All six city council seat across both Jesmond wards were up for grabs in a rare all-out local election last week that saw 22 candidates battle for votes. Labour won all three seats in South Jesmond and two in North Jesmond, the third being taken
Ahead of the May 3rd local council elections, JesmondLocal politics reporters Ashleigh Smith and Thomas Goodall are conducting interviews with all the candidates in North and South Jesmond, to find out a little bit more about them and their policies. Because of the large number of candidates standing this year, these profiles
Ahead of the May 3rd local council elections, JesmondLocal politics reporters Ashleigh Smith and Thomas Goodall are conducting interviews with all the candidates in North and South Jesmond, to find out a little bit more about them and their policies. Because of the large number of candidates standing this year, the profiles
By Ashleigh Smith, Madeleine Letherby and York Atkinson Six students living on Clayton Road have won Newcastle University’s first “Best Neighbour on Campus” (BNOC) award. The scheme, which is running for four months this year, awards £1,000 to one student household each month that has
Opposition Lib Dem councillors have expressed anger at the timing of Kerry Allibhai’s decision to step down as South Jesmond councillor
“Inadequate” Wordsworth House is currently the only care home in Jesmond without a “good” rating from the Care Quality Commission