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Local litter campaign lays blame for litter at students’ door

Keep Jesmond Clean claims more needs to be done to tackle the litter problem in Jesmond, reports Charlotte Cooper

Big response to plan targeting rogue landlords

The consultation is over and the numbers are in: Newcastle City Council has received a big response to its plans to improve housing and crack down on rogue landlords. But not everyone is happy, as Andrew Paterson reports.

Council tax rises and local services cut – Jesmond responds

In the face of reduced funding from central government, Newcastle City Council will slash its budget by £20m this year, and increase council taxes by nearly 4%, in a plan approved at the beginning of March. The council also intends to reduce public services, including

Best neighbours on Buston Terrace

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 ‘above and beyond’ to be responsible and considerate neighbours. The students were nominated by their

Councillors and candidates say Jesmond backs second referendum

Victoria Petrie speaks to local councillors, who say that Jesmond supports a second referendum

Jesmond candidates elected to youth council

Newcastle’s young people have gone to the polls to elect 18 representatives to Newcastle City Council’s Youth Council, including some from Jesmond and Newcastle High School for Girls. Andrew Paterson reports