Here's how you can send a special Valentine's Day message to your loved ones in the Shields Gazette

The love of a special someone has helped many of us through these difficult times.

Anniversaries, birthdays and countless other events have passed without us being able to celebrate them properly, so why not take this opportunity to tell someone special how you feel.

With Valentine’s Day and the season of love upon us, we are offering our readers the opportunity to send a public greeting.

Here’s what you need to do:

*Fill in the online form here and tell us your message in 50 words or less, who it is for, who it is from and your locations

*Use full names, not nicknames, and include your contact details. We will not be able to publish any message sent without this information.

We will publish the messages in the paper in time for Valentine’s Day. Messages must be sent in by 11pm on Thursday, February 3.

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