Long standing charity presents awards for crime reduction in the north east
Professionals working with prisoners, ex-prisoners or those sentenced to community punishments in the North East have been presented with awards…
4Louis Celebrates 10 years at Charity Event – Boost Given Thanks to Competition Win
North East charity that supports people through miscarriage, stillbirth and child loss has won a competition that will boost the…
COBLE BOAT RENOVATION
Volunteering opportunities are available every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 24 September to 24 October – or by appointment outside those…
Golfers hit the 18th in years of dedication to hospice
CHARITY golfers have gone a fairway toward helping a local hospice after raising close to a quarter of million pounds.…
Whickham Library teams up with Newcastle Building Society
The North East’s largest building society has teamed up with a local volunteer-run Gateshead library to help support its aim…
MP turns ‘dragon’ for community-focused teens
Helen Goodman, Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland, turned ‘Dragon’ as she heard local young people pitch their community project…
Redcar solicitors and playful pups raise significant funds for women’s aid charity
Cygnet Law, a Redcar-based law firm is celebrating raising more than £1,250 for EVA Women’s Aid at its annual sponsored…
Pensioner fundraises for care home almost 300-miles away
A PENSIONER was inspired to fundraise for a care home almost 300-miles away after seeing a video of her cousin…
The search is on for volunteers to help boost literacy levels across the North East
The National Literacy Trust’s Read North East campaign is looking for dedicated members of the community to become Literacy Champions…
SNAP UP AN ELMER SOUVENIR
FANS of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant are snapping up pocket money-friendly merchandise – and supporting a North East charity at…
Perfect Teens Do Not Exist Claims Youth Coach and Mentor
Following recent news that over 20% of the UK’s underage teenagers drink, smoke and have tried drugs, one man has…
Go North East pull out all the stops to mark their 39th Great North Run a success
Go North East, the region’s largest bus company, proudly supported the Great North Run for the 39th consecutive year on…
£24,000 West Durham Wind Farm Community Fund now open for applications
COMMUNITY groups with bright ideas can now access grants from a £24,000 treasure chest. ESB West Durham Wind Farm, in…
Children’s books hidden around village to encourage reading
FREE children’s books are being hidden around a village in County Durham by elderly care home residents. Treasury of Wishes,…
Creative project piloted in the North East continues to roll out after funding boost
Pioneering creative project henergising older people living with dementia thanks to grant from Durham Freemasons AN inspirational hen project linking…