£15m skyscraper to stand on old Quaker site
Work on Newcastle’s second-tallest skyscraper is scheduled to begin in 2020, Srivats Lakshman reports
Tag Archives: Jesmond
Vote Jesmond 2019: Gerry Keating
Louis Miller and Jerry Chen meet Gerry Keating, standing for election in North Jesmond
Councillors and candidates say Jesmond backs second referendum
Victoria Petrie speaks to local councillors, who say that Jesmond supports a second referendum
Human rights – the Jesmond connection
This month’s meeting of the Newcastle City Council overwhelmingly backed a motion declaring support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the council will write to the government to outline its position, including its opposition to austerity measures.
Jesmond could get new commercial facilities after council validation
Big changes are coming to Jesmond after the council approved a raft of planning applications, reports Srivats Lakshman
Air pollution outside West Jesmond Primary breaches legal limits
Harmful air pollution outside West Jesmond Primary School is breaching UK legal pollution limits, reports Charlotte Cooper
Jesmond restaurant-owner reaches MasterChef quarter-finals
A co-owner of Brentwood Avenue’s Bistro Forty Six, Max Gott, has made it to the quarter-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals 2018. Three years after opening the restaurant with his brother, Gott applied for MasterChef, because “the day-to-day can get a little bit boring. “We just thought
Jesmond House aims to break stigma around hostels for homeless
Rebecka Duren takes a rare look inside Jesmond House, Jesmond’s homelessness hostel
Council considers discouraging recycling in Jesmond
Do you know what can and can’t be recycled? Watch our video to help you understand – report by Charlotte Cooper
Young ex-offenders brighten up Sandyford’s Benton House
The appearance of a local building that is home to community mental health services has enjoyed a trim and tidy up, thanks to a team from the Skill Mill, a social enterprise that provides employment for young ex–offenders in watercourse and horticulture services.