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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.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 501-510Fundraising walk raises more than £3,200 in memory of Eileen Watters.
A memorial walk in Derrygonnelly on December 6 raised £3,219.25 and €46.47 for Cancer Connect’s Devenish Dragons in memory of Eileen Watters.
Donation of £3,000 completes Your Local Paper Winter Appeal
A reader donated £3,000 to the Your Local Paper Winter Appeal, bringing the total to £10,000 and allowing £1,000 to be given to each of three local charities.
Belfast Charitable Society transformed apprenticeship training in Belfast
The Belfast Charitable Society began placing children from its Poor House into apprenticeships from the late 18th century and, after 1827, the Ladies' Committee led by Mary Ann McCracken introduced welfare checks and new skills training for those apprentices.
Sutton Coldfield bakery Silver Tree to open new outlet at Thorpe Estate.
Silver Tree Bakery will open a third outlet at the Thorpe Estate near Tamworth on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, after the estate received a £50,000 Rural England Prosperity Fund grant to convert a redundant agricultural building.
Former West Belfast GP surgery to become Relatives For Justice centre
A planning application proposes converting the former Glen Road (Norfolk Parade) GP surgery in West Belfast into a Relatives For Justice community advice centre and offices, with neighbour consultation open until February 12 and no work reported to have started.
Cupcake Day returns to support the Ontario SPCA.
Cupcake Day for the Ontario SPCA returns on February 23, with cupcake parties, bake sales and treat-themed gatherings held in January and February to raise funds for the Cornwall and Region Animal Centre. The Ontario SPCA is a registered charity that is 100 percent donor funded.
Dunamanagh recalls 1985 Tyrone JFC win and a player’s FA Cup tie with Manchester United
A reunion in Strabane revived memories of Dunamanagh's 1985 Tyrone Junior Football Championship triumph and reunited former players, including Leonard Devine who spoke about playing for Hereford United against Manchester United in an FA Cup fourth-round tie.
West Belfast plan submitted to turn former GP surgery into a home for Relatives For Justice
An application has been lodged with Belfast City Council to change the former Glen Road GP surgery at 1a Norfolk Parade into a community advice centre and office for Relatives For Justice, with the neighbour consultation open until February 12.
Donkeys looking for love this Valentine's Day
The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary at Wroxall says four 'Lonely Hearts' donkeys are available for adoption to help support lifelong care; adopters receive updates and photos from the sanctuary.
Rushden pet store supports Animals In Need with £769 donation
Gladwells Pet and Country Store in Rushden handed over a £769 cheque to Animals In Need after a Christmas fundraiser, and the charity reports rehoming 455 animals and helping 1,680 wildlife patients in 2025.