Milton Keynes North MP Chris Curtis will run the London Marathon again to raise funds for Willen Hospice; he previously raised £3,700 in 2025 and says family members received care from the charity.
A range of community events — including music, film, walks and craft workshops — are scheduled across Sutherland from this weekend into next week; some events list tickets or booking details.
The Cumbria Yoga Foundation and Age UK South Cumbria are delivering free, accessible yoga classes for people aged 50 and above in Grange-over-Sands and Ulverston; Grange sessions began in early February and Ulverston classes start on March 5.
On 21 February at Southwick Community Centre, Durrington High School ran a student-led donation drive that collected 467kg for the West Sussex Mind Kilo Sale. The effort was coordinated by Anti-Bullying Ambassadors and senior student leaders over two weeks.
Nottingham Building Society has committed £130,000 and extended its charity partnerships into 2026 to support organisations tackling homelessness and youth inequality; the society confirmed it will continue working with Emmanuel House, Shelter and ThinkForward.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe has announced her second retirement from international rugby and will step away from both international sevens and XVs; she finished with 50 international tries and 22 World Cup tries.
The council has confirmed construction of a new play park at Derrygonnelly Community Centre, funded by PEACEPLUS with match-funding from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. Local officials said the project is part of a wider programme to upgrade community spaces across the district.
Dame Tracey Emin was diagnosed with an aggressive bladder tumour in June 2020 and announced she was cancer-free in 2021; she has opened a Tate Modern retrospective called A Second Life that reflects on that experience.
The Scottish Government will invest £2.5 million to add at least 1,000 defibrillators and support the GoodSAM responder app and CPR training over a three-year period.
US and Ukrainian negotiators met in Geneva for talks about ending the invasion as Ukraine reported overnight strikes that injured at least 23 people. Hungary's prime minister has publicly alleged Ukraine could be behind energy disruptions, which Kyiv denies and attributes to Russian damage.
