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Needle Felting and Dress Making Workshops at Jesmond Library

Elena Campbell talks to Yve Ngoo, who is hosting fabric-based workshops in the coming month

Fancy dress-fuelled nights out are a large part of the Newcastle University experience. Matt Aspin meets two entrepreneurs supplying the costumes

Six singers from The Sage Gateshead perform at a local church this weekend. Steph Passmoor meets one young star of the future

Though Jesmond Library closes today as a council-funded entity, its community bus service continues to year end, reports Jonny Brown

Two RGS students will be performing Iranian playwright’s on-the-spot script this weekend. Elena Campbell meets one of the actors

Three brothers have created a niche teahouse by Newcastle University, for those who want a more sedate night out. Alice Madgwick grabs a cuppa

Brandling pub fire began in first floor flat, though some damage to pub may have occurred, a source tells JesmondLocal

Click on our interactive graphic to hear interviews with Jesmond’s leading lights

Amy Bolton suggests her picks of a packed Jesmond Community Festival programme, while Mark Summers interviews organiser Chris Clarke

Kathryn Littledyke makes her own bracelet with the help of Alice Thompson