A PODIATRY lecturer and three students stepped out to help homeless people.

New College Durham teacher Barbara Chambers and three of her trainees spent a day at the Crisis centre in Newcastle providing much-needed footcare.

The students were Elizabeth Fenwick-Donaldson, 38, of Easington Lane, Wearside; Danielle Moore, 25, of Jarrow; and Terri Ponder, 27, of Hartlepool.

Ms Moore said: “I really enjoyed helping out at Crisis. It was nice to talk to the homeless people about their lives and background and also to gain experience in a non-clinical setting.”