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Hospital charities bring Christmas cheer to patients and staff

Hospital charities bring Christmas cheer to patients and staff

University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) Charity is raising money for its Christmas Appeal to bring some festive magic to patients and staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital this Christmas. Being in hospital is never easy, especially over Christmastime. Hospitals are still extremely busy during this period and the…

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Digital skills boost for Manchester’s disadvantaged communities

Digital skills boost for Manchester’s disadvantaged communities

More than 2,000 people from Greater Manchester’s most disadvantaged communities have benefitted from the charity Mustard Tree’s digital skills programme, thanks to grants totalling £89,465…

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Categories Health & Social Care

International prize to develop new technologies to help people living with dementia 

International prize to develop new technologies to help people living with dementia 

The £4.34m Longitude Prize on Dementia, funded by Alzheimer’s Society and Innovate UK, is incentivising the development of breakthrough assistive technologies for people living with…

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Categories RecentSociety

Study reveals the number of female CEOs and women on boards has increased by 83%

Study reveals the number of female CEOs and women on boards has increased by 83%

A new study by UK Virtual Business Assistant firm SpareMyTime, reveals the number of female CEOs and women on boards has increased by 83% since…

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£125,000 to help those in poverty and isolation this winter

£125,000 to help those in poverty and isolation this winter

As winter draws closer one of the UK’s largest grant-making charities, Benefact Trust, has awarded an additional grant of £125,000 to Warm Welcome to help…

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Categories EducationRecent

Plan launched to grow engineering and technology apprenticeships for young people 

Plan launched to grow engineering and technology apprenticeships for young people 

Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, have launched an ambitious new plan for growing and sustaining…

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Categories Environment

Eat your pumpkin and save 95 million meals from the bin this Halloween!

Eat your pumpkin and save 95 million meals from the bin this Halloween!

New research from environmental charity Hubbub has revealed 30.43 million pumpkins are expected to be bought for carving in the UK this Halloween, of which…

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Categories Environment

Festival of Walking aims to introduce people to the beautiful landscapes of the UK.

Festival of Walking aims to introduce people to the beautiful landscapes of the UK.

Following the success of last year’s event, Cotswold Outdoor’s partner, YHA, has launched the second Festival of Walking, taking place until the 19th October. Bringing…

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Categories CommunityRecentSociety

Guide Dogs launches campaign to strengthen pavement parking law

Guide Dogs launches campaign to strengthen pavement parking law

Guide Dogs, the leading UK charity for people with sight loss, have called on the Government to crack down on dangerous pavement parking. Vehicles obstructing…

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Categories FundraisingRecent

Superheroes with Disabilities Raise £2,000 for Children’s Charity 

Superheroes with Disabilities Raise £2,000 for Children’s Charity 

James, Arlo, Levi, and Lucas, a group of young people with various disabilities, have raised nearly £2,000 for Variety, the Children’s Charity, by taking part…

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