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By Josh Bell, Charities Correspondent Jackie Richards, the first-ever female Club Captain of Mendip Spring Golf & Country Club in Somerset, is leveraging her leadership role to help save the 36-year-old inspirational local hospice, Weston Hospicecare. The charity, which provides essential end-of-life care to residents of Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset,
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By Jill Dando News The report, compiled by the Worshipful Company of Actuaries for the RNLI, revealed the estimated figure using in-depth analysis based on the RNLI’s lives saved data and the assessment of the numbers of descendants who were subsequently born following a life being saved. In order
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By Community Correspondent A Stoke woman who was determined to get fit after having her two children has landed a place to represent Team Great Britain at the Age Group World Triathlon Championship Finals in Australia later this year. Emma Broadhurst, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, decided to tackle her ‘mum tum’ by
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By Jill Dando News Thin Blue Paw, a charity for retired police dogs, was very excited to take a team—and three of the retired police dogs it supports—to the media launch of Netflix’s new police movie, Havoc. Their Chairman Kieran and Comms Officer Amy were invited to
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By Community Correspondent A charity born from the heartbreak of losing a little boy from Mickleover has been honoured with its very first award – which has been dedicated to his memory. Sam’s Superheroes Foundation was set up by Rachel Liew after the sudden death of her five-year-old son Samuel,
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By Jill Dando News From Monday 14th April, Morrisons More Card holders will be able to donate their loyalty points to Marie Curie, helping to fund expert end of life care across the UK. The new feature has been introduced after customers and colleagues asked for the option of being
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By Education Correspondent 15 miles, 11 schools, thousands of smiling children, hundreds of smiling staff, tens of smiling strangers, one chicken and one extremely proud aunt. If you saw a team of superheroes following a giant chicken through the streets of Bristol this week, your eyes were not deceiving you
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By Business Editor The Hope Foundation for Street Children (HOPE) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £45,451 in funding over two years by the John Lewis Partnership Foundation, to support one of its vital educational initiatives in Kolkata, India. This generous grant will directly support 509
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By Jill Dando News A pet food brand has joined forces with a mountain rescue charity to support its life-saving work in the Lake District. The Lakes Collection has launched a long-term partnership with the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Association (LDMRSDA), which operates specialist dog teams across the
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By Community Correspondent Amanda Davies, a 53-year-old primary school teacher from Bridgend, Wales, is preparing to take on the London Marathon for the first time to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK in honour of her father, John Williams. What makes Amanda’s journey even more remarkable is that she’
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By Jill Dando News A parade of London’s most fashionable pups turned heads this Easter as they hopped into the spotlight at Love My Human Townhouse for a tail-wagging celebration of style, social media, charity and paws-itivity. The furry fashionistas sported bunny ears, Easter bonnets, pastel bandanas, and enough
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By Jill Dando News Charity fundraising digital greetings card platform, Hope Spring eCards announced the launch of its Easter 2025 greetings ecards yesterday. In a blog post on the organisation’s website, more than ten of the twenty Easter ecards announced, feature animation of one form or another. Commenting on
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By Community Correspondent The generosity of a Cumbrian woman who left a large gift in her will to charity will benefit communities across the county for years to come. A charitable fund has been set up in the name of Margaret Ewins, of Ings, Windermere to honour a bequest of
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By Jill Dando News From the Battlefield to the Bike: Meet Matt Obeng Life is full of unexpected paths, and for Matt Obeng, cycling became the road that led him to healing and connection. A former serviceman with two active combat tours in Iraq in 2004 and 2008, Matt dedicated
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By Jill Dando News The Hope Foundation's (HOPE) Mobile Dental Clinic, an outreach project of Hope Hospital, set up in 2023, continues to provide free and accessible oral healthcare to some of Kolkata’s most vulnerable populations including street connected children. The project focuses on prevention and developing
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By Jill Dando News The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) were delighted to announce that they scooped one of the top accolades at the Smiley Charity Film Awards! Their animation The Littlest Hoglet held off fierce competition to win the overall Grand Prix People’s Choice Award at the awards