Councillors elected to represent the new, unified Jesmond ward have pledged to focus on potholes, parking pressures and the state of the area’s back lanes following last week’s local elections. James Coles, Peter Allen and Philip Browne were all re-elected to Newcastle City Council, but
From public transport and potholes to parks, parking and community life, JesmondLocal has been asking those standing for election in the new Jesmond ward about the issues they believe matter most locally. In this final instalment of our candidate Q&A series, we hear from Tim
What are the biggest challenges facing Jesmond — and how would those hoping to represent the area tackle them? As part of our coverage of the upcoming Newcastle City Council elections, JesmondLocal has put the same set of questions to all 13 candidates standing in
With 13 candidates standing in the newly unified Jesmond ward at Thursday’s Newcastle City Council elections, JesmondLocal thought it might be helpful to voters if we asked each of them the same set of questions, from what they love about the area to how they
More than a dozen candidates from five parties are campaigning across a newly unified Jesmond ward ahead of the May 7 local elections, knocking on doors across an expanded electoral map that merges North and South Jesmond for the first time. The Liberal Democrats, Labour,
The Jesmond ward boundary lines are set to change ahead of the May local elections, bringing together North Jesmond and South Jesmond to create a unified Jesmond ward. While the new boundaries may take some adjusting to, councillors say this shift better reflects the reality
North Jesmond councillors James Coles and Philip Browne have called for reforms to the mandatory House of Multiple Occupants (HMO) licence fee-system, arguing that a higher charge is needed to fund Newcastle City Council’s licensing department and reduce pressures caused by Jesmond’s crowded student population.
August’s elections signalled a shift in the political landscape of South Jesmond, with Dr. Sarah Peters of the Green Party ending a political duopoly that has spanned over two and a half decades within the ward. Two months on from a historic victory, which saw
A campaign begun in Jesmond is now being discussed in parliament, after local councillors uncovered a major flaw with how the government funds authorities across the UK. Full time students in the UK are currently exempt from paying council tax, a policy designed to ease
There may not be local elections in Newcastle this year, but the political parties in Jesmond will be watching with great interest to see how other parts of our region cast their votes tomorrow (May 1st, 2025). With its large student population, Jesmond has one