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Jesmond not included in official plans to improve air quality in Newcastle

Jesmond residents’ displeasure at emissions charges means they’re not in the second round of a clean air consultation, reports Chloe Weeks

The Punch Bowl Hotel to reopen as pet-friendly retro pub

Jerry Chen goes behind the scenes of The Punch Bowl pub head of its opening on July 17th

£15m skyscraper to stand on old Quaker site

Work on Newcastle’s second-tallest skyscraper is scheduled to begin in 2020, Srivats Lakshman reports

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