Radio 4 focuses on Jesmond’s “squeezed middle”
BBC broadcaster Rosie Millard explains the story behind her documentary
Category Archives: Community
Giving cancer a run for your money
Blood cancer kills a person every 10 minutes worldwide. Jesmondites will be running 5 km this weekend to raise awareness, writes Mark Summers
Roads Were Not Built For Cars
Our environment correspondent Anya Goncharova talks to a local who raised £4,000 for a new book in 20 hours
From homelessness to RGS Newcastle: Simon Lymn’s story
Aged 15, Simon Lymn spent 18 months living in a B&B, he talks to Alice Madgwick about his experience
Beginner’s Jewellery Workshop Deemed a Success
Kathryn Littledyke makes her own bracelet with the help of Alice Thompson
Jesmond Library popularity on the rise despite impending closure
Jesmond Library’s usage looks likely to increase year-on-year while City Library’s visitors fall, Mark Summers reports
Jesmond Vale residents encouraged to tidy up this Sunday
Environmental correspondent Anya Goncharova tells us of a national campaign being brought up to Jesmond this weekend
#HousingHorror: Birmingham students form housing co-operative
A group of Birmingham students cut out the middle man and establish a housing co-operative. Is there a lesson to learn for Jesmond? A guest post by Chames Zaimeche
#HousingHorror: Former university Community Officer speaks out
Megan Cunningham talks to Sarah Hodgson, former Newcastle University Community Officer, about her housing experiences
#HousingHorror: Our campaign for student rights
Next week we’ll be devoting our site to highlighting the practice and mysteries of student housing. Here’s a taste of what’s to come