Vote Jesmond 2016: Local Election Candidates Announced
Five candidates in each ward put their names forward for election, reports Imogen Scott-Chambers, who has their names
Category Archives: Politics
Acorn Road celebration event divides opinion
Work to redesign Acorn Road has “achieved very little”, says one North Jesmond councillor, while others praise people-friendly redesign
Suggested new ward boundaries make little difference to Jesmond
Imogen Scott-Chambers reports on the latest proposed changes to North and South Jesmond’s ward boundaries
Jesmond ward boundaries likely to be focus of consultation
A national consultation has opened on ward boundaries, allowing Jesmond voters to redraw the electoral map, Megan Thrall and Imogen Scott-Chambers report
Jesmond to stand strong under cuts, councillors claim
Newcastle Council budget cuts are less likely to affect Jesmond than elsewhere in the city, Megan Thrall reports
North Jesmond ward meeting – as it happened
Imogen-Scott Chambers was in attendance to recap the North Jesmond ward meeting, which happened on December 16th
South Jesmond ward meeting – as it happened
Megan Thrall, Imogen-Scott Chambers and Ritwik Sarkar were in attendance to recap the South Jesmond ward meeting
EXCLUSIVE: One in 10 Jesmond voters to drop off electoral register
A change in the way voters are registered will disproportionately affect 1,500 Jesmond residents, Imogen Scott-Chambers and Megan Thrall report
Brewery debate: live blog tonight
Plans to convert the former Palace of Arts in Exhibition Park into a brewery will be the subject of a meeting for local residents this evening
Labour sweeps up in Newcastle elections
Labour wins across the board in last night’s local and national elections, with incursion into North Jesmond reports George Welch