Local hero

Volunteer week starts on 2 June so Yours spoke to three women who have transformed their own lives through the healing power of giving

Dog lover Karen Hardcastle trains puppies to help deaf people

The latest wellbeing trend from Norway is about giving back to the community – here, writer Katy Moon spends the week putting volunteering to the test…

Best friends Dorothy Proietti and Gill Mattock volunteered together when they retired

It’s not just NHS patients, their families and staff who benefit when people in the community help out. It’s rewarding for the volunteers too

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