
Fundraisers restore disabled Syrian refugee’s faith in humanity
EXCLUSIVE: Volunteers of an international aid organisation have raised over £5,000 to pay for the rent and accommodation of a disabled Syrian refugee in Jordan, without him even knowing. Ghassan’s spirits More...

Human Relief Foundation continues work in Calais
A Bradford-based aid organisation is continuing its work to assist those in need in refugee camps in Calais and Dunkirk in France. Waseem Iqbal distributes aid in Calais. Image: Human Relief Foundation. Human Relief More...

Yorkshire vet nurses to take on Tough Mudder
Two veterinary nurses will be competing in the world-famous Tough Mudder challenge to raise money for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Rachel Davis, 21, of Manor Garth Road from Leeds and Jules More...

Bradford curry kitchen to offer free haircuts to the homeless
EXCLUSIVE: A soup kitchen in Bradford is to launch a new service offering its weekly soup kitchen clients a free hairdressing service. The homeless and hungry are fed every week. The Curry Circle, a weekly project More...

Man, 85, donates wife’s wedding dress to charity with touching note
A wedding dress left at a charity shop in Leeds attached with a mystery note has been racking up bids ever since going on eBay. Images: St. Gemma’s Hospice. A note was pinned onto the original 1950s ivory floral More...

Over £20k raised in memory of Keighley Cougars player Danny Jones
The Rugby League Benevolent Fund fundraising to support the family of Keighley Cougars player Danny Jones has surpassed its target goal by 2000%. Danny Jones. Image: Keighley Cougars A fundraising page was set up More...

Majority of region’s parents favour junk food ad ban to cut child obesity
Over half of parents in Yorkshire and the Humber believe stopping kids being exposed to junk food ads could cut child obesity, a leading heart charity has revealed. Image: British Heart Foundation. In a recent More...

Halifax Long Marchers have walked around the earth over 900 times
EXCLUSIVE: Through the course of 50 years, local marchers have walked a distance equal to circumventing the earth over 900 times. Halifax Long Marchers. Halifax Long March organisers have revealed that participants More...