JESMONDLOCAL

Student-led campaign helps clean up Jesmond

Students in Jesmond have helped to “Leave Newcastle Happy” by collecting 5.5 tonnes of household waste in specially provided skips, according to a new report

Police urge Jesmond students not to risk rooftop sun-bathing

Northumbria Police have released a statement urging students in the Jesmond area not to gather on the roofs of their properties while enjoying the current spell of warm weather.

Jesmond students voted ‘best neighbours’ and win £1k

By Ashleigh Smith, Madeleine Letherby and York Atkinson Six students living on Clayton Road have won Newcastle University’s first “Best Neighbour on Campus” (BNOC) award. The scheme, which is running for four months this year, awards £1,000 to one student household each month that has

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

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