Crime, traffic queues and financial grants to local churches, charities and cricket club are just some of the topics on the agenda of this evening’s North Jesmond ward committee meeting, being held at St Hilda’s Church Hall on Thornleigh Road.

The action starts at 6.30pm, but if you can’t get along (and let’s face it, for anyone with kids, 6.30pm is not a great time to be holding a meeting), our chief reporter, Sophie Bauckham will be live-blogging the main points of discussion and debate. Just click below – and add your comments.

And if you’d like to replay Sophie’s coverage of last night’s South Jesmond ward committee meeting, click below.