Transport and bins dominate debate at hustings
Candidates conferred – and squabbled – over the major issues at our hustings yesterday evening. Our Carly Peacock recaps the night’s events
Category Archives: Health
Jesmond Dementia-Friendly Community Project Officially Launches
Jesmond’s dementia-friendly community project was officially launched this past weekend, as Sean Edward Seddon reports
Jesmond Taking Early Steps Toward ‘Dementia-Friendly’ Status
Led by the Community Forum and supported by the city council, Jesmond could be on track to become a ‘dementia-friendly community’, reports Sean Edward Seddon
Jesmond puts the e-cigarette to the test
JesmondLocal reporters take an e-cigarette to local hotspots to see whether it’s accepted
Further drugs warning from Northumbria Police
Nine Osborne Road residents taken to hospital after taking what they believed to be ecstasy
#HelloJesmond: Five favourite runs in Jesmond
Take in the local sights while getting fit and sweaty: we look at the five best running routes in Jesmond
Teenagers organise Wonderland Charity Ball for the Teenage Cancer Trust
Megan Cunningham meets four RGS students raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust by selling tickets for a once-in-a-lifetime ball
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 TO PAY RESPECTS FOR WORLD AIDS DAY
Megan Cunningham looks ahead to today’s service at St George’s Church
FINISHING TOUCHES AT LADIES-ONLY FITNESS STUDIO
Local trainer’s vision is of a work-out space free from “great big muscle men”, reports Megan Cunningham