Double birthday celebration at pioneering Byker community hub
A community celebration has been held to mark the first birthday of a state-of-the-art youth and community hub in Byker…
Grant funding helping PeerTalk charity extend North Tyneside mental health support
A national mental health charity is extending its work on North Tyneside with the help of a four-figure grant from…
Durham mental health charity getting hands-on to provide practical help
A Durham mental health charity which uses arts and crafts to support local people’s well-being is getting event more hands-on…
Older Durham people tea dancing their way to well-being at Ushaw
Older people in North West Durham are going back in time on the dancefloor at one of the county’s landmark…
Breathe Easy Darlington bowled over by Banks Group ten pin grant
A specialist Darlington lung health charity is on a roll after securing a four-figure funding boost from a County Durham…
Butterwick Hospice boosts patient comfort thanks to four-figure furniture grant
Patients and visitors at a much-loved North East hospice are sitting much more comfortably thanks to a four-figure grant from…
Stockton charity’s recipe for tackling male social isolation wins four-figure Banks Group grant
A community charity that uses home-made pies to help tackle male social isolation in Stockton has received a four-figure funding…
Accessible transport grant keeps Darlington lunch club on the menu for local older people
A longstanding weekly lunch club for older people at a Darlington community centre is set to continue thanks to new…
More than half of North East communities have highest levels of youth need, new analysis finds
More than half of all neighbourhoods in the North East have inadequate youth provision to meet the high levels of…
Darlington American Football team superbowled over with Banks Group equipment grant
A thriving American Football club based in Darlington is set to give more local young people the chance to try…
Banks Group in peak condition with Better Health At Work Awards reaccreditation success
A North East employer’s long-term commitment to its workforce’s health and well-being has helped it retain the highest level of…
Norton Men’s Shed tackling technology and social isolation with new digital inclusion project
A County Durham project for older men is sharing knowledge about digital technology and tackling social isolation with the help…
New community allotments blooming at Beamish
New community allotments blooming at Beamish Community allotments for health and wellbeing and education programmes have been opened at Beamish,…
Durham set to host National Association of Boys & Girls Clubs’ centenary conference
Durham set to host National Association of Boys & Girls Clubs’ centenary conference The National Association of Boys & Girls…
Yarm Bowling Club on a roll thanks to funding for new lockers
A new Tees Valley bowling club is looking for new members after completing the final stage of its clubhouse development…