NHS staff inspired by I, Daniel Blake to collect sanitary products and 700 handbags for North East women this Christmas
Tampons and sanitary pads may not be what you would expect to be handed out for Christmas, but for hundreds…
Valentine’s packages at Rockliffe Hall
Christmas isn’t even over yet but it’s already time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day, and there’s no better place…
Young carol singers visit new Sowerby extra care facility
Youngsters from Sowerby Community Primary School brought a Christmassy feel to an Open Day, which highlighted a fantastic new extra…
Housing employees donate presents to spread Christmas cheer
Employees at a local housing group gave more than 80 Christmas presents to people in need in memory of a…
Durham Markets and the Salvation Army ask Shoppers to Give an Extra Gift
The Salvation Army, with the support of Durham Markets, is asking people to think about those in need this Christmas…
Thousands raised at hospice’s Light up a Life ceremony
MORE than £22,500 was raised at a poignant Christmas ceremony hosted by a North East hospice to remember lost loved…
‘Jolly’ Christmas Cocktails in Newcastle
WITH the Christmas party season well and truly underway, The Jolly Fisherman on the Quay has pushed the sleigh out…
Local Greyhound Charity Appeals for a Merry Christmas for two of its loneliest hounds
Volunteers at the Pelaw Grange branch of The Retired Greyhound Trust are desperately hoping that loving homes are just around…
Students serve up a tasty treat to younger classmates
TONNES of turkey, sacks of sprouts and piles of puddings were dished up to hundreds of primary pupils at a…
Choirs full of Christmas cheer as everyone’s a winner!
The dulcet tones of choirs from Prudhoe West First School and Cedars Academy have secured joint first place at intu…
It’s all about the experience
Christmas shoppers will pay an extra £110 looking for festive fun outside of the home this month according to a…
Sunderland’s Christmas cheer to continue until New Year…
THE FESTIVE feeling is set to continue all the way to New Year in Sunderland, with the news that the…
‘I love charity, me!’ as Frank’s smashes £25,000 fundraising target
Frank’s the Flooring Store is to spread plenty of festive joy this Christmas after raising more than £25,000 for Macmillan…
Lord Mayor of Newcastle switches on Fenham Pocket Park Christmas Lights
This week, Fenham Pocket Park in the heart of Newcastle’s West End was alive with Christmas activities, as nearly 150…
Local residents spread Christmas cheer
Residents from The Gateshead Housing Company’s sheltered schemes have been showing the true spirit of Christmas by getting involved in…