JESMONDLOCAL

Police plan Jesmond “sting” operations to halt spate of bike thefts and burglaries

Jesmond is a specific target because students there often own expensive bikes and live in multi-occupancy houses, say police

One in three properties in Jesmond are registered as exempt from council tax for student purposes, Morgan Ayre reports

39 Eskdale Terrace, once a synagogue and more recently a school building, could become flats, reports Chris Middleton

Newcastle City Council has refused The Den a late licence, prompting its developers to take the matter to court

Students given reprieve after signing contract for a family dwelling they thought was an HMO

With just days to go before local election polling day, Jesmond candidates met their voting public at JesmondLocal’s live debate

Alice Gardiner follows the work of the JRA and The Skill Mill as they aim to tidy up unruly gardens in Jesmond HMOs

Sam Doyle looks at the scale and details of HMO’s and their ownership throughout Jesmond

Candidates conferred – and squabbled – over the major issues at our hustings yesterday evening. Our Carly Peacock recaps the night’s events

Social media reports spiral out of hand as police say they “don’t believe there is any increased risk of burglaries or crimes in the affected areas”