A local independent dental practice is all smiles after being shortlisted for three national awards. Honour Health Jesmond, based on Osborne Road, have been nominated for Team of the Year, Practice Manager of the Year, and Best Practice Care at the Private Dentistry Awards (PDA).
HYROX fitness classes at Jesmond Pinetree Fitness are seeing increasing demand, with many sessions often nearing capacity – far exceeding head coach Carl Robinson’s expectations, just a year after he introduced the workout. Robinson brought HYROX to Jesmond last year after discovering the method himself.
Jesmond fan-favourite Dene’s Deli has been been recognised as one of the best sandwich shops in the country after featuring on a nationwide ranking compiled by Betway. The list features 80 shops across the UK, and ordered them based on metrics including Google reviews, annual
South Jesmond has fewer public toilets than other areas of Newcastle, with only one accessible facility in Jesmond Dene – a shortage experts warn is part of a national decline in public toilets that is contributing to “the death of the high street”. Newcastle City
Local volunteers have spent a weekend clearing large amounts of overgrown vegetation at the derelict Banqueting Hall in Jesmond Dene, with the aim of restoring it as a centre of learning and discovery. The Grade II listed building – which means it is of special architectural
Volunteer rubbish collection group Keep Jesmond Clean is gearing up for its monthly litter pick this weekend by urging people to check their “thoughtlessnes” around refuse – particularly as winds whip the area. Hosted once a month, the group last met at the Jesmond Cricket
A local environmentalist has renewed his call for action after Newcastle City Council stalled plans to introduce a “School Street” outside West Jesmond Primary School. A two-year study in 2022 revealed that particulate matter concentrations – a common measure of air pollution – around areas
Northern Counties School on Tankerville Terrace has scooped an Innovation in Education Award at the National Association of Special Schools Awards in Bristol, recognising its contribution to improving special education assessments. The therapy team at the school, which is part of the Percy Hedley Foundation,
August’s elections signalled a shift in the political landscape of South Jesmond, with Dr. Sarah Peters of the Green Party ending a political duopoly that has spanned over two and a half decades within the ward. Two months on from a historic victory, which saw
As a chorus of voices carried across the quarry in Jesmond Dene in mid-October, dog-walkers, runners, and strollers turned their heads and slowed their pace, many eventually stopping altogether. Curiously leaning over the stony wall to look down into the ravine, they discovered the source