A long-standing Tyneside charity supporting bereaved people is appealing for help to boost its funds.

Cruse Bereavement Care Tyneside provides counselling and runs support groups for bereaved people to meet others in a similar situation.

The charity is mainly supported financially by donations from clients, small donations from trusts and fund-raising events.

But the charity, which has nearly 70 trained volunteers, is having difficulty raising money to fund the service. To donate to Cruse Bereavement call its Heaton St Gabriel's Centre on (0191) 276 5533.