Lindsey Walke raises nearly £3000 for Alzheimer’s Society by crossing the channel on Saturday. Read full article at source...
Kate McGough Education reporter, BBC News Getty Images Children struggling with their speech and language are at greater risk of developing mental health problems like anxiety and depression, the charity Speech and Language UK has warned in a report seen exclusively by the BBC. The charity says almost half (45%) of all young people referred...
George Thorpe BBC News, Devon Plymouth City Council Blue pills sold illegally as Valium in Plymouth have been linked to the three deaths The deaths of three men in Plymouth are a “stark reminder” of the dangers of illegal street drugs, charity workers have warned. Devon and Cornwall Police said the deaths of two men...
Cancer patients are being “priced out” of holidays due to “extremely unfair” travel insurance costs, a charity has warned. Maggie’s cancer support charity said patients and those with a history of the disease were “frequently” being quoted premiums of thousands of pounds, while some were being refused cover altogether. Its chief executive, Dame Laura Lee,...
Hattie McCann BBC News, Devon BBC After six months of being in their new homes, the dogs are still showing signs of trauma, say their new owners An animal charity in the south-west of England is urging people to be more careful when purchasing puppies from breeders. Nicki Ging, the Tavistock branch centre manager of...
A knitted postbox topper was destroyed by a fire, organisers of a charity trail said. The postbox topper, on Withycombe Village Road in Exmouth, was suspected to have been damaged on Sunday evening. Organisers added the damage to the topper, which was part of the 2025 Hospiscare Mail Trail, was reported to them on Monday....
A long-distance swimmer is on the brink of attempting to achieve a lifelong dream by swimming the English Channel. On Monday morning Lindsey Walke, 49, from Plymouth, said she was waiting for the call from her boat pilot to begin the challenge, a feat that could take up to 13 hours. Ms Walke, a lifelong...
A homelessness charity in Devon has been given a garden which featured at the Chelsea Flower Show. Shekinah was selected to have the Pathway Garden once the show had finished on 24 May and a team has begun to install it in Plymouth. The garden was inspired by the work of UK-wide homelessness charity Pathway...
Jacob Panons BBC News, South East Hendry Foundation Rosemary Shrager said she had to relearn how to ride a bike for the challenge TV chef Rosemary Shrager has begun a 450-mile bike challenge to raise money for food poverty charities. The 74-year-old started her journey on Sunday at Land’s End in Cornwall and plans to...
Surfers have taken to the waves for a 12-hour event on a North Devon beach to raise money for a charity project. Surf therapy charity The Wave Project hosted its Inclusive Surfathon at Croyde beach on Friday to fundraise for its adaptive surfing programme, which provides opportunities for people with physical disabilities to try the...
Actor Jussie Smollett has agreed to pay $50,000 (£37,000) to a charity in Chicago, settling a lawsuit the city had filed against him over accusations of lying about a hate crime. Chicago police had wanted Smollett to pay $130,000 to cover the investigation costs, but on Thursday, Chicago’s law department confirmed that the donation will...
A rehab cycling service has covered more than 50,000km (31,000 miles) with its clients – more than the circumference of the Earth. Freetrike, based in Exminster, launched in 2010 and uses specially adapted electric trikes to take people with mobility issues out on Devon’s traffic-free trails like the Exe Estuary Trail. Founder Tom Pales said...
This morning’s Gospel reading is John 10:27–30: Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one...
A major conservation charity linked to Prince Harry has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers in Congo-Brazzaville, following an independent review into allegations made by members of the Baka community against African Parks rangers. In a report published last year by the British newspaper the Mail on Sunday, community members accused...
A large wildfire that destroyed about 1,230 acres (50 sq km) of land on Dartmoor happened at “the very worst time for wildlife”, a charity has said. Farmers, Dartmoor National Park rangers and firefighters all helped tackle the blaze at the Dartmoor Forest area near Cut Hill. The fire started on Sunday and was extinguished...