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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

Newcastle is number one anti-social student hotspot

Newcastle University has handed out the highest number of sanctions to its students for anti-social behaviour, data published today in The Sunday Times show

Vote Jesmond 2017: Green Party candidate

Continuing our five days of profiles, James Vesty meets Green candidate, Alistair Ford

Korfball in Jesmond: Tyneside Titans explain why it’s a growing sport

Playing in the North East Korfball League, Jesmond’s Tyneside Titans are helping to make the league and this growing sport even more popular. Originating in the Netherlands more than 100 years ago, korfball is traditionally played with two teams of eight players. The aim is to get

More than 1,000 sanctions levied on Jesmond-based students since 2014

£27,000-worth of fines have been given to students, data seen by JesmondLocal show

Student houses increase by a quarter since 2007

One in three properties in Jesmond are registered as exempt from council tax for student purposes, Morgan Ayre reports

Jesmond Goat FC find footing in Tyneside Amateur League

Jesmond Goat FC are playing in their first season in the FA=affiliated Tyneside Amateur League but are already making headway in the league table, Rosa Garcia writes