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Jesmond “carrots” win best neighbour award

Larkspur Terrace residents Tash Finchett, Kate Abery and Eleni Haines are among the latest winners of Newcastle and Northumbria universities’ Best Neighbour on Campus (BNOC) awards.

Tweets get children moving at West Jesmond Primary

Home schooling and online learning mean more time sat at a screen, so teachers at West Jesmond Primary School are encouraging their pupils to take a break and get moving with a series of daily activity challenges they send out on Twitter.

Jesmond landlords urged to pause student rents

Students renting privately-owned houses in Jesmond are being encouraged to contact their landlords, after two private student accommodation providers agreed to Newcastle University Student Union’s request for rent discounts during lockdown. After the announcement of the latest national lockdown, Dorothy Chirwa, president of Newcastle University’s

Schools in Jesmond spread some virtual Christmas cheer

It’s time to celebrate Christmas, and Jesmond’s schools are sharing some festive cheer, reports Katie Sims

Students urged to donate, not bin spare food this Christmas

Students leaving Jesmond for the holidays are being encouraged to donate spare food in their cupboards to a new Covid-safe, contactless collection service that will relay it to the city’s foodbanks.

Local school urges students to make their views known

Climate change and a lowering of the voting age to 16 were among the top issues raised by students at Jesmond’s Royal Grammar School (RGS) as part of last month’s national Make Your Mark campaign.

Students complain of ‘intimidating’ Covid policing

Students from Northumbria and Newcastle universities have expressed concern over the handling of “Operation Oak” this term as well as Newcastle City Council’s use of “Covid marshals” in Jesmond and other student areas.

Student ‘travel window’ creates uncertainty in Jesmond

The student evacuation from Newcastle begins today – but what impact will it have on local businesses? Hannah Currie reports

Primary students to plant new trees in St Andrew’s Cemetery

A group of year four primary students will plant trees in St Andrew’s Cemetery in National Tree Week, Rachel Wang reports

How one Jesmond parent home-schooled a child with dyslexia and ADHD

The Covid-19 pandemic forced UK schools to close their doors to most children in March. Like many parents across the country, Jesmond resident Nichola Parody home-schooled her three children. However, Nichola’s daughter Heidi is diagnosed as having dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). JesmondLocal asked Nichola how she handled that particular challenge. Hi