Retailers resist changes
Proposals for making Acorn Road more “community-friendly” would damage trade, say local shops. Video interviews by Nelly Stavropoulou and Sophie Bauckham
Category Archives: Transport
Local environmentalists set up polling machines
Transition Jesmond quizzes public on their choice of transport, reports Kerstin Vogel
Bikes before cars in Jesmond?
Cyclists will die if councillors do not provide safer cycle paths, activists warn. Kerstin Vogel reports
North Jesmond ward meeting – replay!
Follow the debate and decisions as they happened, courtesy of live-bloggers Bob Cooper and Katrina Stevenson
West Jesmond Metro refurb to begin in June
Nexus head of communications confirms new ticket machines and barriers to JesmondLocal reporter Bob Cooper
Police seek Jesmond car vandals
Vehicle vandalism spreads in a fortnight of misery for owners, reports David Harrison
Refurb for West Jesmond Metro
New ticket machines, barriers and awnings slated for busy station, reports Bob Cooper
Bike thieves return to Jesmond
Northumbria Police urge riders to use D-Locks rather than chains, reports David Harrison.
Strikes set to affect Jesmond residents
Find out how Wednesday’s industrial action will impact on your schools and local services. Bob Cooper and Sophie Stubbert report
Jesmond councillors pedal their patch to see cyclists’ concerns
Signing of routes is abysmal, admits council’s cycling czar