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  • ShelterBox has partnered with PARC to provide tents tarpaulins ropes mattresses and blankets to displaced families in Gaza. Image provided by ShelterBox.

    Cornwall students supporting relief efforts

    School raises more than £2000 for ShelterBox Students at a North Cornish school raise thousands of pounds for the international disaster relief charity ShelterBox. Pupils...3 min

  • Volunteers celebrating the raising of £37,000 for local charity, Hospiscare. Image: Sue Cade / Otter Garden Centres.

    SW business doubles charity fund goal

    Nearly £40,000 raised by events held by Devon garden centre Staff at an Ottery St Mary garden centre are celebrating having successfully raised £37,000 for...3 min

  • Museum of the Moon will be on display at Exeter Cathedral from 1 February – 1 March. Image: Alexis Bowater OBE.

    Moon rises (again) in Devon city

    World famous artist’s internally-lit sculpture of the Moon back on show Museum of the Moon, a seven-metre artwork by world-famous artist, Luke Jerram, is back...2 min

  • In 2005, The United Nations declared 27 January as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Image: Paul Shuang / Shutterstock.

    Holocaust Memorial Day

    Event marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Representatives from more than 20 countries are due to attend a special event to mark...2 min

  • The National Trust has started planting nearly 93,000 trees at Lunt in Sefton, Merseyside, to benefit nature, people and the climate. Photograph: Paul Harris / National Trust Images.

    Creating 1200 acres of woodland

    Charity aims to tree plant area equivalent to 800 football pitches The National Trust aims to plant woodlands and woody habitats equivalent in size to...6 min

  • 'Empowering communities to shape a better future for themselves.' Image: Marinesea / Shutterstock.

    Transforming streets with DIY ‘greening’

    ‘Greening prescriptions’ could help adapt to local climate challenges DIY ‘greening kits’ could help safeguard the country’s most vulnerable communities from the impacts of a...3 min

  • 'There’s something special about Antarctica.' Image: RueK66 / Shutterstock.

    A change of scene?

    ‘Job of a lifetime’ advertised for Antarctica Are you looking to create a lifelong set of memories? Perhaps you’re looking for an escape from nine...3 min

  • 'Warm Welcome Spaces offer communities a chain of hope,' says The Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Founding Patron for the Warm Welcome Campaign. Image: Siamionau Pavel / Shutterstock.

    Warm Welcome Week: connecting communities

    National campaign backed by former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown  As the country awakes to so-called Blue Monday, a campaign is being launched to...3 min

  • Quarry Bank House and Mill in Cheshire. Image: John Millar / National Trust Images.

    Bringing history to life

    Modern tech to ‘connect people to landscape heritage’ What do a mill worker, broom maker and carpenter all have in common? Each of the characters...6 min

  • The RAC says it saw pothole related breakdowns increase by a fifth in the last three months of 2024. Image: Alan Morris / Shutterstock.

    Rise in pothole breakdowns

    End of 2024 saw 20% increase in callouts to RAC The RAC says it saw pothole related breakdowns increase by a fifth in the last...2 min

  • ShelterBox says the charity was well prepared to respond quickly to support people affected by the tropical storms. Image provided by ShelterBox.

    ShelterBox restocks Philippines’ warehouse

    Replenishment follows six major storms hitting area in one month  Following the aftermath of recent storms in the Philippines, ShelterBox is now turning its attention...4 min

  • The proposed site is adjacent to the historic Great Field in the North Devon town of Braunton. Image: Chrislofotos / Shutterstock.

    Devon CPRE backs controversial social homes proposal

    Charity says scheme at Braunton heritage site is ‘consistent’ with its mission The countryside charity Devon CPRE is backing controversial proposals to build nine social...3 min

  • Crown and Coronation at Exeter Cathedral. Image: Luxmuralis / Historic Royal Palaces / King Charles III.

    Shining a new light on Exeter Cathedral

    Experience Luxmuralis’ ‘son et lumiere’ A sound and light installation at Exeter Cathedral will offer visitors a new way to experience the building’s stunning architecture,...2 min

  • Cornwall Air Ambulance’s Vice-President, Barbara Sharples, has been awarded a prestigious MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). Image provided by Cornwall Air Ambulance.

    MBE Award for Cornwall Air Ambulance VP

    ‘We are so grateful for everything she has done for the charity’ Cornwall Air Ambulance’s Vice-President, Barbara Sharples, has been awarded a prestigious MBE (Member...3 min

  • Conservation work at Studland forms part of the charity’s national ambition of creating and restoring priority habitats across the UK. Image: Dorset Drone Photography / Shutterstock.

    Nature reserve butterfly count sets record

    Survey bucks national trend following a challenging year for butterflies Butterfly experts have recorded the highest-ever numbers for silver-studded blue butterflies on the Studland heaths...3 min

  • Cyclone Chido made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte before ripping through Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. Image provided by Shelterbox.

    Tropical Cyclone Chido: international response

    Communities ‘devastated’ in Mozambique ShelterBox is working in Mozambique to help support communities which were devastated following Tropical Cyclone Chido. Families uprooted from their homes...3 min

  • Autumn at Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, a WW1 memorial in Bedfordshire. Image: Mike Selby / National Trust Images.

    WW1 ‘Living memorial’ restoration

    Rare ‘tree cathedral’ connecting people to nature – and history One of only ‘three tree cathedrals’ in the country has been given some TLC with...4 min

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