3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (639+ words) Cancer clinicians from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are set to cycle more than 140 miles across Lancashire and Cumbria to raise funds for charity and promote a programme helping patients prepare for treatment. About 20 members of staff are due to set off…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (339+ words) Two sisters have turned a lifetime of questions about being identical twins into an autobiographical comedy that explores family, illness and resilience. Anna and Georgina Lewis, from Hastings, initially wrote about challenging the common misconceptions of twins. However the project…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (246+ words) Mobile tattoo and piercing businesses will not be allowed to operate under a new council policy. The policy was agreed by North Devon Council after inquiries were received from businesses who wanted to provide tattooing, cosmetic piercing and other skin…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (501+ words) Hundreds of people have gathered at the National Memorial Arboretum for the dedication of a permanent tribute to veterans and armed forces personnel who have died by suicide. The Elysium Memorial, at the site in Elrewas, Staffordshire, is the first…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago   (567+ words) The parents of a boy born with a rare condition say a hospital charity's intervention meant they did not have to spend months in a hotel while their son was critically ill. Three-year-old Max, from Axminster in Devon, was transferred from…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (372+ words) A woman who has been helped twice by the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance has given her backing to the campaign for a second helicopter. Ruth Ransome suffered two equestrian accidents in three years and has since raised £12,000 for the charity....

1+ day, 46+ min ago   (611+ words) "For me it's about awareness more than anything." An Ashbourne woman whose late husband had cancer three times is raising her voice as part of the newly-formed It Starts With You choir. Bernadette Packer, 66, lost her husband Ian three years…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (285+ words) A new volunteer-led counselling service has been launched to support those affected by neurological illness, trauma, grief and emotional distress. The Sophie Reid Neurological Association Counselling Service, based in Jersey, operates remotely - allowing people who may struggle to attend appointments…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (492+ words) A mother who lost her son to a brain tumour says fundraising has given her a purpose and helps ensure he is never forgotten. Hayley Bull from St Sampson, Guernsey, has raised more than £22,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity in…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (612+ words) A new charity aiming to support women affected by addiction and help them feel less alone during recovery has launched. Lou's Lighthouse, based in Oxford, finds them temporary accommodation and provides daily check-ins along with life skills workshops. Its mission…...