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Volunteer Betty Scott cutting Wansbeck General Hospital's 30th birthday cake, after volunteering at the hospital since it opened.

Call for volunteers to support NHS staff

Spittal Beach clean up on Friday September 15.

Litter-pickers help keep Northumberland's beaches clean

Mayo in his foster home. Picture: Cats Protection

Kitten rescued from certain death after getting head stuck in mayonnaise jar

Loch Ness Monster 2023: Volunteers wanted for biggest ‘monster hunt’ in 50 years - how to apply

Volunteers wanted for biggest Loch Ness Monster hunt in 50 years

To The Call of Bugles by Bill Openshaw.

New book by Alnwick Castle guide details history of Percy Tenantry Volunteers

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

Dog rescued after falling down one of UK’s biggest waterfalls

Jamie Pattison

Medics to be trained in search and rescue in Northumberland National Park

Some of the Lesbury Community Shop committee members

Shop reopening plan aims to 'get the buzz back' to village

Member of Parliament for Wansbeck Ian Lavery (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images).

Ian Lavery MP thanks Wansbeck volunteers

PD Arnie has graduated as a police dog despite harsh conditions in his early life

Puppy graduates as police dog after being found during raid

Metropolitan Police officers march along The Mall in London as they head to their positions for of the coronation processions of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Coronation: Street safety volunteers arrested over rape alarm concerns

Three Westminster City Council street safety volunteers were reportedly arrested by police in the early hours of Saturday morning ahead of yesterday’s coronation ceremony

Sally Field pictured with the late Paul O’Grady

Britain's oldest dog walker crowned coronation champion by RSPCA

The cast for the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has been revealed. (Credit: Getty Images)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - full cast

Jamilah Hassan of Banks Group and Keith Whisson, chairperson of Blyth Spartans Juniors FC, test out the new benches.

Football club installs picnic benches alongside Blyth 3G pitch

Thousands of volunteers are needed to offer their helping hands over the course of King Charles III’s coronation celebrations - Credit: Getty Images

King Charles III coronation looking for thousands of volunteers

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

A steam train on Aln Valley Railway.

Viaduct restoration shortlisted for national award

British National dies in Ukraine, Foreign Office confirms

British National dies in Ukraine, Foreign Office confirms

Just Stop Oil protesters guilty of conspiring to cause public nuisance at Silverstone British GP

Just Stop Oil guilty over British GP track invasion - watch protest

Aln Valley Railway.

Aln Valley Railway launches volunteer recruitment drive

A dead 12ft whale was washed up on the banks of a British river last week.

Huge dead whale found washed up British river bank

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, have gone missing in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Two British men who volunteered in Ukraine go missing

A walrus called Thor was spotted having a rest at Scarborough Harbour ahead of the New Year

Walrus pays a visit to Scarborough harbour en route to the Arctic

Ten volunteers from British Engines group companies planted 100 trees at the Wallington site.

Trees to help with storm recovery and mark anniversary

Meet some of the volunteers at Trussell Trust food banks in the UK

April Jones went missing in October 2012 - her body was never found.

Mystery of April Jones as Channel 4 documentary revisits murder

The teams were called to a canoeing accident in Acomb, Northumberland, on Saturday, December 10. Picture: North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team.

Mountain rescue teams called to teenager's aid after canoeing accident

Crates of food at a Trussell Trust food bank (Photo: Trussell Trust)

Trussell Trust foodbanks need people to donate these items

National World has launched a company wide campaign for The Trussell Trust, whose 40,000 volunteers work tirelessly to help those who need it most

Could you spare a minimum of an hour a week to help people who have been discharged from hospital?

Home from Hospital charity issues urgent appeal for volunteers

Flossie, pictured here with new owner Vicki, has been named the world’s oldest cat by the Guiness Book of World Records.

UK cat Flossie officially named world’s oldest moggie

Lindsey Stockton (far right, holding framed document) with food bank colleagues

National World campaign: A day in the life of a Trussell Trust worker

Crates of food at a Trussell Trust food bank (Photo: Trussell Trust)

National World launch Trussell Trust winter fundraiser

EasyJet is bringing its Fearless Flyer course back to Gatwick Airport on Sunday, November 27, to help nervous flyers take control and overcome their fears. Picture by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images

Passenger dies during flight between Cyprus and London

The Cobbles area of Alnwick.

Design proposals for Alnwick town centre set to go on public display

Dolphins spotted in UK waters as pod swim happily alongside RNLI boat - watch video taken of sighting

Dolphins spotted swimming alongside RNLI rescue boat

Litter-picking volunteers on Holy Island at the last clean-up event.

Cross-border coastal clean-up returns

The aim is to work out what the site has been used for in the past, as it is possible that it was a temporary Roman army camp. Image: Jürgen Striewski from Pexels.com

Archaeology volunteers sought for dig near the Union Chain Bridge

Some of the volunteers outside the bird hide.

Volunteers from factory help bird hide project at rural site

The gardens at Alnmouth Friary.

Volunteers needed to help with gardens at Alnmouth Friary

Stephen Carey.

Ten-year anniversary of footballing tragedy marked by life-saving charity

Stephen Carey.

Ten year anniversary of footballing tragedy marked by life-saving charity

Steve Harley on board Seahouses lifeboat.

Pop star shows his support for Seahouses RNLI

Ashington Day Centre volunteer coordinator Diane Elsdon.

Day centre to host celebrations for Queen's Jubilee

Crowds flocked to the seafront for Blyth Battery Goes to War.

19 pictures from Blyth Battery Goes to War

Volunteers put on a display for crowds at the Blyth Battery Goes to War event.

Hundreds turn up to annual Blyth Battery Goes to War showcase
Crowds flocked to Blyth seafront as a popular war-themed weekend event made a triumphant return.

The scene is being set for the Blyth Battery Goes to War event.

Scene is being set as Blyth beach prepares to host war re-enactment

Vulcan 401 train with freight. Picture courtesy of North Tyneside Steam Railway Association (NTSRA).

Chance to help out at North Tyneside railway museum

(L-R) Michael Robinson from Dog & Cat Shelter; Laura Swinden, PA to Construction Director; Julie Lewis, Sales Advisor; Matt Pattinson, Marketing Coordinator; and Thomas Winstanley, Senior Engineer.

Volunteers carry out work ahead of animal shelter's reopening

The 1985 Good Friday Procession of Witness. Photo courtesy of Catherine Collins.

Memories of North Shields Good Friday procession being collected

The village water pump.

Restoration project in Northumberland village backed by builders

A 'spring clean' event is taking place in Tynemouth.

Big Spring Clean to take place in Tynemouth

Alex MacLennan, NJLAF chairman.

Volunteers wanted to help make the Northumberland countryside more accessible

Royal Voluntary Service is one of Britain’s largest volunteering charities.

Charity call for volunteers to support Northumberland dementia services

Mountain rescue volunteers have been supporting rural residents in the wake of Storm Arwen.

Storm Arwen: Mountain rescue volunteers deliver medical care and supplies to iso...

A tree lies on a road, knocked over by the powerful winds of Storm Arwen

Mountain rescue volunteers help emergency services during Storm Arwen