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Jesmond Dene Real Tennis Club looks to the future

Mark Eadle tells JesmondLocal of his plans to raise the club’s profile in Jesmond and get young people involved in the sport

Jesmond “carrots” win best neighbour award

Larkspur Terrace residents Tash Finchett, Kate Abery and Eleni Haines are among the latest winners of Newcastle and Northumbria universities’ Best Neighbour on Campus (BNOC) awards.

West Jesmond FC builds bridges with youth team

Charlotte Pickering spoke to West Jesmond FC and West Moor Juniors FC about their plans for the clubs future following a merger

Tweets get children moving at West Jesmond Primary

Home schooling and online learning mean more time sat at a screen, so teachers at West Jesmond Primary School are encouraging their pupils to take a break and get moving with a series of daily activity challenges they send out on Twitter.

West Jesmond FC deal with dementia in football research

West Jesmond FC reacts to dementia in football research, Charlotte Pickering reports

Community-run pool to reopen next week with hopes and plans for growth

Jesmond Pool and Gym on St George’s Terrace is to reopen on Thursday 3rd December. However, Newcastle’s Tier 3 status and Covid-19 restrictions mean group exercise classes will not be able to resume yet and will continue to be delivered online.

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

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

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

Is this the end for Jesmond’s bowling green?

Exhibition and Brandling Park Community Trust (EBPCT) has been chosen by Newcastle City Council to develop plans for taking over Brandling Park bowling green at the end of Clayton Road in Jesmond. The trust is now creating a business plan in support of its proposal