JESMONDLOCAL

Waitrose to open doors in November

Store will feature community token scheme says contractor who is offering Friday-morning site tours

Alcohol licence granted in time for Father’s Day weekend as Jesmond Dene restaurant seeks to establish niche in affordable fine dining

Sous chef takes over next month when Pierre Rigothier leaves for Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris

Entrepreneur comes up with idea for online health service in his Otterburn Terrace kitchen

Owner of Jesmond Dene coffee shop believes completion of work on Pet’s Corner will swell the number of customers, reports Sophie Bauckham

Follow all the action as it happened by replaying our live blog, as the region’s top chefs battled it out for the jammy bragging rights

Sophie Bauckham and Yi Qiong Huang scour the streets of Jesmond for terrifying treats this Halloween.

Don’t know your Galas from your Cox’s? Let the Community Orchard be your guide this weekend

Royal British Legion the venue this Sunday for traders selling handbags, jewellery, records, books, woollies and cakes

Diners offered “crooner style” music on Thursdays alongside special-priced three course menu