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Brandling blaze affects first floor flat

Brandling pub fire began in first floor flat, though some damage to pub may have occurred, a source tells JesmondLocal

Competition between schools’ young enterprises will reach a head next month at regional finals, Alice Madgwick finds

Couldn’t make it to this evening’s summit on the future of Jesmond library? Jonny Brown was there to cover it live

What’s the meaning of the word quasquicentennial? Leela Prasad finds out – and celebrates two important anniversaries happening tomorrow

Follow all the action and debate as it happened, thanks to political correspondent Jonny Brown

Click on our interactive graphic to hear interviews with Jesmond’s leading lights

Fireworks, police sting operations and bin collections – just some of the issues discussed. Political correspondent Mark Summers reports

Amy Bolton suggests her picks of a packed Jesmond Community Festival programme, while Mark Summers interviews organiser Chris Clarke

BBC broadcaster Rosie Millard explains the story behind her documentary

Blood cancer kills a person every 10 minutes worldwide. Jesmondites will be running 5 km this weekend to raise awareness, writes Mark Summers