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 ...

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 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 ...

Trustees and members of Jesmond Library gathered to hear the newly appointed chairman Peter Breakey’s thoughts on the library’s future and ideas to help bring new life into the building last month.

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 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 ...

Boots Pharmacy in Jesmond permanently closed earlier this month – one of a number amidst nationwide closures for the pharmacy chain. Boots announced in June of this year that 300 branches across the ...

Jesmond students Frankie Eldred, Lucy Clarkson, Rebecca Trafford, Katie Lynn, Kelly MacDonald and Megan Forster have been named the March winners of a competition to find the household that has gone ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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, ...

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 ...