JESMONDLOCAL

JRA chair urges students to join in on local affairs

The Jesmond Residents Association faces a recruitment problem, with its two student representative roles unfilled – exacerbating the student/permanent resident divide – reports Jerry Chen

Local university sees increase in student mental health access

Local universities play differing roles in a new nationwide survey of student mental health provision, reports Beth Richardson

Student-led campaign helps clean up Jesmond

Students in Jesmond have helped to “Leave Newcastle Happy” by collecting 5.5 tonnes of household waste in specially provided skips, according to a new report

Jesmond students voted ‘best neighbours’ and win £1k

By Ashleigh Smith, Madeleine Letherby and York Atkinson Six students living on Clayton Road have won Newcastle University’s first “Best Neighbour on Campus” (BNOC) award. The scheme, which is running for four months this year, awards £1,000 to one student household each month that has

Eco-friendly entrepreneurs set up Cosey Candle Company

Royal Grammar School Students set up eco-friendly candle company – The Cosey Candle Company – to help reduce glass waste, Madeleine Letherby reports

RGS celebrates school-of-the-year award by widening bursary scheme

The Royal Grammar School (RGS) in Jesmond is promising to relaunch its bursary scheme in the new year after being named North East Independent Secondary School of the Year in The Sunday Times School Guide 2018.

Kaiser Chiefs kick-off building work on Jesmond music therapy centre

Kaiser Chiefs Ricky Wilson and Nick “Peanut” Baines were in Jesmond last week to “break ground” at a ceremony in Jesmond last week marking the start of building work on a new music therapy centre that will open in spring 2018 at The Fleming on Burdon Terrace.