Jesmond Firework Display goes off with a bang
Amy Bolton reports on Newcastle Cricket Club’s 125th anniversary celebrations
Category Archives: Community
St Hilda’s autumn fair brings in the locals
Kathryn Littledyke reports on the annual church event
Halloween a hit in the Dene
Kids enjoy the atmosphere at Jesmond’s famous wooded valley, with pumpkin carving and ghost stories, writes Amy Bolton.
Retailers resist changes
Proposals for making Acorn Road more “community-friendly” would damage trade, say local shops. Video interviews by Nelly Stavropoulou and Sophie Bauckham
Local environmentalists set up polling machines
Transition Jesmond quizzes public on their choice of transport, reports Kerstin Vogel
Oxfam Jesmond hosts literary workshop
Charity’s annual Bookfest culminates in fiction-writing workshop by author Laura Fish. Nelly Stavropoulou and Charlotte Krol report
Historic chapels in cemetery to open again
Council expects tenders for lease of two listed buildings, reports Bob Cooper
Bikes before cars in Jesmond?
Cyclists will die if councillors do not provide safer cycle paths, activists warn. Kerstin Vogel reports
Royal recognition for local army medics
Servicemen and women receive medals from member of the Royal Family. Slideshow by David Whinham.
RGS to stage headmaster’s musical
Ambitious play gives young people a new voice. Charlotte Krol and Nelly Stavropoulou report