Voice of youth

News Shopper's first online youth editors are 17-year-old Alison Moulds, from Petts Wood, and Josh Tate, aged 15, from St Mary Cray. They will be writing regular articles for newsshopper.co.uk Their job will be to shed light on some of the main issues facing teenagers growing up in south east London and north Kent. Read their articles here - and add your comments if you want to have your say, offer some feedback or suggest a future topic for discussion.

The best is yet to come? 3:26pm Mon 30 Jun 08 MOST teens are somewhat sceptical when adults proclaim that their school days were the "best of their lives".

Rights and wrongs of voting at 16 12:23pm Mon 23 Jun 08 SHOULD the voting age be lowered to 16 to give younger people the chance to have their say when elections come around? Youth editors Alison Moulds and Josh Tate share their thoughts.Reader comments (3)

Teenage girls and violent crime 11:40am Tue 17 Jun 08 Statistics from the Youth Justice Board have revealed that the past three years have seen a rise of nearly 40 per cent in violent crimes committed by under-18s.Reader comment (1)

Environmental issues: What young people think 11:23am Tue 17 Jun 08 WITH environmental issues high on the news agenda, youth editors Alison Moulds and Josh Tate give their views on going green.Reader comments (5)

Harmless fun or health risk? 10:37am Sat 7 Jun 08 NEWS Shopper youth editors Alison Moulds and Josh Tate discuss cannabis use and what should be done abouot it.Reader comments (10)

Standing up against racism

2:30pm Monday 19th May 2008

LAST month saw more than 100,000 Londoners and dedicated protestors from further afield flock to Hackney's Victoria Park for the Love Music Hate Racism Carnival.

Building social skills through sport 5:00pm Mon 12 May 08 Sport is a pretty big thing for most people, a source of entertainment, fun, despair and shock and awe.Reader comments (2)

Success met with scepticism 4:55pm Mon 12 May 08 WHETHER met with success or failure in the summer, teenagers can at least be certain of one thing - that any achievements will be inevitably undermined by those who insist that examinations are easier than ever before.

Get it done now, not later 11:07am Tue 6 May 08 Well, it's Thursday evening again, and I've just started my article for this week. Most people I know tend to have an attitude of procrastination of "I'll do it later".Reader comment (1)

The perils of being party host

4:26pm Thursday 1st May 2008

Horror stories of ruthless house-trashing by teenage miscreants have understandably caused parents to be more than a little hesitant to allow their children free reign of the family home when it comes to parties.

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