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The British Red Cross is today (Thursday 30 April) launching ‘Shop Drop for Nepal’ to give people another way to donate to its Nepal Earthquake Appeal.

The Red Cross is appealing to people to clear out their wardrobes and cupboards and donate their unwanted clothes and goods to their local Red Cross shop.

Funds raised from the sale of the items will aid the organisation’s life-saving work in Nepal. The Red Cross appeal has now topped £3 million but much more is needed.

People wishing to help can drop off their goods at their nearest Red Cross shop, and explain they...

C G Fry & Son Ltd., based near Dorchester, launched its new ‘Grey’s Field’ development, Chickerell with a preview weekend at Easter. The release of the first phase of 12 plots was a resounding success for the award-winning independent developer, with three homes reserved by first time buyers using the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme.

The *‘Help to Buy’ Equity Loan scheme (*see Notes to Editor) helps first time buyers and those looking to move up the property ladder to purchase a new-build home. The government-backed initiative was set up to help new and existing home owners to purchase a...

When registration desks at the London Marathon Expo at ExCeL London closed at 17:00 today, a total of 38,262 accepted applicants for places had picked up their running numbers and Ipico Sports Timing tags.

Around 37,800 are predicted to start today, making the 2015 London Marathon the biggest in the event’s 35-year history.

The previous record was set in 2012 when 37,227 started and 36,705 finished the race.

The London Marathon’s three inaugural champions, Dick Beardsley, Inge Simonsen and Joyce Smith, will set the elite wheelchair racers on their way from...

What Group Investments Ltd, the financial advice and distribution group, is building a new sales force that can advise on and sell life assurance and other health-related policies.

It is the latest company looking to attract finance through the equity-crowdfunding platform InvestingZone.

The York-based financial advisory firm says there is a huge opportunity for growth in the direct sales arena since the collapse of many big insurers and their sales forces over the past 30 years.

“In the mid 1980s there were around 350,000 salespeople working for British financial...