West Jesmond Primary School opens new memorial garden
A garden set up in memory of a deceased member of staff has opened at West Jesmond Primary School, Bess Coop reports
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Jesmond’s entrepreneurs: Amy Fettis of AIM Athleisure and Studio 54
“The life of any entrepreneur is full of extreme highs and lows,” says Amy Fettis, founder of Jesmond-based AIM Athleisure and Studio 54, and the first interviewee in our series of short profiles of Jesmond’s enterprising business people. Fettis’s business began as an “athleisure” brand,
Coronavirus cancels new St George’s Church initiative
Loujane Alasi attended the launch of new initiative Leading Your Church Into Growth, which has been cancelled due to covid-19
Crime numbers drop in Jesmond ahead of COVID-19 changes
Changes are coming to policing across Jesmond. Chloe Weeks has everything you need to know
Café on Exhibition Park shuts shop
Exhibition Park’s eatery, Café in the Park has made the decision ‘to close the business and cease trading with immediate effect’,
Women in Jesmond: Dr. Wendy Taylor
Greg Rosenvinge meets Dr Wendy Taylor, as part of our series highlighting influential women in Jesmond
Jesmond FC make history scoring six wins in a row
Local football team Jesmond FC have broken a club record, notching up half a dozen back-to-back victories for the first time in their history. The record-breaking achievement came after beating Cramlington Town 1-0 in the Second Division of the Northern Football Alliance League at the end
JRA welcomes decision to refuse Tankerville Place proposal
Planning for Tankerville Place extension has been rejected. Community reporter Loujane Alasi spoke to JRA to find out their reactions.
Council leader claims government ‘clearly trying to have us on’ in attack on council funding cuts
Council tax rises and £20m of cuts move closer as Council Leader attacks “no vision” government.
New Metros to tackle problems faced by disabled people
Nexus’s new fleet of trains, due in 2024, will be equipped with measures to help disabled people in Jesmond and elsewhere travel more easily. As JesmondLocal reported last week, Nexus has revealed the design of its new fleet of Metro trains which will be made