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Tugging at the purse strings

THE Newcastle Falcons yesterday put their weight behind a campaign to raise money in honour of inspirational Josie Grove. Read

Nicola takes huge step

A SKYDIVING 16-year-old was prompted to lead her own fundraising mission by what she called the inspirational story of Josie Grove. Read

Growing tribute to devoted Josie

A tree known for its healing properties was yesterday planted by the family and friends of Josie Grove. Read

Grateful parents look to next donor session

A dozen people became potential lifesavers as they signed up to be bone marrow donors in memory of Josie Grove. Read

Search for lifesavers in Josie's home town

Charity bosses are urging friends and neighbours inspired by the courage of Josie Grove to become lifesavers in her honour. Read

Villagers are urged to be lifesavers

Friends and neighbours touched by the inspirational story of teenager Josie Grove are being urged to become lifesavers in her memory. Read

Brian gets younger with each day

Journal editor Brian Aitken is looking and feeling younger - without resorting to injections or plastic surgery. Read

Make it a date in Josie's memory

Charity bosses have set the next date for readers to become a potential life-saver in honour of Josie Grove. Read

Plea to readers to help save lives

Charity bosses have urged every Journal reader to continue inspirational Josie Grove's legacy by becoming a potential life-saver today. Read

Save a life in Josie's memory

The Journal is today urging every reader to become a potential lifesaver in memory of inspirational teenager Josie Grove. Read

Brewery cheers on Josie's cause

An award-winning brewery is helping to toast the memory of an inspirational youngster. Read

MP's high wire act helps to save lives

The Tyne Bridge's own MP zipped off it yesterday - for a very good cause. David Clelland, whose constituency is called Tyne Bridge, zipped off it to help to raise money and awareness for the Anthony Nolan Trust by leaping from his constituency's most famous bridge on a 400ft zip slide. Read

Family in crusade to double donors

Josie Grove's inspirational legacy continued to live on yesterday as her family donated £10,000 to sign up hundreds of people to the bone marrow register. Read

Why money really will grow on trees

A man is preparing to spend five days cut off from civilisation in a forest surviving off only his wits to raise money for a good cause. Read

Jane to release a song for Josie

A songwriter who performed at Josie Grove's funeral after a chance meeting with her father is to release a charity single to raise money for other young people with leukaemia. Read

Gift of life for Lucy

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Schoolgirl Lucy Clasper is living proof that bone marrow donors save lives. Read

Josie's dad backs our bone marrow appeal

Josie Grove's father yesterday backed The Journal's campaign to help save lives by urging people to join the bone marrow donors' register in honour of his daughter. Read

Big bang brings in £400 for Josie fund

A gamekeeper from North Northumberland is the latest donor to boost the Josie Grove Leukaemia Fund - by staging a shoot for charity. Read

Hazel is patching in £1,000 for Josie

Grandmother Hazel Bent is raising money for the Josie Grove Leukaemia Fund. Hazel, 64, of North Seaton, was deeply moved by Josie's story. Read

Flying start to sale of Josie's pendants

Fundraising efforts inspired by teenager Josie Grove reached a double milestone yesterday. Read

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