Students from Northumbria and Newcastle universities have expressed concern over the handling of “Operation Oak” this term as well as Newcastle City Council’s use of “Covid marshals” in Jesmond and other student areas.
Police will now patrol student areas every night of the week following an increasing in funding to Operation Oak by the universities, Becca Gibbs reports
South Jesmond ward councillors are deliberating a motion to prioritise Jesmond’s families, reports Rebecka Duren and Beth Richardson
The Jesmond Residents Association faces a recruitment problem, with its two student representative roles unfilled – exacerbating the student/permanent resident divide – reports Jerry Chen
Local universities play differing roles in a new nationwide survey of student mental health provision, reports Beth Richardson
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
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.
Electoral services officers from Newcastle Council were at Newcastle University talking to students about the importance of registering to vote, reports Thomas Goodall
Newcastle University has handed out the highest number of sanctions to its students for anti-social behaviour, data published today in The Sunday Times show
The night time noise initiative funded by Jesmond’s wards is called “a bad deal for residents” by Labour councillors in Ouseburn, Beth Steele reports