November 2020
Fashion lovers will be able to grab designer fashion items at bargain prices this Christmas while helping a charity support disabled children in need when a new clothing store opens in Somerset. Newli...
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A disabled children’s charity is urgently calling on the local community to help fund a mobile hoist for a Taunton teenager with Cerebral Palsy to give her the freedom she needs to leave home for mo...
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Fourteen-year-old Eleanor Freeman has beaten the odds to survive and defied doctor’s expectations – but now because she has a shared walking frame at school she’s forced to miss out on funding f...
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A year since the launch of a specialist fund to support children with disabilities and terminal illness in Devon – and Sam’s Legacy has raised more than £9,000 and helped fund vital equip...
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The mum of a Bournemouth three-year-old says provision of a specialist bed has been a ‘life-saver’ for the family. Madeleine Moore, from the Winton area of the town, is finally sleeping in saf...
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Sunday 22 April 2018 was a significant day in Jess Wellington’s life. Not only did she run her first ever marathon but she also got engaged on the finish line! Jess has been a star fundraiser for N...
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It’s too dangerous for Horfield five-year-old Isla McGuiness to go to vital respite care as she simply has nowhere safe to sleep. Isla can’t walk or talk and has no awareness of danger, so caring ...
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When 18-year-old Megan Cooper from Chichester is admitted to hospital she has to sleep on a mattress on the floor or in a chair. Despite the great care Megan receives from dedicated nurses, often thei...
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In memory of Daniel Butler, from Tamerton Foliot in Plymouth, his family has donated £575 to Newlife, to help disabled and terminally ill children in Devon. Daniel was himself disabled, with microcep...
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The auction of a signed Exeter Chiefs rugby union shirt has raised £215 to help disabled and terminally ill children in Devon. The online auction was the idea of local parents Rachel and Ryan Berryma...
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