Charity Crisis hopes to help make Newcastle the first city in Britain to eliminate homelessness, by 2022 — but that task seems daunting as homelessness is on the rise. According to a recent Shelter report, at least 320,000 people are homeless and 726 people died homeless
Ahead of the UK general election tomorrow (Thursday 12 December) we’ve taken a look at the party manifestos and picked out some key education points to understand how proposed policies might impact on Jesmond’s schools and students. Current state of education in the UK A manifesto
Election candidates are taking part in a hustings focussing on International Development; Injustice; Poverty and Climate Change on Newcastle University Campus. FOLLOW LIVE
JesmondLocal reporter Loujane Alasi spoke to local resident Kathy Cunningham about students who had prevented a dognapping
Toddlers as young as just a few months old are learning how to become bilingual thanks to weekly language classes being taught at Jesmond Library. The French and Spanish classes, attended by around 50 children, are being led by Ruth Gibson who has 26 years
Footfall at the Indian-themed event increased 20% year-on-year, reports Ayushi Shah
A new project to help those suffering with football-related dementia is coming to Jesmond, Bess Coop reports
INTU Eldon Square is encouraging families in Jesmond to donate school uniforms this summer as part of the Community School Clothing Scheme. The scheme was set up two years ago by Freema Chambers after she struggled to replace her son’s school trousers in a time
Improving mental health and wellbeing in Jesmond is the aim of a Newcastle University-led event taking place tomorrow (Tuesday 14th May) at Jesmond Library. As part of Jesmond Community Festival, the Living In Jesmond event is part of the university’s efforts to enlist the help
As part of our coverage of this year’s local elections, JesmondLocal reporters Srivats Lakshman and Hollie Farnill live-blogged our hustings event with North and South Jesmond candidates, and the whole team produced and presented a Facebook Live show that included interviews with studio guests Raff