#VoteJesmond 2016: Hustings – Replay
With just days to go before local election polling day, Jesmond candidates met their voting public at JesmondLocal’s live debate
Category Archives: Environment
Electric vehicle charging point planned for Brentwood Avenue
A plug in point for electric vehicles to recharge their batteries could come to Brentwood Avenue, Alice Gardiner reports
RSPB hosts Big Garden Birdwatch at Jesmond Dene
This weekend Jesmond’s resident twitchers will be able to participate in an organised birdwatch, reports Alice Gardiner
Residents partner with social enterprise to tackle untidy gardens
Alice Gardiner follows the work of the JRA and The Skill Mill as they aim to tidy up unruly gardens in Jesmond HMOs
New car club vehicle arrives in Jesmond
Local car sharing club adds another vehicle to its Jesmond-based fleet, Carly Peacock and Max Bernhard report
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
Jesmond URC community garden opened
Jesmond URC celebrate the completion of Church and community garden regeneration project 10 years in the making, reports Craig Dingwall
Audio slideshow: Students volunteer to tidy up Jesmond
Bin bags were at the ready as local students helped keep Jesmond’s streets and gardens clean, our reporters Jonas Ruehaak, Max Bernhard and Emma Duggan say
Local head raises concerns over child safety on school run
West Jesmond Primary head says children could be killed on way to school due to traffic, reports Emma Duggan
Interactive graphic: Air Quality in Jesmond
London’s air quality is lambasted, going above annual pollution limits in days. How does Jesmond shape up? Max Bernhard finds out