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ChronicleLiveLocal definition of the Benton geography is extremely large and loose, with the word used by residents of Longbenton, Palmersville and Forest Hall to make their postcode sound more desirable. This confuses taxi and delivery drivers. Folk who live in … …read more

ChronicleLiveThe building has a reserve price of £10,000 but is likely to go for much more, being in an area where there has been a lot of development, particularly in student accommodation, in recent years. Lambert Smith Hampton director Simon … the walls … …read more

Capital FMEx Newcastle United footballer Nile Ranger has been cleared of raping a girl in a hotel in Jesmond. The 22-year-old, who now plays for League One side Swindon Town, denied the accusation and said they had consensual sex after going out drinking … …read more

ChronicleLiveQuaycard holders will get 25% off student housing admin fees with Baskeys, a Jesmond-based property rental agency. They will also enjoy deals for 10% off at Longhorns Smokehouse, Dene’s Deli and NE Bubble Football and Archery, and will have £2 a … …read more

Radio TimesThe County Durham-born star started performing as a student with the Oxford Revue, before finding fame as one quarter of the Not the Nine O’Clock News team, along with Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. He wrote the first series of The … and more …read more

ChronicleLiveHe said: “Absolutely, yeah. That small business rate next year will make a massive difference, and hopefully maybe we’ll employ an extra member of staff with it, which is great.” Al Hall, as a 22-year-old student, was optimistic about the Budget’s … and more …read more

ChronicleLiveA peeping Tom who repeatedly targeted girls in a student flat in Newcastle is back on the streets. Creepy Glen Patterson kept turning up outside a flat in Jesmond where three female students live, gawping at them through the window. A court heard the … …read more

ChronicleLive“It was the case when allotments were broken into in Jesmond Vale last year, or when we had lots of student flats being targeted. “We were alerted to what was happening and could act quicker together efficiently. “But if formal meetings cease, I see no … …read more

Newcastle HeraldCALLAGHAN College’s Jesmond Senior Campus has become the first school in Australia to offer students a formal qualification in flying a drone, in the hope of providing a career path into the rapidly expanding industry. Industrial arts teacher Sean … …read more

ChronicleLiveIn February, the 5’5” student devoured a 28oz leviathan of a burger at Jesmond’s Jam Jar restaurant – complete with chips and milkshake – in less than ten minutes. Then last November, she met the 35oz ‘Oh my Cod’ fish and chip challenge at The Blue … …read more