Metro flasher incident bucks trend of overall crime drop
Sexual offences are on the rise in Newcastle – with indecent exposure around the Jesmond area the latest such incidents – reports Leela Prasad
Category Archives: Community
Oxfam’s new music room – click round our interactive photo
More than 1,200 vinyl records and 1,000 CDs in stock as charity seeks to boost local music scene
New ‘shared space’ plan proposed for Acorn Road
Anya Goncharova reports on a recent proposal to make Acorn Road safer for all its users by introducing ‘shared space’
RGS pupils sleep rough to raise awareness of hidden homelessness
The coldest March in 50 years was no deterrent for RGS pupils aiming to promote awareness of hidden homelessness, Alice Madgwick writes
29 other cool places to live in the UK
Unwilling to endorse The Times’ protectionist paywall policy, we find out from fellow hyperlocals what towns and suburbs rival Jesmond in coolness
Less funny or no money?
Was this year’s Red Nose Day a damp squib, or have we simply run out of money, asks Laura Nicholson
Government ‘dithering’ over plastic bag issue, say campaigners
A mooted charge on carrier bags could help the environment, finds Anya Goncharova
#ToonBudget: 10 people unhappy with council cuts
Locals take to Twitter to voice their anger and concerns
How Waitrose’s little green tokens help the community
Amy Bolton investigates how the small green plastic tokens given at the end of a Waitrose supermarket shop help the community
Council paying £155,000 a year to private developer for Central Library – until 2034
Figure revealed in our FoI request exceeds amount needed to keep Jesmond’s library open, reports Mark Summers