A formal complaint has been made to Northumbria Police after a house-party on Grosvenor Place in Jesmond was shut down at the end of November. Four people were arrested with one receiving a penalty notice for being drunk and disorderly. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said:
The van collided with a wall between the Cradlewell and Sandyford Road, reports Louis Miller
Northumbria Police have released a statement urging students in the Jesmond area not to gather on the roofs of their properties while enjoying the current spell of warm weather.
A man entered the supermarket on Osborne Road last Friday at 7.10am, with his face covered and brandishing a suspected firearm. Northumbria Police say he threatened staff before stealing around 120 packets of cigarettes, then escaping in the direction of Acorn Road.
Jesmond is a specific target because students there often own expensive bikes and live in multi-occupancy houses, say police
A man was arrested but subsequently released as investigations continue into the alleged armed robbery, York Atkinson reports
JesmondLocal is piloting a platform where people who live in Jesmond can submit their anti-social behaviour and noise complaints.
Three robberies in less than a month cause the police to provide advice, Haylee Knippel reports
A spate of burglaries have caused police to reissue advice on locking doors
The victim of an assault this weekend speaks exclusively to Ritwik Sarkar to appeal for witnesses to the crime – and who saved her