Amateur golfers went a fairway to helping people who have epilepsy as a charity foundation smashed through the £100,000 fundraising mark. The Funky Natz Foundation, which was set-up by family and friends in memory of 11-year-old Natalie Hughes who died suddenly in March 2011, raised £13,743 at it’s annual tournament at Wishaw Golf Club. The
A children’s charity set up by a £4.5million lottery winner is being investigated over financial misconduct allegations. Former hairdresser Barry Chuwen set up The Teddy Bear Foundation with wife Jenny in 2004 after the couple had a stillborn baby at six months. The organisation – which has a string of high-profile supporters including British Airways
Government cash to help battle isolation, loneliness and mental health inequalities made worse by the pandemic is set to help Renfrewshire residents over the coming year. The Scottish Government’s Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults has been handed a further £15 million sum to help Scots hit by the unintended effects of the
The Duke of Cambridge has presented podcast host Deborah James with a damehood at her family home. The 40-year-old, known online as Bowel Babe, was honoured for her “tireless campaigning” to raise awareness of bowel cancer. Dame Deborah posted pictures of William with herself and her family on Instagram and said it was “such a
An Ayrshire businessman is preparing to embark on a mammoth fundraising challenge in honour of his older brother who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). Adrian Murphy, from Ayr, will take on a series of fundraisers as he aims to raise £40,000 for charity MND Scotland. Adrian, 40, is the CEO of financial planning
A talented Strathaven schoolgirl has claimed a runner-up prize in a top charity competition. Harper Meek, is one of two runners up who secured a public vote for her fantastic bookmark design. Children 1st ran the bookmark design competition as part of a partnership with the Dollywood Foundation UK, who together are working to spark
A hospital worker who spoken of her heartbreak at the loss of her 20-year-old sister, who committed suicide after “nobody listened to her”. Sarah Wood, 29, had her whole world come crashing down after her sibling Chelsea, from Rubery, took her own life last year. The mum-of-three, from Falcon Lodge, Sutton Coldfield, said Chelsea had
An Airdrie family will honour the anniversary of the death of their four-year-old son today, April 7, with a period of prayer and reflection as they mark his tragic loss. Sarfraz and Nadia Majid, both devout Muslims currently observing the month of Ramadan, were devastated when Rayhan died in 2018, just four months after being
A bereaved mum is to take a leap of faith for two causes close to her heart when she takes on a charity skydive in memory of her son. Laura Cunningham, 40, suffered unimaginable loss when her first-born Mark passed away with brittle bone disease at just seven-months-old. Tragically the tot was given just six
An Ayrshire man got to run with his brave dad battling cancer to the finish line of an incredible 150-mile charity challenge. Cameron Snow, 26, from Troon took on a gruelling month of runs in March to raise vital funds for the Beatson Cancer Charity, who looked after his dad Steve while he fought throat
