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Gym spreads festive joy by providing gifts to children in need

A Jesmond gym spread joy this Christmas by providing gifts for children in the north east, Robyn Booth reports

Acorn Road lights up for Christmas

Acorn Road was lit up with a special tree celebration this month, reports Roseanna Leconte

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’.

Mind charity introduces new ‘Mental Elf’ fundraiser in Exhibition Park

The Tyneside and Northumberland branch of the Mind charity will host the first ‘Mental Elf’ fundraiser for the North East, Ellie Thomson reports

Christmas carol concert brings Christmas spirit to Jesmond

St George’s Christmas Carol concert takes place on December 17. Zoe Huang speaks to the conductor behind it

Advent calendars take over Jesmond street

Presents Caroline and Lindsey Davey both living on different streets of Jesmond and explaining how thanks to COVID, this community got to know each other and bring some Christmas spirit in those difficult times.

Jesmond Food Market returns for last time before Christmas

Jesmond Food Market will return this weekend, as Azu Mugnier reports – providing a lifeline for local businesses struggling during the pandemic

It won’t be lonely this Christmas at local coffee shop

Cake Stories on Brentwood Avenue is opening its doors on Christmas Day from 11am to 1pm, offering free drinks and cakes in an attempt to alleviate loneliness and bring members of the community together.

“We’ve opened on Christmas Day every year since we started the business in 2015,” said Ben Evans, who owns and runs Cake Stories with wife Hannah.

Christmas is coming to Jesmond, thanks to local charity

Fears that Jesmond would be without a Christmas tree this year have been allayed, thanks to the Watson Family Charitable Trust. Last month Jesmond Residents Association (JRA) announced that it would not be able to arrange the Acorn Road Christmas tree, as it had done