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Jesmond resident awaits results from infected blood inquiry 19 years after husband’s death

The wife of a Jesmond resident who died after being given infected blood is awaiting the outcome of a long-delayed inquiry, Rhys James reports

Labour Councillor joins criticism of benefit strategy following Autumn statement

Critics have accused the increase to universal credit of failing to address the soaring cost of living, Hannah Gul-Khan reports

Student vote increasingly important in local elections, says Lib Dem councillor

A local councillor has said students could dictate the outcome of upcoming elections, Hannah Gul-Khan reports

Parties lock horns on congestion, anti-social behaviour and e-scooters

Candidates hoping to represent North and South Jesmond after Thursday’s elections have debated a range of questions put to them by local voters at this JesmondLocal’s first online hustings event

Meet Brian Moore: North East Party candidate for South Jesmond

JesmondLocal continues its series of interviews ahead of this week’s local elections with North East Party candidate Brian Moore. A former Newcastle City Councillor for the Liberal Democrats, Moore hopes to bring his experience to the people of South Jesmond and says he is committed to stopping HMOs as well as doubling funding towards Operation Oak.

Meet Martin Evison: Reform UK candidate for South Jesmond

Ahead of next Thursday’s local elections, JesmondLocal spoke with Martin Evison who hopes to claim the South Jesmond seat for Reform UK. Evison, a former professor at Northumbria University, says the pandemic has had detrimental consequences for younger generations and hopes for the opportunity to support local health and care organisations if elected.

Meet Charlie Gray: Labour candidate for South Jesmond

Standing for the Labour Party in South Jesmond in May’s elections, Charlie Gray grew up locally and attended St Catherine’s School in Sandyford. He’s now a student in forensic science and works at Northumbria University.

Meet Tanya Pretswell: Labour candidate for North Jesmond

We begin our series of interviews with this year’s local election candidates with Tanya Pretswell, who is standing for Labour in North Jesmond in May.

Jesmond resident on mission to save world

It isn’t discussed as much as it was in the Cold War era, but the possibility of nuclear war remains a very real and daunting prospect, according to Elizabeth Waterston, a retired GP who lives in Jesmond.

What could education pledges mean for local schools?

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