‘i’m fighting for more social care’

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

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

Dog lover Karen Hardcastle trains puppies to help deaf people

Prima ’s travel expert, Jane Anderson, looks at how tour companies and destinations are making sure holidays really can be for all

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

Tubby little bundles of joy, guide-dog puppies may be irresistibly sweet, but they’ve been expertly engineered to perform life-changing duties, discovers Katy Birchall