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Jesmond residents oppose new plans for Barnardo’s site

Appeal against converting old Barnado’s building on Fenwick Terrace into housing to be heard next week, reports Elena Campbell

12 Jesmond residents were taken to hospital this weekend after taking what is suspected to be LSD

An environmental charity is looking to work with Jesmond residents to make streets safer and more attractive, Morgan Ayre writes

It’s all change for Stanger’s Cookshop, David Naylor finds, as it moves to new premises on Brentwood Avenue

“Get fixed and avoid the big six” is the advice as energy prices rise ahead of a cold winter, Samantha Killebrew reports

Phillip Casey looks back at Northumbria Police’s Halloween crackdown on anti-social behaviour

As food bank usage rises and Tesco releases figures on how much of our weekly shop is wasted, Maya Sivamany polls local retailers

A new project to test air quality in Newcastle is looking for Jesmond-based volunteers, reports Morgan Ayre

Akeem Favor and Carla Fitoiu look back at Oxfam’s comic book weekender by way of an interactive graphic novel

Ahead of a live video discussion this evening, Marlene Loesken reports on the debate over pedestrianising Acorn Road