Despite it being half past three on a Friday afternoon, the Nexus office, based near St James’ Park, is still a hive of activity. Customer Services Director Huw Lewis welcomes me to his office, where ...

The ongoing Six Nations rugby championship has proven a boon for local businesses, according to one Jesmond bar. One member of staff at Spy Bar, located on Osborne Road, told JesmondLocal: “To an ...

Newcastle University has is running an initiative aimed at reducing anti-social behaviour and helping prepare its students for living in a community like Jesmond. The initiative, called Res Life, is ...

Brentwood Avenue coffee house Cake Stories says it hopes to continue supporting struggling families over the Christmas period, despite the government’s decision to provide free school meals to ...

Newcastle City Council has reported a decrease in anti-social behaviour (ASB) and noise complaints in Jesmond over the past year. It attributes the positive change to increased police patrols and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bustling with a dynamic student and resident population, the Jesmond community has long taken delight in the area’s rich culture and history. As the new year gets underway, JesmondLocal asked ...

The cost of living, from electricity to petrol and food, is rising sharply, leaving people living in Jesmond to protect themselves from soaring inflation by spending wisely. Tamsin Yang, 20, is a ...

A Newcastle University student society organised a litter pick around Jesmond and West Jesmond last week to fundraise for international students in the UK, who are being forced to use food banks.

Jesmond residents have told JesmondLocal universities should take more responsibility over the lack of parking in the Lindisfarne Road area, as they claim most of the problems are caused by students.

Newcastle City Council has issued a formal notice to a South Jesmond landlord, requiring urgent property repairs following a complaint from a tenant – and is asking others to come forward if they’ve ...