As part of The Northern Echo's Lifeblood campaign, which aims to encourage more people to give blood, the following donor sessions are being held in the region:

Thursday

Town Hall, Raby Road, Hartlepool, 10am-6pm

St George's Church, St George's Close, Jesmond, Newcastle, 2.15pm-7pm

Friday

Bowburn Community Centre, Durham Road, Bowburn 2.30pm-7pm

Community Centre, Langdon Square, Coulby Newham, near Middlesbrough

10am-12.30pm/2pm-4pm

Fitness First, Brenda Road, Hartlepool, 1pm-6pm

Sunday

Upper Hall, Richmond School, The Crescent, off The Avenue, Richmond, 1.30pm-5pm

Monday

The Salvation Army, Trimdon Avenue, Middlesbrough 2.30pm-7pm

New Durham and District Workingmen's Club, Mill Lane, Durham, 2.45pm-7pm

Community Association, Tyne Road, Stanley, 2pm-7pm

Wednesday, June 16

Parochial Hall, Bow Street, Guisborough, 2.30pm-7pm

Nurses' Recreation Hall, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, 2pm-7pm

Read more about the Life Blood campaign here.