JESMONDLOCAL

Comment: Anything is possible in the ‘multiverse’

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

Follow the debate and decisions as they happened, courtesy of live-bloggers Bob Cooper and Katrina Stevenson

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

Follow the debate and decisions as they happened with JesmondLocal’s live-blog and political reporter Bob Cooper

Well… the JesmondLocal version of it, anyway. Listen to this podcast of our live student/resident debate

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

Newcastle University students come up with sweet idea to collaborate with Karin’s Kandy, reports Alexandra Carr

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

Owner keen to open more branches outside Jesmond, reports Alexandra Carr