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How have Jesmond care homes been coping with Covid-19?

Community reporter Loujane contacted a number of care homes to find out how they were managing with Covid-19 following reports that care homes were most affected by coronavirus.

Can you imagine a better post-Covid Jesmond?

The future of Jesmond in a post-coronavirus world will be the topic of discussion in an online talk hosted by Jesmond Library this Thursday evening. The virtual meeting will be led by local resident Tony Waterston, who says his aim is to help build bridges

Jesmond Library gets a ‘smart’ heating update

A smart heating device called Thermionix is to be be installed in Jesmond Library as part of a government-funded test project. Designed and developed by Sunderland based company BMSHome Limited, the “internet of things” (IOT) technology will automatically control the library’s heating system, eliminating the

West Jesmond Primary School opens new memorial garden

A garden set up in memory of a deceased member of staff has opened at West Jesmond Primary School, Bess Coop reports

Jesmond’s entrepreneurs: Amy Fettis of AIM Athleisure and Studio 54

“The life of any entrepreneur is full of extreme highs and lows,” says Amy Fettis, founder of Jesmond-based AIM Athleisure and Studio 54, and the first interviewee in our series of short profiles of Jesmond’s enterprising business people. Fettis’s business began as an “athleisure” brand,

Coronavirus cancels new St George’s Church initiative

Loujane Alasi attended the launch of new initiative Leading Your Church Into Growth, which has been cancelled due to covid-19

Crime numbers drop in Jesmond ahead of COVID-19 changes

Changes are coming to policing across Jesmond. Chloe Weeks has everything you need to know

Café on Exhibition Park shuts shop

Exhibition Park’s eatery, Café in the Park has made the decision ‘to close the business and cease trading with immediate effect’,

Women in Jesmond: Dr. Wendy Taylor

Greg Rosenvinge meets Dr Wendy Taylor, as part of our series highlighting influential women in Jesmond

Jesmond FC make history scoring six wins in a row

Local football team Jesmond FC have broken a club record, notching up half a dozen back-to-back victories for the first time in their history. The record-breaking achievement came after beating Cramlington Town 1-0 in the Second Division of the Northern Football Alliance League at the end