JESMONDLOCAL

Transport and bins dominate debate at hustings

Candidates conferred – and squabbled – over the major issues at our hustings yesterday evening. Our Carly Peacock recaps the night’s events

RGS headmaster Bernard Trafford tells Emma Duggan more pupils from poorer homes should be given chance to attend independent schools

West Jesmond Primary head says children could be killed on way to school due to traffic, reports Emma Duggan

£9,000 raised by local pupils and staff for charities around the region, writes Emma Duggan

Muddy battle expected over a proposed all-weather pitch near the Town Moor, reports Emma Duggan

Slugs, rats and mould are three of the top bugbears of student renters in Newcastle, according to a survey by Northumbria Students’ Union

Emma Duggan investigates how students are helping the local community in Jesmond

Megan Cunningham and Nathan Buck visit Jesmond library for an update on progress since it was saved from closure last year. Watch their video report

JesmondLocal reporters ask parents on Eskdale Terrace why they choose to drive. Watch their video

Competition between schools’ young enterprises will reach a head next month at regional finals, Alice Madgwick finds