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12 bin bags collected at Keep Jesmond Clean’s latest litter pick

A dozen bags were collected at the latest litter pick, reports Emma Davies – with hopes for more volunteers

Keep Jesmond Clean campaigners in need of more student volunteers

Keep Jesmond Clean are searching for more students to get involved with their monthly litter picks, Emma Davies reports

Residents give advice on how to be a good student neighbour in Jesmond

Both permanent and student residents are offering advice to would-be residents in Jesmond about how to be good neighbours. As universities return, many students are living out in the community for the first time – and in coming months, the next generation of students about

Racketlon swings back into action at the Northumberland Club

The sport of racketlon returned to Jesmond this month for the biggest Northumberland Open to date, with representatives of the British team among those battling it out across a quartet of disciplines.

Prizes for plastic-free campaigners

Litter picking, shopping second-hand and offering “carbon literacy” training were just some of the ideas and practices that won prizes at this years’s Plastic Free Jesmond and Sandyford awards. The top award was scooped by Sarah Lewis and Michael Holland who, since moving to Jesmond

Jesmond’s gardeners get their reward

Four gardens across Jesmond have been awarded prizes by local environmental group Greening Jesmond as part of a competition for the Jesmond Community Festival. Around 20 gardens were entered to the contest from across North and South Jesmond, including Jesmond Vale. The winners were chosen

Youth charity pilots support hubs at Jesmond Park Academy

The new hubs help support young students at Jesmond Park Academy, Freya Gilbert reports

Jesmond Lib Dems confirm candidates for May election

Deborah Burns and Tom Appleby have been confirmed by Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats Party as the candidates standing in North and South Jesmond respectively in May’s city council elections.

Anti-lockdown leaflet encourages return to”old normal”

High West Jesmond residents have expressed concern after receiving anti-lockdown leaflets through their letterboxes. The leaflets claim that “lockdowns cost lives but have not stopped Covid,” and urge people to ignore lockdown rules and “go back to the old normal”

Students complain of ‘intimidating’ Covid policing

Students from Northumbria and Newcastle universities have expressed concern over the handling of “Operation Oak” this term as well as Newcastle City Council’s use of “Covid marshals” in Jesmond and other student areas.