy, Jesmond Pool’s newest lifeguard – who lost three limbs to severe meningitis at a young age
JesmondLocal passes first stage of BBC local democracy reporting bid process
JesmondLocal has passed the first stage of a process to invest in news reporting on local democracy run by the BBC
Hungarian entrepreneurs want to make their mark in Jesmond
A new business, run by two Hungarian entrepreneurs, has arrived in Jesmond, Chris Middleton reports
Jesmond Dash shows who’s fastest: car, cyclist or pedestrian
JesmondLocal reporters, Dom Partridge and Valentina Egorova, went to the Jesmond Dash to see who would win the race