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Jesmond LocalMatt Busby and Matthew McPherson, student candidates for the Green and Conservative parties respectively, were joint third with 207 votes each, accounting for 12% of the ballots cast. James Askwith brought up the read with 133 votes, or 8% of all those … …read more

ChronicleLiveThe party defended 16 seats and made gains in Ouseburn and North Jesmond, the Lib Dems successfully defended seven seats and Independent Marc Donnelly stormed to victory in Westerhope with 2,888 votes. And council leader Nick Forbes retained his … and more …read more

ChronicleLiveIn all the party defended 16 seats and made gains in Ouseburn and North Jesmond, the Lib Dems successfully defended seven seats and Independent Marc Donnelly stormed to victory in Westerhope with 2,888 votes. Council leader Nick Forbes retained his … and more …read more

ChronicleLiveMany people pass through Jesmond – students en route to a degree, weekend strollers in the Dene, drinkers and taxi drivers on the Osborne Road bar strip. But once a year the place proclaims its status as a community with roots and round-the-year … …read more

Jesmond LocalAs divisive as ever, debate continued over the purported merits and failings of the changes to Acorn Road, and the issue of student-resident relations was discussed at length, although with greater agreement. Candidates also faced questions on issues … …read more

Citizen TV (press release)“I kept pinching my arm, just to make sure I wasn’t dreaming, I called one of my brothers to ask them where I was,” Chisanga told Citizen Digital from his new home in Jesmond, Newcastle, an affluent suburb with a picturesque array of terraced houses … …read more

Jesmond LocalStudents come to study, to engage in student activities, and, indirectly, to grow up. They are preoccupied with themselves and their own generation. It was always thus and we should not worry about it. How can we make Jesmond a more environmentally … …read more

Jesmond LocalI think that residents, even ones who are occasionally frustrated by students, realise that Jesmond would not be what it is today without the student population. We have an abundance of restaurants and three good supermarkets that we probably would not … …read more

Hartlepool MailThe war was still continuing when Miss Cormack was at Jesmond Road School for a year, just before D-Day. “She found first-hand evidence that young people in the town, including adolescent boys, were remarkably interested in music,” said our 1957 report. …read more

Jesmond LocalThere is a huge need for more co-operation between both universities and community groups and students themselves. The tensions and the problems between the two groups are never broached; this needs to happen. Yet Jesmond is generally a very … …read more