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Newcastle City Council aim to get more students voting

Electoral services officers from Newcastle Council were at Newcastle University talking to students about the importance of registering to vote, reports Thomas Goodall

Ronnie Reid elected NUSU President

Ronnie Reid has been elected Newcastle University Students’ Union president. Last week, JesmondLocal spoke to the four candidates, focusing on issues surrounding Jesmond. Reid was asked about his views on current student-permanent residents relations and ways in which he would improve them, telling JesmondLocal he wants to “expand

Jesmond residents receptive to contactless Metro payment

Local residents are keen to see a London-style tap and travel ticketing service, Dom Partridge reports

Newcastle University plans to improve community relations

A meeting was held last month to discuss how to handle fraught student-permanent resident relations, Morgan Ayre reports

More than 1,000 sanctions levied on Jesmond-based students since 2014

£27,000-worth of fines have been given to students, data seen by JesmondLocal show

JesmondLocal hosts anti-social behaviour debate

JesmondLocal held a public debate on how to ease the tension between residents and students, Valentina Egorova reports

How do we improve student/resident relations in Jesmond?

Newcastle’s university bosses, student union presidents, local councillors and residents representatives will meet later this month to discuss recent tensions in Jesmond and explore solutions for bringing the student and resident communities closer together.