Volunteers

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

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

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

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

Dolphins spotted swimming alongside RNLI rescue boat

You could be paid £4,500 to contract Covid as part of a new research project (Photo: Shutterstock)

You could be paid £4,500 to contract Covid as part of a new research project

The new study will be conducted on over 800 participants (Photo: Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

A trial to confirm if Covid vaccine types can be mixed is underway - what we kno...

Sikh communities and a football team came together to feed stranded Dover lorry ...

Badgers were among the most spotted mammals in our green spaces this spring. Now, for the first time, the survey is being conducted in autumn too.

Keep an eye out for mammals this autumn

Wildlife charity the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is, for the first time, running its Living with Mammals survey in autumn.

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Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland chief execurtive Jane-Claire Judson. Photo: Fraser Band

Charity’s heartfelt thanks to its volunteers across Scotland

This charity is looking for volunteers to befriend the elderly over the phone

Heroes with headsets...CHSS advice line nurses are on hand not only to advise those with underlying health conditions but also now to refer them to an army of volunteers who are on standy to assist them.

Kindness is fighting the coronavirus in Scotland

As cases of coronavirus in the UK continue to rise, it is heartwarming to see communities coming together to look out for their most vulnerable members (Photo: Shutterstock)

Communities are forming ‘mutual aid groups’ to help people in need during the co...

People in China are abandoning their pets over coronavirus fears

Scientists conducted a test to see whether the order drinks are consumed will prevent suffering a hangover (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists have had their say on the 'beer before wine and you'll be fine' hango...

Could your dulcet tones help with this new audio guide.

Can you be the voice of the Hebrides? Western Isles residents asked to contribu...

Airbnb is offering a free trip to the South Pole - here’s how to apply

Photographing minke whale from Silurian. Photo by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.

Health study of whales in Hebrides

The effort of volunteers can be seen in the work to develop the towns Foyer Project garden. Left is the garden before the clean up and right you can see the new garden in the background, as volunteer Ian Paul receives the Kisimul Award from development worker Bellann OBrien for his commitment to the project.

Volunteers Week - Highlighting how you can make the difference

New national project to help children get most out of school

Silurian, the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust's specialised research yacht

Record number of dolphins off west coast

Just some of the volunteers who turned out for Poppy Saturday.

Volunteers turn out for Poppy Saturday

Blackhouse talk at Community Centre

A psalmody class from the past, one of the areas which interest the project.

Grant will aid Island heritage organisation

Leader of the Comhairle Angus Campbell

Council describes work to aid Syrian families

Volunteers who help thousands of grieving Scots through the pain of bereavement have been thanked for their work.

Charity marks Volunteers Week

Dedicated volunteers who every year help thousands of grieving Scots through the pain ofbereavement have been recognised for their exceptional work.

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Victim Support Scotlands campaign aim to recruit 70 new volunteers.

Victim Support launches volunteer campaign

Celebrating Volunteering in the Western Isles

Girl Guides join Loch Roag shore clean-up

Amateur historians urged to record landmarks for posterity

Nominations invited for Volunteer Awards

Volunteers wanted for animal survey

BT Openreach engineering manager Ricky Drummond and Police Scotland Chief Constable Phil Gormley. (Picture by Ian Jacobs.)

New police recruitment drive could prove it's good to talk

Marking community groups' anniversaries

New equipment for Border Water Rescue Team, seen here in Kelso.

Water Rescue Unit needs funds to guarantee future

Offer help to the Salvation Army

Could you be a Sally Army Helper?