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Call for London tech donations to boost skills for most vulnerable

Companies and individuals are today being encouraged to donate old, unwanted technology at Regus centers in the capital and beyond.

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Cyclists aim for the Moon to tackle cancer

Fundraisers for Tackle Prostate Cancer are aiming to ‘cycle to the moon’ to raise awareness and money for the fight against prostate cancer.

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Funding to support recruitment of older workers

The Centre for Ageing Better and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) have given funding to five projects to pilot ways to make volunteering more age-friendly and inclusive.

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MPs launch group to find solutions to social care crisis

A new parliamentary group that brings together MPs from different political parties to look at social care, has been launched in Westminster.

The first task for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Care (APPG Social Care)  will be to hold an inquiry into the care system, funding and state of staffing in the sector.

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Liverpool social enterprise PSS marks Centenary

Liverpool social enterprise PSS to mark landmark 100th birthday in 2019 with a programme of initiatives  throughout the year

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Top minds brought together to fight diabetes

The University of Leeds has been awarded a £115k grant by Heart Research UK for its research into the early detection of diabetes. The research could offer hope to millions of people in the UK who are currently diagnosed with diabetes.

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Children’s home kids close in on fund raising target

Children and staff from Red Plains Children’s Home in Hartburn, Stockton-on-Tees, have raised almost £1,000 in aid of the Children’s Heart Unit based at Freeman Hospital, Newcastle.

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Intergenerational story time

A new intergenerational care programme has been rolled out in Cambridgeshire. Residents at Moorlands Court in Melbourn are being visited by pre-school children from the local Little Hands Nursery for arts and crafts, singing and story reading sessions, to help improve the happiness and wellbeing of all involved.

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Disability passports help 95,000 get better support at work

The Trades Union Congress and GMB trade union have launched a Reasonable Adjustments Passport that will help 95,000 people with disabilities in the South West who fall out of work or switch employers each year.

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Morden mum’s parting gift raises £30,000

A father of two has released a charity single, raising £30,000 for Jigsaw4u in memory of his late wife

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