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Fed up with your fitness routine? Locals suggest these alternatives

Local exercise enthusiasts are offering fresh ideas for staying trim and toning-up during this latest lockdown

Online events keeping Jesmond connected during COVID

Online events are being organised across the community to help Jesmond stay connected through COVID lockdowns. Charlotte Pickering speaks to St George’s Church to find out more.

Most people in Jesmond exercising more in lockdown says our survey

As we enter a second national lockdown, people in Jesmond reflect on how previous restrictions helped to improve their exercise routine, and why they hope to do the same again this month.

Women in Jesmond: Dr. Wendy Taylor

Greg Rosenvinge meets Dr Wendy Taylor, as part of our series highlighting influential women in Jesmond

Jesmond Pool opens £20,000 gym for the over-50s

Improving the fitness of older people is the aim of a new gym that will open at Jesmond Pool in January. The gym will include equipment selected to promote healthy ageing, including a hand crank to promote wrist mobilisation and a rotary hip machine that

Keep Jesmond Clean tackles scourge of broken glass

Jack Ramage reports on plans to tackle broken glass in Jesmond – which has blighted local pet owners

The Jesmond musician calling out “inspiration porn”

Sam Bosworth’s social media posts focus on addressing preconceptions and debating the manifestation of “ableism”.

Air pollution outside West Jesmond Primary breaches legal limits

Harmful air pollution outside West Jesmond Primary School is breaching UK legal pollution limits, reports Charlotte Cooper

Young ex-offenders brighten up Sandyford’s Benton House

The appearance of a local building that is home to community mental health services has enjoyed a trim and tidy up, thanks to a team from the Skill Mill, a social enterprise that provides employment for young ex–offenders in watercourse and horticulture services.