Chris loves being on the start line - once the light turns to green, all the hard work in the garage is forgotten. His cars take two thousand hours to build, and a few seconds to destroy, including the possibility of hurting yourself. But there's a risk in everything that you do. It's been 18 years since his accident, and the hospital staff don't believe what he gets up to. He'd like more recognition of what he's done because, as a quadriplegic, he might be able to give them a focus to help them specialise so they can become the best. A lot of people laughed, but Chris is sure that his car will do the business.
Christopher is 14 and lives in the North East with his mum, Jan. Christopher and Jan are very excited about Christmas because, as well as all the other things that are great about Christmas, it's a...
Diana's a German native but people keep thinking she's from the North East. Either way she hopes her bi-lingual children retain some of their German roots in their own accents ...
Jane lives in North Shields with her husband and their daughter, Abigail. Jane has been signing with Abigail since she was very young. Her hope is that, before Abigail is able to speak, she will...
Lol’s a senior psychiatric nurse and deals with mental health issues on a daily basis, but when it came to his own depression he realised he was in denial. His wife encouraged him to get help and...
He's been a volunteer for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution based at Barrow for 35 years but Coxswain Alec Moore still gets an adrenaline rush when an emergency is called. Saving lives in the...
Canterbury Acting Together is a volunteering scheme aimed at helping young people on the Canterbury Estate in Leeds and providing work experience for the unemployed. Why, then, can't the local...