There are only two electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Jesmond even though Transport North East says 28,000 charging points will be needed across the region in the next 15 years.
Standing for the Labour Party in South Jesmond in May’s elections, Charlie Gray grew up locally and attended St Catherine’s School in Sandyford. He’s now a student in forensic science and works at Northumbria University.
We begin our series of interviews with this year’s local election candidates with Tanya Pretswell, who is standing for Labour in North Jesmond in May.
It isn’t discussed as much as it was in the Cold War era, but the possibility of nuclear war remains a very real and daunting prospect, according to Elizabeth Waterston, a retired GP who lives in Jesmond.
A Jesmond Labour councillor has welcomed Kier Starmer’s lead in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as party leader. Starmer has been nominated by both Newcastle East and Newcastle North constituency Labour parties (CLPs) – which encompass Jesmond – and has a sizeable lead over
Labour has managed to retain its South Jesmond seat with the victory of Lesley Storey in Thursday’s elections for Newcastle City Council. Storey clinched the seat vacated by former councillor Judy Pearce, who resigned suddenly after less than a year due to health reasons. And
Louis Miller and Jerry Chen meet Alex Hay, standing as a candidate for election in North Jesmond
Ahead of local elections on May 5th, Helen Daly and Imogen Scott-Chambers meet the candidates standing for election with the Labour Party