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Give a gift to charity or donate instead of sending Christmas cards

It’s traditional to send seasonal greetings at this time of year but a Devonwide health and wellbeing charity is encouraging people to make a donation instead of giving Christmas cards.

Westbank Community Health and Care has launched its ‘Donate in Lieu of Christmas Cards’ campaign, asking people to make a charitable gift rather than spending money on buying and posting cards this...

Child cancer survivor to crop her hair for local charities

Childhood cancer survivor Emilia-Mae, from Plympton, is to have her hair cut short to raise vital funds for two local children’s cancer charities.

Emilia-Mae was just eighteen months old when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. She was treated for seven months with intensive chemotherapy drugs which made her hair fall out. It will be a poignant moment for Emilia-Mae and her...

Schools urged to donate books to Africa

Schools in the South West are being invited to donate books to schools in rural parts of South Africa, as part of a competition to learn about farming in the country.

The 2015 Help a South African School competition asks children in years one through to 11 to learn about fruit farming and the difference it makes to the lives of families in South Africa, and to produce a collage of...