Northumbria Police are taking steps to reconnect with Jesmond residents. Through new community initiatives and monthly drop-in sessions, officers hope to rebuild trust and strengthen ties across the neighbourhood.
Rising shoplifting in Jesmond has sparked calls for tighter charity shop security, with incidents soaring and police warning the trend is likely to worsen over Christmas.
A special educational needs school in Jesmond has launched what is thought to be the country’s first police cadet programme for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Northern Counties School on Tankerville Terrace enrolled its first five Volunteer Police Cadets last month
On Sunday evenings, the Northumberland Club hosts the Geordie Grand Slammers, an LGBTQ+-inclusive tennis club in the North East. Floodlights illuminate courts filled with chatter, laughter, and the sound of tennis balls. Players talk, adjust their grips, or wait for partners. While it may look
Café Filto in Sandyford has scored a major collaboration with department store Fenwick following significant success after only 10 weeks in business. The cafe, located on Goldspink Lane in Sandyford, opened on August 29th, serving coffee, brunch, tapas and cocktails, among other offerings. Filto, which
A Jesmond burglar is behind bars, but rising student HMO break-ins and newly released police data point to a worrying upward trend across the neighbourhood.
Jesmond fan-favourite Dene’s Deli has been been recognised as one of the best sandwich shops in the country after featuring on a nationwide ranking compiled by Betway. The list features 80 shops across the UK, and ordered them based on metrics including Google reviews, annual
Local volunteers have spent a weekend clearing large amounts of overgrown vegetation at the derelict Banqueting Hall in Jesmond Dene, with the aim of restoring it as a centre of learning and discovery. The Grade II listed building – which means it is of special architectural
Volunteer rubbish collection group Keep Jesmond Clean is gearing up for its monthly litter pick this weekend by urging people to check their “thoughtlessnes” around refuse – particularly as winds whip the area. Hosted once a month, the group last met at the Jesmond Cricket
As a chorus of voices carried across the quarry in Jesmond Dene in mid-October, dog-walkers, runners, and strollers turned their heads and slowed their pace, many eventually stopping altogether. Curiously leaning over the stony wall to look down into the ravine, they discovered the source