The Shields Gazette covers the heartwarming story of the residents at Westoe Grange making an appeal for 41 Christmas cards and receiving more than 2,000 of them, alongside gifts hand-delivered by a popular drag act. All courtesy of kind strangers all around the world.

Read the full story about the appeal on https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/appeal-to-send-south-tyneside-care-homes-oaps-christmas-cards-362460

Read the full story about the answer from the public on https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/care-homes-christmas-wish-is-answered-with-2000-cards-361926