In the last North Jesmond Focus we were pleased to report a large increase in financial support for Operation Oak from Newcastle University. We can now report that Northumbria University has agreed to double its annual contribution from £4,000 to £8,000. Peter Breakey writes: " We have had a productive series of meetings with the universities. It was very helpful that representatives from the JRA (Jesmond Residents
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A new exhibition, 'Marconi and the Sea' opens on Saturday 14 April at Chelmsford Museum, marking the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic. Two new reconstructed ship's radio rooms will also be unveiled at Sandford Mill on International Marconi Day on Saturday 21 April.
Lib Dems welcome High Court libraries judgment, and call on Conservative-run County Council to put the plans back on the bookshelf Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have welcomed the judgment by Mr Justice Wilkie in the High court today.
With over 3,500 applications made so far to local authorities alone for street parties to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, this year looks set to be a bumper year for celebrations. To help party organisers ensure that events run smoothly, whether on public or private land or in your own home, the Association of British Insurers has produced a guide.
Coplan Estates and Denne, the Council's appointed partners for the Bedford Riverside North site, will be holding a public consultation exercise on their initial proposals for this important riverside site.