Volunteers

Lancashire volunteer Michael John and paramedic Andy Duncan, of the North West Air Ambulance Charity.

North West Air Ambulance Charity looking for volunteers in its Barrowford shop

A dog who was going round and round in circles confined in a tiny crate before she was rescued by the RSPCA is now enjoying her freedom - but Tess has yet to receive any interest from potential adopters.

Dog left confined to a tiny crate - is looking for a new forever home

Ribble Rivers Trust fisheries officer, Adam Wheeler with seasonal assistant, Josh Morris, during one of the fish surveys

'Incredible experience' on River Ribble survey despite wet weather

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

Healthier Heroes CIC in Elizabeth Street, Burnley.

Readers pick their favourite volunteers in Burnley, Pendle and the Ribble Valley

Volunteers who stood a charity stand at this year’s Chipping Steam Fair over the May Bank Holiday weekend raised £1,010 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation.

Volunteers raise £1,000 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation

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 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

(L-R) Simon Goff, Peter Thorne, Mark Bevis, June Evans and Geoffrey Kay from Trees for Burnley. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Award-winning eco group helps to plant more than one million trees in the town

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

Mountain rescue teams had to "swim" through snow drifts to rescue the occupants of a stranded car who in east Lancashire (Credit: Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team)

Mountain rescue ‘swam’ through snow drifts to rescue occupants of stranded car

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 Burnley Above and Beyond Awards saw members of the community, voluntary and faith sector rewarded for their generosity of spirit.

Burnley Council leader column

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

The BHF shop in Burnley

British Heart Foundation shop in Burnley looking for volunteers

Volunteers collecting for the Great Daffodil Appeal 2018 in Winchester. The person donating is Miriam Strong. Credit: Ben Gold

Volunteers in Lancashire urgently required to support the Great Daffodil Appeal

Pendleside volunteer and ambassador Keith Jackson, M&S staff Sonny and Ruth, hospice fundraisers Sarah Holdsworth and Leah Hooper, and M&;S food manager Rebecca Gregory at the cheque presentation.

Volunteers raise more than £10,000 packing bags at M&S

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

The first ever Above and Beyond awards, championed by the Burnley Express, have been launched and the search is on to find the borough's unsung heroes.

Chance to honour unsung heroes in awards ceremony

Treetops.
(Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Volunteers wanted to help plant 500 trees in Burnley this weekend

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

Bethany Cook, owner of Quaker Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation, with one of the abandoned pet rabbits.

Brierfield animal sanctuary fundraising after rescuing six abandoned rabbits

Marsden Park tree nursery in Nelson.

Vulnerable volunteers growing trees in Nelson park as part of health project

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

Burnley Lion Brian Hartley presents a 'message in a bottle' pack to Tesco customer Maureen Bishop.

The ‘message in a bottle’ that could save your life

The first ever Above and Beyond awards, championed by the Burnley Express, have been launched and the search is on to find the borough's unsung heroes

Launch of inaugural 'Above and Beyond' awards

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

The Calder river clean-up volunteers

Volunteers clean up Burnley river

Volunteers Marie Jones and Janet Sharples with some of the 1,400 coats that were donated to the Wrap Up campaign last year

Rotarians launch campaign to collect winter coats for the vulnerable

Vivien Storey varnishing the sign inside The HUB at Padiham. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Padiham woman collecting warm winter clothing for people living in poverty

The Burnley and Pendle mayors at the Samaritans open day in Nelson

Open day for local Samaritans branch

Michelle Bromley, who runs Snowdrop Doula Community Interest Company.

Burnley-based community hub launching mental health support service for new mums

Samaritans volunteers doing outreach work at Lowerhouse Cricket Club

Burnley and Pendle Samaritans campaign

Volunteers (left to right) Cathryn Swift, Nathan Norris, Mark Hull, Dominic Cooper and Maria Bolton inside the free school uniform shop that opened in Burnley yesterday.

Customers flock to free school uniform shop

The former Thomas Cook shop in Burnley will be home to the new temporary school uniform shop being run by Burnley Together.

Countdown to opening of school uniform shop