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
Category Archives: Opinion
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
JRA welcomes decision to refuse Tankerville Place proposal
Planning for Tankerville Place extension has been rejected. Community reporter Loujane Alasi spoke to JRA to find out their reactions.
Council leader claims government ‘clearly trying to have us on’ in attack on council funding cuts
Council tax rises and £20m of cuts move closer as Council Leader attacks “no vision” government.
New Metros to tackle problems faced by disabled people
Nexus’s new fleet of trains, due in 2024, will be equipped with measures to help disabled people in Jesmond and elsewhere travel more easily. As JesmondLocal reported last week, Nexus has revealed the design of its new fleet of Metro trains which will be made
Tackling homelessness in Jesmond
Charity Crisis hopes to help make Newcastle the first city in Britain to eliminate homelessness, by 2022 — but that task seems daunting as homelessness is on the rise. According to a recent Shelter report, at least 320,000 people are homeless and 726 people died homeless
What could education pledges mean for local schools?
Ahead of the UK general election tomorrow (Thursday 12 December) we’ve taken a look at the party manifestos and picked out some key education points to understand how proposed policies might impact on Jesmond’s schools and students. Current state of education in the UK A manifesto