Should residents, students or commuters get priority for parking in Jesmond? That question is becoming increasingly contentious as residents complain of blocked driveways, limited parking and growing concerns about congestion and emergency vehicle access. Newcastle City Council says there are “just over 8,000 residential parking
More than 100 residents of Osborne Avenue have signed a petition calling on Newcastle City Council to tackle traffic congestion on the residential street, with Jesmond’s newly elected councillors promising to investigate the issue. The petition was launched by Osborne Avenue Action Group (OAAG), a
Councillors elected to represent the new, unified Jesmond ward have pledged to focus on potholes, parking pressures and the state of the area’s back lanes following last week’s local elections. James Coles, Peter Allen and Philip Browne were all re-elected to Newcastle City Council, but
From public transport and potholes to parks, parking and community life, JesmondLocal has been asking those standing for election in the new Jesmond ward about the issues they believe matter most locally. In this final instalment of our candidate Q&A series, we hear from Tim
What are the biggest challenges facing Jesmond — and how would those hoping to represent the area tackle them? As part of our coverage of the upcoming Newcastle City Council elections, JesmondLocal has put the same set of questions to all 13 candidates standing in
With 13 candidates standing in the newly unified Jesmond ward at Thursday’s Newcastle City Council elections, JesmondLocal thought it might be helpful to voters if we asked each of them the same set of questions, from what they love about the area to how they
The Jesmond Community Festival marked a 50-year milestone on Saturday (2 May) with the launch of this year’s edition. While the event began in 1976 ago as a dedicated music festival – including open-air stage in Jesmond Dene – this year’s month-long celebration highlights how
More than a dozen candidates from five parties are campaigning across a newly unified Jesmond ward ahead of the May 7 local elections, knocking on doors across an expanded electoral map that merges North and South Jesmond for the first time. The Liberal Democrats, Labour,
The Jesmond ward boundary lines are set to change ahead of the May local elections, bringing together North Jesmond and South Jesmond to create a unified Jesmond ward. While the new boundaries may take some adjusting to, councillors say this shift better reflects the reality
Jesmond is host to one of the oldest sports in the country – with its court built in 1894, real tennis’ quietly lays claims to more technique, strategy and spectacle than many modern day racket sports. One of just 46 courts worldwide and 27 in