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Poole pet photographer given Small Business Sunday award
Sophie Matthews of Poole, who runs By Sophie Photography and began focusing on dog portraits in January 2025, was given Theo Paphitis' Small Business Sunday award at the ICC in Birmingham.
Community singing group at Bedwas Workmen's Hall brings people together
A bi-weekly community singing group at Bedwas Workmen's Hall, run by Parklands Care Home with Inside Out Cymru, offers an inclusive space where attendees, including people living with dementia and their carers, have formed new friendships.
Shop hosting Coffee and Cake fundraiser for life-saving charity
The Wales Air Ambulance shop in Tenby will hold a Coffee and Cake fundraiser on Saturday 28 February from 12pm to 2pm as part of the charity’s 25th‑anniversary Coffee and Cake campaign, which runs through March and April to raise funds for its critical care services.
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Showing: 41-50Guardians on call: Meet the Bangor harbour master, Portstewart firefighter and Mourne Mountain Rescue volunteer
Three emergency workers in Northern Ireland describe their daily duties, common risks and the ways their teams coordinate with other services to protect people on sea, in towns and on the mountains.
Mum gives birth after UK's first deceased-donor womb transplant
Grace Bell, born without a womb, gave birth to a healthy son in December 2025 after receiving a womb from a deceased donor as part of a UK research programme funded by Womb Transplant UK.
Pace Center for Girls to host 13th Annual Men Who Cook fundraiser
The Pace Center for Girls Escambia-Santa Rosa will hold its 13th Annual Men Who Cook fundraiser on Sunday, April 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sanders Beach Corrine Jones Resource Center to support at-risk girls and young women in Santa Rosa County.
Silverstone Soccer returns for its seventh annual fundraiser.
Silverstone Soccer, a five-a-side fundraiser run by Silverstone Leasing, will be held at Daventry Town Football Club on 28 June and will benefit The Lewis Foundation as the charity partner for 2026.
Volunteers launch eco-friendly refillery and laundry at Leyland community centre
Volunteers at The Place Community Centre in Leyland have opened a free community laundry and a refillery; the washing machines were funded by South Ribble Borough Council and the refillery was funded by Progress Housing Group.
Underrated 'book town' is a haven of second-hand bookshops and cosy cafés
A small UK town is noted for its many second-hand bookshops and cosy cafés, with visitors praising Westwood Books and community outlets such as Clutterbooks and the bookshop at Farfield Mill.
Neil McIntosh obituary: director of Shelter remembered.
An obituary for Neil McIntosh, who served as director of Shelter, reflects on debates over education reform in Britain and notes that reforms begun under John Major and continued under Tony Blair were measured by key performance indicators and met with public cynicism.
Empty Bowls event replenishes food banks in Williamsburg
Close to 100 people attended the eighth Empty Bowls fundraiser at the Christian Reformed Church in Williamsburg, and the event raised just over $5,400 for Community Food Share.
Shropshire male voice choirs unite for Hope House concert
Four Shropshire male voice choirs will perform together at Harmony4Hope on March 28 at Wrekin Memorial Hall to raise funds for Hope House Children's Hospices.
Portishead and Bristol railway restoration work to start this spring
Major construction to restore the Portishead–Bristol railway will begin in spring, with public drop-in sessions scheduled in Portishead on March 26 and in Pill on March 31.