Cambridge United stadium manager aiming to raise 50k for charity by walking distance from London to Qatar

Cambridge United stadium manager aiming to raise 50k for charity by walking distance from London to Qatar

Cambridge United’s stadium manager is aiming to raise £50k for mental health charities by walking the equivalent of the distance from London to Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Ian Darler’s... Read more »
Government names preferred candidate for Charity Commission Chair

Government names preferred candidate for Charity Commission Chair

Orlando Fraser has been a commercial barrister for nearly 30 years, practising at 4 Stone Buildings. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014. Previously he served on the board of the Charity... Read more »
Charity urges council to leave green spaces undeveloped – South London News

Charity urges council to leave green spaces undeveloped – South London News

By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter A countryside charity has urged a local authority to protect precious green space and ban building on six key sites in the borough. Croydon council earmarked... Read more »
Croydon faces backlash from charity over plans to build on playing fields

Croydon faces backlash from charity over plans to build on playing fields

A countryside charity has urged Croydon Council to protect precious parks and not build on six sites in the borough. The areas appear in a review of the borough local plan which... Read more »
The Countess of Wessex visits London and Surrey-based charity for Valentine’s event

The Countess of Wessex visits London and Surrey-based charity for Valentine’s event

HRH The Countess of Wessex is a patron of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. IMAGE: Simon Dopson Submitted for publication in the Surrey Advertiser Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex enjoyed Valentine’s... Read more »
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North London charity shop accidentally sells customer’s £564 Balenciaga bag left in changing room

A charity shop in East Finchley has been accused of accidentally selling a woman’s designer bag after she left it in a changing room. The woman, who was shopping with her children,... Read more »
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Visually impaired teacher accomplishes walk around London for charity – South London News

A visually impaired teacher has finished his walk around London for a blind charity – and has had a joke donation from someone claiming to be Novak Djokovic. Richard Simpson, of Woolwich... Read more »
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London dance charity wins £1,000 for makeover

DanceWest, in West London Submitted by Leyland SDM An award-winning charity supporting 36,000 people with access to free dance, health and wellbeing programmes is looking forward to a brighter future after winning... Read more »
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12 Days of Christmas – West Ham United shines a light on its Charity partners

  We continue The 12 Days of Christmas community drive of festive activities this month to help lonely, elderly and vulnerable people in East London and Essex with a focus on the Club’s... Read more »
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London children’s charity that got robbed says ‘it’s hard to forgive’ the ‘heartless’ thieves

A heartless thief broke into and robbed a charity for deprived children at around 1.30am last Wednesday (December 1). QPG Community and Sports Hub is a children’s charity on Kilburn Lane, W10,... Read more »