THE Northern Echo has launched its Lifeblood campaign to encourage more people to give blood. These are some of the donor sessions planned for the coming week:

TOMORROW: Community Centre, Low Grange Avenue, Billingham, 3pm-7pm.

Room 2, 10 Salem Street Entrance (behind Etams), 10 North Street, South Shields, 10am-7pm.

Friday

Community Centre, Montague Street, Newcastle 2.15pm-7pm.

Hardwick Community Centre, Whessoe Road, Stockton 3pm-7pm.

Washington Leisure Centre, The Conference Room, District 1, Washington 10am-7pm.

Monday

The Red Lion, Front Street, Chester-le-Street, 2.30pm-7pm.

Methodist Church Hall, The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, 2pm-7pm.

Castleview Centre, Cart-wright Road, Hylton Castle, Sunderland, 2.45pm-7pm.

Tuesday

Civic Hall, Regent Farm Road, Newcastle, 10am-7pm.

Methodist Church Hall. Bede Way, Peterlee, 10am-7pm.

Redcar United Reformed Church Hall, Station Road, Redcar, 2.30pm-7pm.

Parish Hall, Front Street, Sedgefield, 2.30pm-7pm.

Wednesday

All Saints' Church Centre, Carr House Drive, Newton Hall, Durham, 2pm-7pm.

Walker Central Football Club, Monkchester Recreation Ground, Monkchester Road, Newcastle, 2.15pm- 7pm.

St Michael's Centre, Edgar Street, Norton, 2.30pm-7pm.

St Chad's Church Hall, Emerson Avenue, Middlesbrough, 3pm-7pm.

Read more about the Life Blood campaign here.