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Local retail staff warn of ‘wellbeing crisis’ due to cost-of-living crisis

Local shop owners and staff have spoken to Caitlin Gee about the mental strain caused by the cost-of-living crisis

Operation Oak’s main aim is to tackle student ASB and disorder, in a bid to make safer and quieter areas for residents to live, reports Jack Evans

More than 1,000 people received fines for travelling without a ticket at Jesmond and West Jesmond Metro stations in 2023, Jack Evans reports

A young Jesmond resident shares the deeper reality of living with Crohn’s Disease, reports Ellie Thomson

With the new year underway, residents in this community expressed their hopes for Jesmond in 2024, reports Hannah Gul-Khan

A local food business is running vegan cooking courses alongside the popularity of Veganuary, reports Olivia Walters

Jesmond schools have donated to local food charities over the winter period to support efforts to combat food poverty, reports Olivia Courtney-Ashton

Dry January has meant pubs on Osborne Road are seeing less business, with students looking to save some money this month, Adam Perry reports

A local cafe has partnered with a community initiative to reduce plastic use and promote the importance sustainability, reports Matthew MacDonald

The wife of a Jesmond resident who died after being given infected blood is awaiting the outcome of a long-delayed inquiry, Rhys James reports