Volunteers

New CEO for Hospitality and Hope, Peter Maloney

Credit: Wayne Madden of Hospitality and Hope

New CEO for Hospitality and Hope has ambitious plans for 2024

Annual Sleep Out at Hebburn Sports Ground

Almost £4,000 raised for homeless charity from sleep out event

Volunteers from EE and an ACTS member of staff

Age Concern running Christmas campaigns to help vulnerable people

Steph Edusei, CEO of St Oswald’s Hospice

St Oswald’s Hospice to celebrate its people this Hospice Care Week

There is a fresh recruitment drive to sign up new volunteers from across the North East.

CHILDLINE: Volunteers from across the North East needed to support the Schools S...

Tyneside Outdoors’ repair shop at The Nook, South Shields

Tyneside Young People’s bike repair drop-in service launch activities

Teddy the therapy dogCredit: Toni Huskisson

Therapy dog brings joy to children and adults

Committee members of Jarrow Relay for Life

Fundraising group nominated for regional BBC award

Newlyweds Eddie and Josie on their wedding day

Hospital volunteers exchange vows after finding love again

(L to R) Rory Sherwood-Parkin, Corporate Lead Policy & Insight, Governance & Corporate Affairs South Tyneside Council. Andrew Watts, Chief Executive Groundwork South and North Tyneside and Sage Foundation colleagues, at Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm, Village and Museum.

Over 350 volunteers help to make a difference to South Tyneside

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

Cllr Ernest Gibson in the park

Public encouraged to love and celebrate South Tyneside parks

Friends of Readhead Park with recent Green Flag

Readhead Park celebrates recent success and hopes for more volunteers

The finished book of this year’s Gilesgate Story Challenge.

Children’s story competition set to raise money for autism charity

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

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

Volunteering

Eight places to volunteer to mark National Volunteering Week
Eight places to volunteer in South Tyneside if you're looking to help people and support a good cause.

Volunteering

Free training to help volunteers develop their skills

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

South Tyneside firefighter involved in the King’s Coronation ceremony

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

Sally Field pictured with the late Paul OGrady

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

Volunteers walking the 32-mile walk

Group walked 32-mile in aid of South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade

Ringed plover bird

Beach volunteers needed to protect ringed plover nests

The Big Help Out aims to raise awareness of volunteering throughout the UK, while also providing opportunities for people to experience volunteering, lend a hand and make a real difference in their communities.

CHILDLINE: Big Help Out initiative to raise awareness of volunteering - the life...

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
The NHS has re-launches its volunteer service to help lonely and isolated patients re-connect with society

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

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

The NES team on board the Shields Ferry.

Historic Shields Ferry to be subject of new documentary

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

Pawz For Thought receive over £1000 from Boldon Pond swans calendar. Front Pawz for Thought founder Lynne Eddale and swans friend group Carol Yung.

Volunteers 'give back' ro animal charity after swan developed ulcer

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

Trussell Trust foodbanks need people to donate these items

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

Katherine Mason-Gage manager of the Marsden Home Hub. (Standing centre) with staff Frank, Janet, Sherina, Margaret and Janet Picture by FRANK REID'

Marsden Road Community Centre opens home hub to support residents

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

Hebburn Helps Alison Wilson.

Hebburn Helps appealing for donations as families face tough times

South Tyneside Council Leader Cllr Tracey Dixon, Cllr's Ruth Berkley and Anne Hetherington, join volunteers.

Boosting volunteers in South Tyneside

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

Dolphins spotted swimming alongside RNLI rescue boat

Margaret Gregg and David Smith with Items that have been donated to STARCH (South Tyneside Asylum Refugees Church Help) to send to Ukraine. Picture by FRANK REID.

Van full of donations from South Tyneside leaves for Ukraine

South Shields FC's 1st Cloud Arena.

South Shields FC looking for volunteers to help with litter picks

Hebburn Helps Co-founder Angie Comerford

Hebburn Helps left shocked and saddened after attempted break-in

Teams responded to four incidents overnight.

South Shields Coastguard teams respond to four incidents in space of SEVEN hours

KEY Project Uniform exchange

Free school uniform exchange launches once more to help families in South Tynesi...

South Tyneside Councillor Ruth Berkley meets Ukrainian refugees Larysa Hutsuliak and her children David and Eva, along with their host Victoria Hayden.

Family hosting Ukrainian mum and children help mark World Refugee Day

Volunteers purchasing food for food banks within South Tyneside during the pandemic.

Community group receives Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Brigade volunteers at the start of the challenge

Volunteers raise almost £1,000 in 32-mile coastal walk for life-savers

Knit, natter, cream teas and fun for the kids too.

Crafts and free cream teas as churches offer Jubilee family fun and feeds

Technology sessions at a Jarrow care home

Tyne Tunnels lessons on cashless crossing switch