Jesmond residents say they are becoming “frustrated” with the overflowing bins on their back streets and the resulting issue of where to put their rubbish. The large metal-wheeled bins that line the ...

The head of sport at a Jesmond school says she would be open to rule changes that would make rugby safer for under-18s. Concern about concussions and head injuries in rugby has led in recent weeks to ...

Jesmond residents have spoken about their experiences with break-ins after Northumbria police began an investigation into an attempted burglary on Jesmond Dene Road in September. Open window in ...

Jesmond’s bus services face uncertainty after the government raised the price cap on single journeys this month (January 2025) from £2 to £3. While the move forms part of a £1 billion national ...

Student volunteers will work hand-in-hand with the locals to manage Jesmond Food Market (Credit: Veby Indah). Jesmond residents are trying to help students integrate into the local community and build ...

A Jesmond Vale resident is petitioning local MPs to install a reverse vending recycling scheme for plastic bottles. Annette Kearney, 55, works as a nurse at Freeman Hospital. She has posted in the ...

“If all people in England could sign, then deaf people wouldn’t be disabled. It’s not a mental disability, it’s not a physical disability, it’s just a lack of communication.” For a split second, ...

The closure of Haldane Bridge to motor vehicles has been hailed a success by a local cycling and pedestrian campaign group which wants to make Jesmond a “low-traffic neighbourhood”. According to SPACE ...

Jesmond residents have taken stock of how the Ouseburn coped with high rainfall earlier this month. In early February, the roaring Ouseburn River impressed Jesmond Dene’s visitors. The river’s water ...

The Labour party has managed to hold on to both seats up for grabs in the South and North Jesmond wards in the 2022 local elections. Stella Postlethwaite retained her seat for North Jesmond, while ...

No fees, no forms, no prizes, no picnic tea. This year’s Toffee Apple Ted Trail – re-arranged by Jesmond Community Orchard and Jesmond Library for the last week of October – was certainly different ...

The sport of racketlon returned to Jesmond this month for the biggest Northumberland Open to date, with representatives of the British team among those battling it out across a quartet of disciplines.