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Jesmond events cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreak

JesmondLocal have a compiled a list of events and public buildings that have closed to the public, due to the coronavirus outbreak and government advise.

Café on Exhibition Park shuts shop

Exhibition Park’s eatery, Café in the Park has made the decision ‘to close the business and cease trading with immediate effect’,

Jesmond resident sets up Facebook group to offer coronavirus support

Josh Cooley interviews Yvonne Wancke, who has set up a Facebook group corraling support around the coronavirus

Women in Jesmond: Alexandra Raikhlina on women and classical music

Bess Coop meets an extraorindary woman living in Jesmond – Alexandra Raikhlina, violinist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia in Gateshead

Women in Jesmond: Dr. Wendy Taylor

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

Women in Jesmond: Alex Fearon, Donr

Chloe Weeks meets Alex Fearon of Donr as we celebrate brilliant women in Jesmond

Jesmond FC make history scoring six wins in a row

Local football team Jesmond FC have broken a club record, notching up half a dozen back-to-back victories for the first time in their history. The record-breaking achievement came after beating Cramlington Town 1-0 in the Second Division of the Northern Football Alliance League at the end