Volunteers

St John Ambulance has issued an appeal for new Healthcare Professional Volunteers in Cornwall

St John Ambulance appeal for Healthcare Professional Volunteers in Cornwall

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

Crusaders Explorers

Chief Scout celebrates Cotswold Vale Scouts

8th Ashford Scouts

Chief Scout celebrates Ashford Scouts

Medway Towns Scouts

Chief Scout celebrates Medway Towns Scouts

Worthgate Canterbury Scouts

Chief Scout celebrates Worthgate Canterbury Scouts

Today (April 22) marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, celebrated around the world under the theme “Our Power, Our Planet.”

World celebrates Earth Day

New report highlights challenges in volunteering

Volunteer shortage needs less burden, more reward, study finds

Laura Carter presents Braemar Community Limited Volunteers with their award

Heritage Heroes 2024: Celebrating the volunteers who keep our history alive

Forterra-158 - Volunteers from Forterra's Desford Factory

Forterra’s Desford team helps nurture woodland habitats

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

Canal & River Trust volunteers

Call for volunteers to help wildlife by keeping canals alive

Injured man rescued from snow-covered mountain

Dramatic moment injured man is rescued from snow-covered mountain

Paying respects at the Gynn Square memorial service to officers who died in the 1983 rescue mission at Blackpool.|Lucinda Herbert, Blackpool Gazette

Video: Police sea tragedy remembered as memorial goes ahead in snow

Dad makes teddies with medical devices to help sick youngsters

The drive has raised over £15 million to support children from some of the poorest parts of the UK

Over 300,000 disadvantaged UK children will open gifts on December 25

Chris Packham is well-known for his strong opinions on wildlife and the environment.

TV star Chris Packham and Caroline Lucas quit RSPCA amid allegations
Two of the best known supporters of Britain’s biggest animal charity have quit amid a row over cruelty.
Nancy Fielder

Foodbank Manager Dee Ward helps supervise the Open Day.

Foodie star partners with foodbank to help tackle poverty

Hundreds of homeless people will be fed at a Christmas party being held at Birmingham’s New Street train station to “lift spirits”. (Photo: Midland Langar Seva Society/@MidlandLangar on X)

Homeless to be fed at train station on Christmas Eve - how to donate

Volunteers collecting food donations

No shame in visiting your local food bank this winter

Ryan Kobayashi (background) was found dead 13 days into the search for his missing daughter.

Father of woman who vanished in LA takes own life during search

Some of the juniors ready for their tournament

Hailsham Tennis Club hosts junior tournament

Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment huge waves crashed into a yacht- seconds before rescue.

Terrifying moment yacht gets slammed by huge waves in dramatic rescue

Joanne Jones, who was reported missing on Monday, October 21, was captured in dashcam images walking along Graigwen Road toward Ynysybwl around 10.05am on the day of her disappearance.

Body found in search for missing woman last seen smiling

A lost dog has been reunited with his owner - after she caused the motorway to temporarily shut down 8 TIMES!!!

Lost dog shuts M25 eight times - watch beloved pet get rescued

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat

Video grab from heartbreaking footage showing 'waterfalls' of 3,000 bits of rubbish including drinks cans and Santa hats left by people on Mount Snowdon.

'Waterfall' of rubbish cascades down Mt Snowdon in heartbreaking video

National platform tells 'real time' story of chemist Humphry Davy
Potassium and sodium may well have been named potarchium and sodarchium, a new national digital platform focusing on the life, times and innermost thoughts of British chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy reveals.
Anne Rothwell

‘Seeds of Change’ has been launched by HMPPS as part of a new recruitment drive that encourages people to combine their passion with their career for something more fulfilling

Community Payback roles are open to outdoorsy and garden-loving people

Dedicated rugby volunteers bag prestigious national awards

Primark launches largest ever Breast Cancer Awareness collection

Post surgery clothes: Primark launches Breast Cancer Awareness collection

Missing capybara Cinnamon was found just 200m from her home at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World.

Missing capybara found just 200m from zoo after frantic search

Stresses on local heroes a threat to grassroots sport

Bethany England has slammed the decision by Thornaby FC to disband its women's and girls' teams

Women's football club axed

Supergran Mary Lamb to 'climb' the Three Peaks with her assistance dog Sheldon.

UK’s first female wheelchair user to ‘climb’ the Three Peaks

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Watch: Moment RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Snaps of puffins with beaks full of fish have helped the RSPB learn more about what they eat (Photo: Chantal Macleod-Nolan/RSPB)

What your 'Puffarazzi' holiday snaps helped RSPB learn about puffins

A juvenile greater white-toothed shrew (Photo: Lawson Pipet)

Dissect an owl pellet to help track UK's newest shrew

The small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly was once widespread (Photo: Stephen Lewis/PA Wire)

Volunteers to plant 20,000 violets to help boost rare UK butterfly

The rescue of Ben Longton, 18, in snowy conditions on Scafell Pike, by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team.

Watch dramatic rescue as boy falls down waterfall in freak blizzard

As spring nears, toads wake up from their winter slumber and hit the streets en masse, as they search for new homes and mates (Photo: JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Toad Patrol 'bucking the trend' for UK's threatened amphibians

(L to R) Lynn Hart, Hazel Barker, Carol Dunkley, Sandra Searle and Stuart Martin beside the knitted tank.

Watch: We knitted a life-sized tank to commemorate D-Day

The toads are on the move in Charlcombe (Photo: Victoria Mounsey/Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group)

It's 'toad patrol' time in the UK - here's how you can help

Little-known valley that is home of BBC drama and stunning museum

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

A computer rendering based on scans of an actual patient who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. The electrode stimulated neurons with branches reaching far across the brain. (Image: Andrew Janson/Butson Lab)

Brain implants may help people with severe brain injuries

Urgent hunt for fox at risk of death from tube round its neck

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after a male swan was shot dead in a Sunderland park last week. (RSPCA/PawsForThought)

Swan shot dead in the head in Sunderland park

Experienced hillwalker Charlie Kelly has been missing since September 8.

Family issues appeal to find Scottish hillwalker Charlie Kelly

You can run, walk or jog at parkrun events (Image: Getty Images)

All you need to know to take part in an ever-popular parkun event

Entomologist Connor Butler leads the hunt for some dung beetles (Photo: Amber Allott/NationalWorld)

Meet the dung beetles of Bushy Park - the UK's unsung heroes

Who says it's too late to teach an old dog new tricks? (Picture: Mediteraneo / Adobe Stock)

Adult education classes reduce dementia risk by almost a fifth

Some people will be able to visit the clinics as part of a blood donation. Picture: (Adobe Stock/New Africa)

25 new clinics to open to help NHS with cancer, diabetes and more

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

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

A steward volunteer watches over patients as they receive their Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at the Hexham Mart Vaccination Centre on May 13, 2021 in Hexham, England.

What you need to know about Volunteers Week

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

Josh Beech decided to take action after seeing the scale of the microplastics problem at a beach in East Cornwall (Image: Nurdle)

Graduate creates vacuum cleaner to clean microplastics from beaches