Family

Foodbanks are appealing for the public's help to keep them fully stocked this summer.

The biggest network of foodbanks has appealed for donations to deal with an expected increase in demand for emergency supplies for children this summer.

My daughter is a single parent to my six-year-old grandson. Being a single parent I would try and help her out as much as possible with child care.
A few months ago she got into a new relationship. I do not think my daughter’s new partner is good for her or my grandson.
Since I told my daughter about my concerns she has stopped me seeing my grandson. As a grandparent do I have any rights and if so what can I do to see my grandson?

From dinosaur trails and bouldering to feeding geese and making your own glass postcards, there’s plenty happening in and around Sunderland and South Tyneside to keep the kids entertained this summer.

Parents are now shelling out £133 a week per child on average for childcare during the school holidays, a report has found.

Almost half of parents have taken their child out of school to go on holiday, with many saying it is too expensive to go away during the summer break, a poll suggests.

Schoolfriend cancer survivors will cut the ribbon to kick off this year’s Relay For Life as they join others with their own story of battling the disease.

The fun of the fair came to Jarrow as scores of families helped bring the curtain down on a popular festival in the town.

The 'Bank of Mum and Dad' will be behind one in four house sales during this year - with warning signs parents are increasingly feeling the pinch.

A dad and daughter are to cycle through Vietnam as they join a charity challenge to give children a better start in life.

Do you think you could open your home and become a foster carer?

A couple are holding a celebration for their late daughter as they give back to the charity which helped them through their heartache.

Hundreds of makers will descend on the North East this weekend for an annual festival of crafting, coding and inventing.

A couple who hit the small screen as dancing stars are still swinging 60 years on as they mark their diamond wedding anniversary today.

This year’s Easter Egg Appeal has got off to a cracking start.