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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.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 881-890UPS driver rescues 101-year-old woman from burning home
A UPS driver, Willy Esquivel, carried 101-year-old Ann Edwards from a smoke-filled Santa Ana condominium on Jan. 15 after neighbors asked for help; firefighters later extinguished the kitchen fire and Edwards was taken to hospital for evaluation.
Fundraiser to embark on twelve-hour knitathon
Kathryn Fullerton will hold a 12-hour knitathon on 7 February in Scalloway and Lerwick, with proceeds going to Muscular Dystrophy UK.
Pop-up shop in Whitchurch raises more than £2,000 for charity
A week-long pop-up shop run by former Hampshire police officer Stephen Court at Rotations in Whitchurch raised £2,022.03 for the Police Children's Fund and closed on 16 January.
Nursery unveils inspiring new space to foster independence.
Kindred Winterbourne Earls day nursery opened a new modular building on January 8 that includes the Pioneer Place and Readiness Road rooms and is designed to support learning, independence and school readiness.
Bradford students lead new youth leadership programme
Pupils from Carlton Bolling and Laisterdyke Leadership Academy are taking part in BD100, a programme for 11–16-year-olds that aims to build leadership skills and amplify youth voices while addressing local issues.
Dulwich dedicate Tom O'Connor Cup win to teammate Siobhan McCann
Dulwich Harps beat St Anthonys in the Tom O'Connor Cup final at Greenford and dedicated the victory to teammate Siobhan McCann, who was diagnosed with cancer in April 2018 and is undergoing treatment.
Cornwall charity kennels reopen six years after closure
St Francis Dogs Home near Newquay has reopened its kennels after a six-year closure, adding 10 new kennels and two isolation rooms.
Pembrokeshire tourist attraction welcomes more than 300 locals for free weekend
The Bug Farm in St David's held a free festive weekend for locals that drew more than 300 visitors who saw exhibits, took part in workshops and visited the Grub Kitchen; the site is now closed for winter work and plans to reopen for the February half term 2026.
Pete Wicks shares emotional update as he adopts rescue dog
Pete Wicks announced on Instagram that he has adopted a four-month-old rescue puppy named Rodney, who will join his dog Eric, and he thanked Dogs Trust for facilitating the rehoming. He said the adoption is not intended to replace his late dog Peggy.
Billericay charity raises more than £3.8k after Christmas tree collection
Hamelin raised more than £3,800 after collecting and recycling 193 Christmas trees in its most successful campaign to date.