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NSPCC fundraising colleagues in the South West of England will be taking on their own challenge as part of the 2.6 Challenge that’s being launched this Sunday to help charities raise money at a time when funding has dropped significantly.

The NSPCC, which relies on public support for 90% of its income, would have had 500 supporters taking on the 40th London Marathon this Sunday, pushing themselves around the 26.2-mile course to raise money for #TeamNSPCC.

Supporter Fundraising Manager for the region, Caroline Morgan said: “The London Marathon raises around £1.2million...

As an Air Ambulance charity whose mission is to relieve sickness and injury in and around the county of Devon, you wouldn’t have thought that Devon Air Ambulance would have much cause to deal with a company specialising in theatrical special effects. But that is exactly what happened just a few weeks ago when they were approached by Luminous Show Technology based in Devon.

Luminous had found a way to completely diversify from their usual business and realised that some of the ingredients they used on a day to day basis would enable them to join the challenge in supplying the...

The parents of a three-year-old boy from St Thomas, in Exeter, have publicly thanked Caudwell Children, the national charity that provides practical and emotional support to disabled children and their families, for agreeing to fund a pack of tactile sensory equipment for their son.

Harry Evenden, was diagnosed with autism in January of this year and the condition has left him non-verbal. He also has sensory processing difficulties and, together with the delays in his social communication skills, he finds it difficult to socialise with other children.

“Harry’s behaviour...

Nineteen-year old student Millie Doodson is one of more than 1,300 people who have answered the call to help support Devon’s most vulnerable.

Since an urgent appeal was launched earlier this month people of all ages and backgrounds including lawyers, students, hairdressers, engineers and retired soldiers have registered to become Healthcare Assistants.

At a time when existing social care and health staff are under huge pressure hundreds of people have stepped up and said, ‘I want to help.’

And one of those is Cardiff University law student Millie Doodson, from...