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JesmondLocal to host online election debate on May 4th

JesmondLocal is hosting a Zoom version of its traditional local election hustings on Tuesday May 4th from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Meet Tom Appleby: Lib Dem candidate for South Jesmond

JesmondLocal meets Tom Appleby, standing for election in Jesmond next month

Meet Deborah Burns: Lib Dem candidate for North Jesmond

As part of our regular profiles of candidates standing in this year’s election, we meet Deborah Burns – standing for the LIberal Democrats in North Jesmond

Meet Dr. Melissa-Jane Pearson: Conservative candidate for North Jesmond

JesmondLocal meets Melissa-Jane Pearson, standing for the Conservatives in North Jesmond at this year’s local elections

Meet Olly Scargill: Conservative candidate for South Jesmond

We continue our series of interviews with May’s local election candidates by meeting South Jesmond’s Conservative hopeful, Olly Scargill – a medical student at Newcastle University who is campaigning on issues of climate change, the reopening of roads and council tax cuts.

Ban on tackling in schools rugby might be workable says RGS

The head of sport at a Jesmond school says she would be open to rule changes that would make rugby safer for under-18s.

Socialisation a priority as students in Jesmond return to school

Schools in Jesmond have been helping students readjust to being in the classroom again, reports Katie Sims

Jesmond graduate seeks to further presence of eco-friendly business in Newcastle

Jessie Danger wants to give back to the community that helped her grow her eco-friendly fabric business, Hannah Currie reports

Road traffic remains a source of noise pollution in Jesmond

During the lockdown, noise from nightclubs faded away, but traffic noise remains. JesmondLocal tested the noise levels of several areas in Jesmond, and asked professor Margaret Bell for advice