Jesmond’s Apple Day leads up to local cider and beer festival
Mark Summers visits Jesmond’s Apple Day, while we await the fermented fruits of his labour at the annual Real Ale and Cider festival
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Councillors approve initial road changes in local bike plan
Bike riding will be safer thanks to new cycle lane and speed bumps around Jesmond’s centre, reports Mark Summers
Giving cancer a run for your money
Blood cancer kills a person every 10 minutes worldwide. Jesmondites will be running 5 km this weekend to raise awareness, writes Mark Summers
Jesmond Library popularity on the rise despite impending closure
Jesmond Library’s usage looks likely to increase year-on-year while City Library’s visitors fall, Mark Summers reports
Council paying £155,000 a year to private developer for Central Library – until 2034
Figure revealed in our FoI request exceeds amount needed to keep Jesmond’s library open, reports Mark Summers
Council Cuts Endanger Jesmond Library
Mark Summers looks ahead to tomorrow’s meeting about the library’s future
Crime, licensing and library hot topics at ward meeting
Mark Summers brings you a summary of last week’s meeting