Jesmond fashion stars of the future host their own show
Newcastle High School for Girls held a fashion show on March 3rd. Siobhan Newmarch was in attendance
Category Archives: Community
Students’ union candidates reveal Jesmond manifestos
The polls are now open for the next president of Newcastle University’s Students’ Union, so JesmondLocal sent Rosemary Macklam and James Vesty to find out what the candidates would do to improve student-resident relations in Jesmond
Devonshire Place records most anti-social behaviour complaints
Devonshire Place topped the list for anti-social behaviour complaints between the new intake of students and the end of the calendar year, reports James Vesty
Jesmond Library to receive £50,000 grant for major revamp
Jesmond Library has secured a £50,000 grant to renovate the building, Valentina Egorova reports
Newcastle University plans to improve community relations
A meeting was held last month to discuss how to handle fraught student-permanent resident relations, Morgan Ayre reports
Report anti-social behaviour to JesmondLocal
JesmondLocal is piloting a platform where people who live in Jesmond can submit their anti-social behaviour and noise complaints.
St George’s Church keen to help heal divided community
The church is keen to calm fissures in Jesmond community over anti-social behaviour, as students speak of their volunteering, James Vesty writes
More than 1,000 sanctions levied on Jesmond-based students since 2014
£27,000-worth of fines have been given to students, data seen by JesmondLocal show
Official council statistics dispute rise in anti-social behaviour
The total number of complaints made by Jesmond residents to the council has dropped in the past three years, James Vesty reports
How do we improve student/resident relations in Jesmond?
Newcastle’s university bosses, student union presidents, local councillors and residents representatives will meet later this month to discuss recent tensions in Jesmond and explore solutions for bringing the student and resident communities closer together.