Swing it – in Jesmond
Anastasia Tscheprassow captures on camera some of the moves from the festival’s swing dance workshop, while Jess Ballantyne talks to one of the dancers
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‘Stunning’ squash on display in Jesmond
Chris Hay watches two of the world’s best players do battle at the Northumberland Club
Fun for Jesmond’s over-50s
Ruth McGivern and Hannah Yates enjoy an afternoon of song, circle dancing and cake – watch their slideshow
Festival parade – the slideshow
Sights and sounds from last Saturday’s festival-opener, by Harriet McHugh and Hannah Stirling-Martin
Local election countdown
JesmondLocal’s Joe Mellor explains the timeline of events between now and May’s polling day
Northumberland Club ‘dominant’
Ladies’ and men’s squash teams in imperious end-of-season form, reports Chris Hay
Learning to bead
Catriona White’s slideshow sees children and parents handcraft their own jewellery in Acorn Road boutique
Seeking the views of Jesmond’s over-50s
Two projects that hope to improve the local neighbourhood for older people
Make history – hear the first JesmondLocal podcast
Listen to what organisers and performers have to say about this month’s Jesmond Community Festival
An inspector calls… online
Tell the police your concerns about Jesmond in tonight’s web chat, writes Josh Shrimpton Dean