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Indian restaurant plans big new year after successfully defending trademark

Izabele Pukenaite speaks to the owners of Dabbawal after their victory over a London-based restaurant looking to use their trademark

Parks to remain free for residents and visitors to use

Controversial charitable trust to continue the safe running of the city’s parks, Aditi Sequeira reports

Jesmond Metro added to best railway stations list

Oliver Assogna talks to author Simon Jenkins about Jesmond Metro station, which has been named one of the best 100 in the country

Police plan Jesmond “sting” operations to halt spate of bike thefts and burglaries

Jesmond is a specific target because students there often own expensive bikes and live in multi-occupancy houses, say police

Jesmond trials travel app to cut journey times

Developer promises only anonymised and aggregated data will be passed on to the city council

New coach puts Jesmond netballers on target for winning season

Jesmond Netball Club credits new coach for boosting their fitness and goal-shooting

Newcastle City Council aim to get more students voting

Electoral services officers from Newcastle Council were at Newcastle University talking to students about the importance of registering to vote, reports Thomas Goodall

New facilities come to refurbished dental clinic

A £400,000 investment has resulted in a new dental clinic in Jesmond, reports Lucy Murgatroyd

Jesmond foodie plans to expand her business

Lizzy Hodcroft set up her business at Jesmond food market and now plans to partner with bars to use her homemade condiments, reports Izabele Pukenaite