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Jesmond residents have mixed fortunes with contentious bus lane refunds

Just one-tenth of all those eligible have applied for a refund from the John Dobson Street bus lane camera, reports Daniel Wales

Jesmond food and drink businesses plan for weekend restart

Some Jesmond food and drink outlets are planning to restart their indoor and outdoor seating services this weekend, following last week’s announcement by the prime minister that social distancing rules were being relaxed to one metre from Saturday 4th July. The re-opening of pubs, hairdressers,

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.

Could Jesmond be UK’s first ‘all-electric’ bus hub?

Earlier this month, the government announced plans to create the first all-electric bus town.

Would you like to see this plan become a reality in Jesmond?

Labour and Lib Dems hold on to their Jesmond seats

Labour has managed to retain its South Jesmond seat with the victory of Lesley Storey in Thursday’s elections for Newcastle City Council. Storey clinched the seat vacated by former councillor Judy Pearce, who resigned suddenly after less than a year due to health reasons. And

Council tax rises and local services cut – Jesmond responds

In the face of reduced funding from central government, Newcastle City Council will slash its budget by £20m this year, and increase council taxes by nearly 4%, in a plan approved at the beginning of March. The council also intends to reduce public services, including

Jesmond candidates elected to youth council

Newcastle’s young people have gone to the polls to elect 18 representatives to Newcastle City Council’s Youth Council, including some from Jesmond and Newcastle High School for Girls. Andrew Paterson reports

Jesmond could get new commercial facilities after council validation

Big changes are coming to Jesmond after the council approved a raft of planning applications, reports Srivats Lakshman

Jesmond’s 2019 wish list revealed

What would the people who live and work in Jesmond like their local and national politicians to achieve this year? Reporters Andrew Paterson and Jerry Chen took to the streets to discover the items on 2019’s to-do list.

Council objects to new licensed café on Mistletoe Avenue following resident concerns

The application, by Steve Buckley and Andrew Finlay, was made to convert the premises of the former Bellwood Associates estate agents into a new cafe and micropub named “60 Mistletoe” that would have been similar to their other venture. “Left Luggage Room” near Monkseaton Metro station.