There’s still life in this cemetery
It could be another 20 years before Jesmond Old Cemetery is full, reckons the volunteer group who have restored the site
Category Archives: Environment
Blue House roundabout proposals: live-blogged
At this evening’s public meeting, working group chair John Dales will be introducing the latest proposals and answering questions, alongside other members of the working group
Eco-friendly entrepreneurs set up Cosey Candle Company
Royal Grammar School Students set up eco-friendly candle company – The Cosey Candle Company – to help reduce glass waste, Madeleine Letherby reports
Students collect 150 litter bags in five hour shifts
The litter pick was organised by Newcastle University Students’ Union’s Raising and Giving Society (RAG) and coordinated by committee members of Keep Jesmond Clean (KJC) at Jesmond Library. The 200 student volunteers who litter-picked had signed up to participate in a one-week fundraising effort to raise £8,000 for six charities. RAG president Jack Green says that target has now been exceeded.
Student volunteers outnumber residents in latest Jesmond litter-pick
Sub-zero temperatures, slippery pavements and a good amount of frozen waste didn’t stop 25 students from Newcastle and Northumbria universities from litter-picking in Jesmond last weekend
Parks to remain free for residents and visitors to use
Controversial charitable trust to continue the safe running of the city’s parks, Aditi Sequeira reports
Poet celebrates ‘raw beauty’ of Jesmond
Keith Jewitt’s book of haiku verse gets its launch this evening at Jesmond Library
Youngest volunteers set example at Jesmond litter pick
Students to get bins text-reminder service as university reports fall in rubbish complaints
Streets for People take action to make Jesmond roads greener
The plan by the local campaign group drew a mixed response when it took over parking spaces on Acorn Road, reports Oliver Assogna
Jesmond volunteers clean up streets after £22k of littering fines levied
Almost 40 bags of rubbish filled by Keep Jesmond Clean and students as Newcastle City Council reveals fines of £22,000 for environmental offences in last four years.