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Opinion: Should ecstasy be decriminalised?

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

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

In the pubs, clubs and homes of communities like Jesmond, “casual racism” needs to be challenged, argues Sam Wood

Karin’s Kandy Store is ready to satisfy customers’ cravings, reports Alexandra Carr with this slideshow

Local generosity helps schoolchildren learn about the environment, writes Kat Stevenson

Revised proposal reduces number of homes to be built on site to 50, reports Sophie Bauckham.

Environment group escalates campaign to rid Jesmond of plastic bags

Local volunteers urging community to help restore the graveyard, and the monuments to some of Newcastle’s most celebrated citizens

Students and residents in Jesmond are fed-up of streets plastered with advertising, says Fiona Clarke

Facial hair makes men cooler and more attractive to women. And that’s a fact, says Stu Bradley. But do you agree?