Retailers resist changes
Proposals for making Acorn Road more “community-friendly” would damage trade, say local shops. Video interviews by Nelly Stavropoulou and Sophie Bauckham
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The Great Dene Run
Ahead of this weekend’s Great North Run, watch our short film on why Jesmond Dene is so popular with runners
Clergy on the run
St George’s Church runners raising money this weekend for broad range of charities
Swans to nest in Jesmond
Exhibition Park trust adds floating islands to lake, thanks to volunteer efforts
Heaps wins Aquathlon again
Victor completes run and Jesmond and Fenham swims in under 40 minutes
England cricketers pad up in Jesmond
Paralympics-marking match rearranged for Osborne Avenue ground tomorrow
Open evening at the New Northumbria Hotel
Osborne road hotel and partner venues invite public to view recent renovations while enjoying cocktails and canapés, reports Alexandra Carr
Local environmentalists set up polling machines
Transition Jesmond quizzes public on their choice of transport, reports Kerstin Vogel
Oxfam Jesmond hosts literary workshop
Charity’s annual Bookfest culminates in fiction-writing workshop by author Laura Fish. Nelly Stavropoulou and Charlotte Krol report
South Jesmond councillors pledge to make ward meetings less formal
Meetings to be spread across five different areas, reports Bob Cooper