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Comment: A policy to which we can finally raise a glass?

With a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol, the government could save our health, streets and pubs – argues Sam Wood

Out there could be a universe where Jesmond is just like Cruddas Park, argues comment editor Sam Wood

The wealthiest people in communities like Jesmond shouldn’t be benefiting while the less well-off are penalised, argues Sam Wood

Scare stories of debt are deterring young people from applying to university, not government policy, argues comment editor Sam Wood

Comment editor Sam Wood argues for a change in the government’s approach to drug laws

Politics reporter Bob Cooper locks horns with our comment editor, Sam Wood, on whether new policy will harm neighbourhoods like Jesmond

In the pubs, clubs and homes of communities like Jesmond, “casual racism” needs to be challenged, argues Sam Wood

Karin’s Kandy Store is ready to satisfy customers’ cravings, reports Alexandra Carr with this slideshow

Local generosity helps schoolchildren learn about the environment, writes Kat Stevenson

Revised proposal reduces number of homes to be built on site to 50, reports Sophie Bauckham.