Jesmond environmental campaigners are urging local residents to back a petition – titled “Let the Toon bloom” – begun by Save Newcastle Wildlife, that calls for Newcastle City Council to protect bees by cutting back on the mowing of verges and commit to a “comprehensive pollinator
In contrast to last week’s peaceful Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest in Newcastle, yesterday saw violent clashes at Greys Monument in the city centre as a group calling themselves “Defenders of Newcastle” counter-protested a BLM demonstration. According to eyewitnesses, counter-protesters around Grey’s Monument had been
Josh Cooley interviews Yvonne Wancke, who has set up a Facebook group corraling support around the coronavirus
A formal complaint has been made to Northumbria Police after a house-party on Grosvenor Place in Jesmond was shut down at the end of November. Four people were arrested with one receiving a penalty notice for being drunk and disorderly. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said:
Charity Crisis hopes to help make Newcastle the first city in Britain to eliminate homelessness, by 2022 — but that task seems daunting as homelessness is on the rise. According to a recent Shelter report, at least 320,000 people are homeless and 726 people died homeless
Bar staff have spoken out about the lack of momentum in the Shout-Up! campaign, Josh Cooley reports
Sam Bosworth’s social media posts focus on addressing preconceptions and debating the manifestation of “ableism”.