Charities

Local man joins hospice charity walk for the fifth consecutive year to mark the anniversary of his mum’s death.

Chris Musgrave is supporting Hospiscare, the local hospice charity for Exeter, Central and East Devon, by taking part in Men’s Walk on Saturday 15 March at Double Locks, Exeter.

Thirteen years of the well-loved walking event has seen £935,000 raised for the local hospice charity and this year, Chris is determined to be part of Hospiscare’s march to a million pounds.

Chris explains, “When I hear the word Hospiscare, I think straight away of my mum. This...

The UK’s fourth largest supermarket teamed up with local good causes across the UK to donate a range of fresh and chilled foods from its stores after closing early on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Research from Neighbourly, the community giving platform that works with Aldi, found that 78% of the good causes it supports were more concerned about meeting demand this Christmas, compared to the same time last year.

Additionally, 51% felt they would not be able to respond to every request for help due to capacity and funding.

The supermarket has also donated £25...

The FORCE Santa Cycle and Cruise raised £6,386.50, despite being rescheduled from November to January.

Dozens of red-suited cyclists pedalled their way from Topsham to Exmouth earlier this month and joined a Stuart Lines Cruises boat for a trip back along the River Exe.

The event attracted cyclists of all ages, who started the New Year with a ho-ho-ho and one last festive treat for all the family before the tinsel was put away!

Stanley Sokolowski was one of the youngest taking part. The four-year-old from Exeter rode alongside mum Chloe Smith and raised £400 for...

Family, friends and colleagues of an Exeter woman with a rare form of cancer have raised more than £5,000 for charity by having their heads shaved.

Mum-of-three Clare Simpson was on holiday in Egypt with her mum and daughter when she found a lump.

The 41-year-old was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in September and in now on eight months of chemotherapy before surgery.

“It was a massive shock,” admits Clare, who works as an assistant practitioner on Belvedere Ward at Franklyn Hospital in St Thomas. “But I try to be positive.”

She set up a...