Swindon mum wins £4.5m Omaze house after ignoring husband
Nicola Dickinson, 59, from Swindon, wins a £4.5m Lake District home plus £250k in Omaze prize draw. She ignored her husband's advice to stop entering. The win changes her family's future.
Nicola Dickinson, 59, from Swindon, wins a £4.5m Lake District home plus £250k in Omaze prize draw. She ignored her husband's advice to stop entering. The win changes her family's future.
The RSPCA advises using plain, cooked pasta to help robins and other garden birds survive the UK winter. Discover safe, affordable kitchen staples to support wildlife.
Beloved local stalwart Brian Harper, 89, joined David Wilson Homes to plant roses at Rose Place, Shrewsbury. The event included a £500 donation to the Lingen Davies Sunflower Appeal for a new cancer centre.
Church Wilne Rotary Club has donated £1,000 to a Parkinson's walking football team, supporting their trip to a national tournament in Glasgow. Discover how this initiative improves lives.
Barratt Homes has donated £1,500 to Cavendish Community Primary School's PTA in West Didsbury to fund a new outdoor stage and amphitheatre. The project will create an inclusive learning space for all pupils.
Immanuel Feniscowles Scout Group in Blackburn receives a £1,000 donation for groundwork. The funds will rebuild a wall and create a base for a new hut, benefiting 50 young people and the wider community.
Yorkshire charity Candlelighters has given more than £500,000 to Eckersley House, providing vital accommodation for families with seriously ill children at Leeds Children's Hospital since 1994.
Persimmon Homes West Wales has donated £1,000 to Ystradgynlais RFC via its Community Champions scheme, supporting the historic club's youth development and community role.
Kind-hearted Esme, 10, from Ivybridge, has donated 30cm of her hair and raised over £700 for The Little Princess Trust to help children with hair loss. Read her inspiring story.
BBC Traitors contestant Harriet Tyce is a millionaire author. Her book sales soared 96% after the show. She plans to donate any prize money to a breast cancer charity.
An inspirational NHS worker from Teesside who donated a kidney to a colleague's son is sharing her story to encourage more people to become living donors in 2026, as the recipient now needs another transplant.
Darlington Hippodrome's festive pantomime 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' raised £8,840 for A Place For Everyone charity. Support access to live theatre. Donate online now.
Breakspear Park in Hemel Hempstead launches a quarterly photography competition for 2026. Win £250 and choose a local charity to receive £750. Submit your Community-themed shots by Feb 8, 2026.
RSPCA Southport, Ormskirk & District Branch thanks its community for vital 2025 support. As 2026 starts, animals like Karma (137 days in care) and Peach (207 days) still seek forever homes. Read their stories.
Aldi issues a plea for coats, hats, scarves & gloves to help vulnerable people via InPost lockers. Learn how to donate and support The Salvation Army this winter.
Kind-hearted Tesco customers in Staffordshire donated 797 brand-new toys for local children. The gifts, distributed via food banks and charities, ensured festive joy for families. Read about this community success.
Two Essex families, honouring their lost babies Albie and Willow, have donated cold cots to Broomfield Hospital's bereavement suite. Their gifts allow grieving parents precious time to say goodbye.
A Staffordshire bull terrier cross was found sheltering in freezing snow under fly-tipped rubbish in Smethwick. Now named Nellie, she's thriving in a loving Redditch home after RSPCA treatment.
Andre Yarham from Norfolk, diagnosed with rare frontotemporal dementia at 22, has died. His family donated his brain to science to help fight the cruel disease.
Aldi urges UK shoppers to donate warm clothing and unwanted Christmas gifts via InPost lockers by January 6. Support The Salvation Army's vital winter appeal.
The RSPCA is investigating after a horse was found dumped in Slacky Lane, Walsall, with rope tied around its neck and legs. The charity urges anyone with information to call 0300 123 8018.
Belvoir Big Band presents £400 to Headway Nottingham, aiding brain injury recovery. The charity offers vital support at QMC. Discover how music helps the community.
Matt Wilkinson, 24, from Leeds, donated his stem cells to a critically ill woman in the USA. He's now urging more young men to join the DKMS register, as only 7% of the UK population are signed up.
Lucinda Ward from Sleaford donated stem cells via DKMS, saving Harvey Gorrin in the USA. Their emotional meeting shows how simple registration can have a profound impact. Join the register today.
A tiny kitten named Olivia Twist was saved from a Handsworth sewer in a complex RSPCA mission. Read the full story of her dramatic rescue and recovery.
The RSPCA has shared its most unusual rescues from 2025, including a lost puffin, a snake in a chippy, and a kitten in a sewer. Read the heart-warming tales and support their vital work.
A terrified kitten trapped for days in a Handsworth sewer was saved in a dramatic RSPCA rescue. Named Olivia Twist, she was rehomed after her cries alerted a passerby. Read the incredible story.
Aldi urges UK shoppers to donate warm clothing and unwanted Christmas gifts via in-store InPost lockers until January 6. Partnering with The Salvation Army, the initiative raises vital funds for those in need.
The NHS issues an urgent appeal for donors as blood stocks run low. Over 2,700 appointments need filling before New Year's Eve to save lives.
Generous junior footballers from Penrhyn Bay FC have collected over 870 items for Conwy Food Bank, delivering a record-breaking community donation to support local families in crisis.