Claire Ashmore

Liz Goldsbrough is part of the learning support team at Ribblesdale School in Clitheroe [BBC] A teaching assistant who described herself as "just a small piece in a large jigsaw" has been named the UK's secondary school Teaching Assistant of the Year. Liz Goldsbrough has been part of the learning support team at the Ribblesdale School in Clitheroe, Lancashire, for eight years.

A charity hub that provides a listening ear and a "cup of tea" to unpaid carers and people who may feel alone is celebrating its first anniversary. Carers Link Lancashire set up the information point and charity shop in Haslingden and said it had become an "essential service" for unpaid carers. Volunteer Joanne Teoli said being able to help carers "means the world to me". Joan Collinge, who cared for her husband, said the hub had been a "tremendous help" to her after he died.

A man has braved the recent chilly snap to walk barefoot through his home town to raise funds for a local mental health charity. Ian Chapman has completed the 2km (1.6m) trek through Padiham town centre each day in November in aid of Burnley-based Casual Minds Matter. He took on the challenge to support those with mental health issues. "When it's painful, I think about their struggle and it helps me complete what I am doing," the 62-year-old said.