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By Community Correspondent The University of Leicester will mark World Prematurity Day (17 November) by lighting up the Attenborough Tower in purple to reflect solidarity. World Prematurity Day (WPD) aims to raise awareness of the impact of premature birth on families and the challenges that may be faced by preterm
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By Community Correspondent The extraordinary commitment of 70 members of staff at the London Ambulance Service has been recognised at an emotional Celebration of Service ceremony held in central London on Thursday (13 November). Colleagues from across the organisation — from frontline paramedics and 999 call handlers to dispatchers and corporate
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A volunteer Coxswain at the Isle of Skye RNLI lifeboat station has turned off his pager and retired from duty after 35 years of active service. Hamish Corrigall, a native of Skye, signed up to join the crew in October 1990 and was officially enrolled on 1 November 1990. Hamish
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By Community Correspondent Leaders of the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre have announced the long-running charity in Skegness will open its doors in 2026 after a successful year of fundraising. The charity paused its holidays this year due to rising costs and embarked on a big fundraising campaign in order
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By Community Correspondent Residents and staff at HC-One’s Hepworth House Care Home in Stanley, Wakefield, are celebrating the remarkable life of David Watson, who turns 95 this December. David’s story is one of service, adventure, and passion — a shining example of living life to the fullest. Even in
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By Community Correspondent “Be grateful, quick to forgive and don’t think about the past” – that’s the advice of one Ilkeston lady who went from homelessness and alcoholism to clean independent living An Ilkeston woman who was once homeless and a self-confessed alcoholic is now living independently after support
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By Josh Bell, Charities Correspondent A new community partnership between Donate For Defib Weston-super-Mare and University of Bristol Medical Students is giving local residents the chance to play a key role in lifesaving research. The collaboration focuses on understanding the barriers to performing CPR and using defibrillators during cardiac arrests,
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disabilities Correspondent David lives in Swansea with his partner, Claire. He was born and raised in Eastleigh before moving to Swansea to attend university. A lifelong aviation enthusiast, he studied Aerospace Engineering, reflecting his deep passion for the subject. David has severe cerebral palsy and uses
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By Community Correspondent Sweden can now call itself the best in the world at recycling. On Saturday, November 1, Swedes collected more than 50 kilograms of empty beverage cartons in under an hour in Solna – earning an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORD. The record-breaking event was organized by Oddlygood in collaboration
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By Community Correspondent Big Issue North has partnered with Street Paws to shine a light on pets, people and homelessness. Across the north of England, many people experiencing homelessness share their lives with beloved pets. Yet, too often, they face an impossible choice between keeping them and finding somewhere to
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By Education Correspondent A retired GP from the University of Portsmouth has discovered three new species of dinosaur on the Isle of Wight — transforming what scientists know about Britain’s prehistoric past. Dr Jeremy Lockwood, 68, swapped his stethoscope for fossils after retiring from medicine, joining the University’s palaeontology
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By Community Correspondent A wave of laughter and fiddle music rolled through Wynwood House in Centre Hall on Thursday morning, where residents traded their chairs for a spot on the dance floor. With cowboy hats, tambourines, and bright smiles, they joined a Halloween-themed square dance called by Cory Geishauser, proving
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By Community Correspondent The Salvation Army in Sunderland is helping make a cold winter in war-torn Ukraine more bearable after its fundraising efforts brought warmth and joy to the vulnerable. The church and charity in Sunderland Monkwearmouth, which supports a community of refugees who arrived in the North East after
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By Community Correspondent Colleagues at the Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue's office in Plymouth witnessed a close shave when a firefighter turned up on the premises. Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue’s Jason Bennellick wasn’t there for an emergency however, but to cut his partner
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By Community Correspondent Cooking is proving to be a catalyst for confidence, wellbeing and connection as local charity CRuNCH teaches young people to cook, eat and think differently about food. A Bristol charity is transforming the way young people think about food by equipping them with the skills and knowledge
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By Community Correspondent Lifeboat Operations Manager Mike Picknett received his 40 years long service award in front of fellow volunteer crew members recently. Mike fist started helping at the lifeboat station as an 11-year-old. He officially joined the crew in 1985, aged 17 and progressed quickly to become a Helm