Litter picking, shopping second-hand and offering “carbon literacy” training were just some of the ideas and practices that won prizes at this years’s Plastic Free Jesmond and Sandyford awards. The top award was scooped by Sarah Lewis and Michael Holland who, since moving to Jesmond
Four gardens across Jesmond have been awarded prizes by local environmental group Greening Jesmond as part of a competition for the Jesmond Community Festival. Around 20 gardens were entered to the contest from across North and South Jesmond, including Jesmond Vale. The winners were chosen
The new hubs help support young students at Jesmond Park Academy, Freya Gilbert reports
Deborah Burns and Tom Appleby have been confirmed by Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats Party as the candidates standing in North and South Jesmond respectively in May’s city council elections.
High West Jesmond residents have expressed concern after receiving anti-lockdown leaflets through their letterboxes. The leaflets claim that “lockdowns cost lives but have not stopped Covid,” and urge people to ignore lockdown rules and “go back to the old normal”
Students from Northumbria and Newcastle universities have expressed concern over the handling of “Operation Oak” this term as well as Newcastle City Council’s use of “Covid marshals” in Jesmond and other student areas.
Community reporter Loujane contacted a number of care homes to find out how they were managing with Covid-19 following reports that care homes were most affected by coronavirus.
The future of Jesmond in a post-coronavirus world will be the topic of discussion in an online talk hosted by Jesmond Library this Thursday evening. The virtual meeting will be led by local resident Tony Waterston, who says his aim is to help build bridges
A smart heating device called Thermionix is to be be installed in Jesmond Library as part of a government-funded test project. Designed and developed by Sunderland based company BMSHome Limited, the “internet of things” (IOT) technology will automatically control the library’s heating system, eliminating the
A garden set up in memory of a deceased member of staff has opened at West Jesmond Primary School, Bess Coop reports