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With family in mind May 22 2012

As the Light Dragoons bid to raise £1m to support wounded soldiers and bereaved families, JANE PIKETT meets some of the men of England’s Cavalry of the North as the regiment deploys on its latest tour of AfghanistanRead

Dawn Beaton, from High Heaton

When to play happy families May 08 2012

MONEY, social life and stability are perhaps just some of the worries brought to the surface when falling pregnant in your 20s.Read

Fostering Under Newcastle celebrates 10 years of caring May 01 2012

ANNAMARIE Gater is an engaging, chatty woman who clearly loves children as when we meet she is looking after a friend’s child.Read

A person ironing

Mum skills at risk of dying out Apr 17 2012

MUMS always know how to do traditional household tasks such as altering clothes and baking – don’t they?Read

A pregnant woman

Making the case for a doula during World Doula Week Mar 27 2012

DOULA may not be a word you are familiar with, but more and more women are using their services during pregnancy and childbirth.Read

Matthew Aldridge of Morpeth who helped out at Dharavi Orphanage School in Mumbai

Morpeth family makes a difference in slums of Mumbai Mar 20 2012

CHRIS Aldridge beams when she looks at her son Matthew, 17, and the pride she feels for her eldest son is clear.Read

The School Food Guide, health eating for the under-fives - Lisa Howes with daughter Gracie Chambers age 14 months from Killingworth.

New food guidelines important for children at nursery Mar 06 2012

ALL parents want to give their children the best start in life – and a vital part of that good start is a healthy diet.Read

The Haltwhistle Partnership have organised the Haltwhistle Community Drop-in, a coffee morning for local elderly residents

Haltwhistle Community Drop In helping old folk Feb 28 2012

THE noise coming out of the Methodist Church Hall in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, is impressive.Read

Parent Mark Woods with children Stan and Louis

Former Newcastle journalist writes baby manual for men Feb 21 2012

BECOMING a father is a life-changing experience. But Mark Woods discovered he got more information about buying a new phone than he did on fatherhood.Read

John Turnbull of Lime Design North Ltd

Hexham family reveal ups and downs of working together Jan 31 2012

SETTING up a business with a family member can be a great idea. You know what makes the other person tick and you’re more likely to put in the extra hours to make it work.Read

A family

Insight into fostering as a career Sep 06 2011

SAYING goodbye to the two little boys she had lovingly looked after for a year was a heart-wrenching moment for foster mum Lesley Muter.Read

Anne and Steve Dunwell with children Emma, 10 and Michael, 11, with their wigwams at Herding Hill Farm near Haltwhistle

The Dunwell family getting back to nature at Northumberland farm Aug 30 2011

Being made redundant has been the best thing to happen to Steve Dunwell and his family. Liz Hands talks to them about making the ultimate lifestyle changeRead

Chris Lucas

£1m drive in memory of tragic son Chris Lucas Aug 23 2011

How do you cope with the death of a child? Liz Hands speaks to one mum about life after the ultimate lossRead

Otis at Kendal Calling Festival

Festival fun for toddlers at Kendal Calling in Lake District Aug 09 2011

PICTURE the scene. It’s a beautiful summer’s day in the Lake District.Read

Lynn Charlton, chief executive of national charity After Adoption

A lifetime’s search for answers on adoption Jul 12 2011

THOUSANDS of children in the UK spend their childhoods growing up in care.Read

Mya Simpson with mum Marina

Mya's battle from birth with unique condition Jul 05 2011

TO HER doting parents, little Mya Simpson is one of a kind. At three-years-old, she needs round the clock care after being born with a series of severe abnormalities.Read

A family

Great days out for the half-term holiday May 31 2011

TRYING to think of things to do to keep children from driving each other, or you, mad can be pretty difficult.Read

Robert and Ann Scott of Stanley Travel

Family drives Stanley Travel firm's success May 19 2011

WHEN Robert Scott scrimped to buy his very first taxi in 1961, little did he know what a sound investment it would transpire to be.Read

A child and parent holding hands

Farewell but families will always matter May 18 2011

THIS is goodbye. Family Matters is ending. It’s been an important column for me to write as I often feel families get too little voice in today’s society.Read

Margaret Wealleans of Fenham who has taken part in the Newcastle Centre for Aging Study

Family and love bind Peggy and Bill together May 12 2011

WHEN you are one of “the oldest old”, as Peggy Wealleans, 89, is you have seen a lot of changes. But family and a loving partner are the things which have kept Peggy, of Fenham, Newcastle, happy throughout a long lifeRead

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