Council paying £155,000 a year to private developer for Central Library – until 2034
Figure revealed in our FoI request exceeds amount needed to keep Jesmond’s library open, reports Mark Summers
Category Archives: Politics
Library protestors join Newcastle cuts march
Watch this video report by Nathan Buck and Amy Bolton
National Libraries Day Comes to Jesmond
Jesmond Library celebrates local literature as closure looms, reports Jonny Brown
Community Flood Action Group could help Jesmond
The National Flood Forum has suggested areas like Jesmond could benefit from a Community Flood Action Group. The idea involves a group of local volunteers with responsibility to put in place anti-flood measures. One spokesperson would represent the group and consult with agencies such as
Council Cuts Endanger Jesmond Library
Mark Summers looks ahead to tomorrow’s meeting about the library’s future
Crime, licensing and library hot topics at ward meeting
Mark Summers brings you a summary of last week’s meeting
Ancient streams could have helped cause Jesmond floods
Councillor raises concerns over state of pipes containing natural flows, reports Mark Summers
JesmondLocal speaks to PCC candidates
Bob Cooper and Jonny Brown talk to the four people hoping to become Northumbria’s first Police and Crime Commissioner
South Jesmond councillors pledge to make ward meetings less formal
Meetings to be spread across five different areas, reports Bob Cooper
Council leader trials ‘decent neighbourhood’ task force in South Jesmond
Local people are being asked to shape a set of minimum standards, and suggest how they should be enforced, reports Bob Cooper