Fruitful funding for Jesmond Community Orchard
Local generosity helps schoolchildren learn about the environment, writes Kat Stevenson
Category Archives: Environment
Northumbrian Water finally fixes Osborne Road leak
Water company apologises for ‘uncharacteristic’ delay, reports Bob Cooper.
Increase in anti-social behaviour as students return
More than 130 given warnings by police in Jesmond during Freshers’ Week, reports Dave Harrison
Get a free ‘bag for life’
Tesco on Acorn Road hopes Jesmond students get the recycling habit, reports Kerstin Vogel
It’s Apple Day at Jesmond Community Orchard
Name-that-apple, smoothie bike and family activities from midday at allotment site
Plastic bag campaigners name and shame
Boots and Medicentre yet to pledge support for Jesmond green initiative
Jesmond councillors pedal their patch to see cyclists’ concerns
Signing of routes is abysmal, admits council’s cycling czar
Local retailers throw weight behind eco campaign
Green leaf stickers show shoppers which stores are serious about making Acorn Road a plastic bag-free zone, reports David Reed
Greening up Jesmond – video
As part of this week’s Ecofestival, the children of West Jesmond Primary School have their say
Local orchard plans for growth
Art project next on agenda for community venture