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Local businessman donates £1k for Acorn Rd tree

Local resident and businessman Ian Watson has donated £1,000 to the Jesmond Residents Association (JRA) for a real Christmas tree to be put up on Acorn Road.

Tesco Metro Jesmond ‘not run out’ of Unilever products yet

Jesmond residents need not fear for the future of their breakfast table quite yet, Chris Middleton finds

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

New Sainsbury’s Local opens this Friday

Supermarket chain opens its doors at West Jesmond site on Friday, James Mackay reveals

WATCH: JesmondLocal Live! February 29, 2016

Imogen Scott-Chambers and Ritwik Sarkar take you through the week’s stories in Jesmond, including disabled access and korfball

Navaho Coffee plans sensitive street seating after successful opening

Eleni Kefallinou meets the owner of Navaho Cafe, the latest addition to Acorn Road, and discovers the cafe’s plans

Duo charged with robbery after Jules B armed attack named

Two men have been named in connection with charges after a Jesmond retailer – Jules B – was allegedly held up by a pair brandishing weapons

Two men arrested after armed robbery at Jules B involving knife and gun

Police are seeking witnesses to an armed robbery on Wednesday morning. Our Ritwik Sarkar reports on this developing story

Winter is coming: Archers ice cream parlour shuts up shop

As the popular Acorn Road ice cream shop closes its doors, James Mackay gets the inside scoop on how its competitor – Iglouu – will survive the winter