West Jesmond Primary school wins St. Hilda’s Christmas Tree Festival
West Jesmond Primary school was the overall winner of St. Hilda’s Christmas tree festival on the 2nd of December, with their tree ‘The Egg-cellent Christmas Tree’.
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Live music set for return on Jesmond Road
Bobiks, an arts venue on Jesmond Road, is set for live music to return, Megan Evans reports
Picking poems in Jesmond orchard
Jesmond Community Festival brought a day of Italian poetry to the orchard on Tankerville Terrace, courtesy of Antonella Rea who teaches Italian language classes in Newcastle and Northumberland and has been organising cultural events like this since September 2017
Jesmond Library to host Victorian Christmas event
Light up the oil lamps and mount your penny farthings: a Victorian Christmas with parlour games is coming to Jesmond Library, writes Helen Daly
RGS presents Brian Friel’s ‘Translations’
Franzi Wang speaks to the director of RGS Newcastle’s production of ‘Translations’ ahead of its opening night
Winter bazaar comes to Jesmond
Around 25 local traders will be selling their wares at the Made in Jesmond Winter Bazaar this weekend, reports Franzi Wang
Arts and crafts market returns to Jesmond Dene
This weekend will see the Jesmond Dene Market return to the area, reports Franzi Wang
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
Beginner’s Jewellery Workshop Deemed a Success
Kathryn Littledyke makes her own bracelet with the help of Alice Thompson
Lee Halpin: 1986-2013
JesmondLocal mourns the loss of a friend