Yorkshire & The Humber Newlife News

A SPECIALIST BED MEANS SWEET DREAMS FOR SHEFFIELD TWO-YEAR-OLD AND HIS MUM

March 2017

A Sheffield two-year-old who isn’t able to ‘switch off’ and sleep for more than a few hours is now safe through the night and his mum is able to get some much needed rest, thanks to the ...

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WAITROSE OTLEY SUPPORTS NEWLIFE

March 2017

Waitrose in Otley, Leeds donated £418 through its Community Matters scheme to Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. Every month the branch donates £1,000 between three local good causes and rec...

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BRADFORD STORE CALLS FOR SHOPPERS TO ‘SELL THEIR SOLES’

March 2017

A shoe store in The Broadway is offering to trade in old and unwanted shoes from shoppers in Bradford, as part of its bid to support the UK’s leading children’s disability charity. schuh is callin...

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TRISH TACKLES 192-MILE TREK TO HELP DISABLED CHILDREN

February 2017

Pensioner Trish Hanlon – who is battling an inner ear condition that affects her balance and a benign essential tremor which causes involuntary shaking of her right hand and arm – is takin...

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CHURCH TAKES FUNDRAISING LEAD

February 2017

A national charity is calling on churches across Yorkshire to follow the lead of a Rotherham congregation who are working together to help local disabled and terminally ill children. Members of Herrin...

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CAN YOU HELP EMILIA AND HER FAMILY BECOME LESS SOCIALLY ISOLATED?

February 2017

Most teenagers can’t imagine being stuck in one position for several hours or relying on adults for their every move. But for 16-year-old Emilia Taylor from Melbourne in East Riding of Yorkshire...

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FANTASTIC PLASTIC . . . CARRIER BAG CASH HELPS FIVE-YEAR-OLD JACK

February 2017

When you are asked to pay five pence for a carrier bag in a store have you ever wondered what happens to the money? Well, in the case of River Island outlets – like the one in Pontefract’s...

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ROCK CHOIR CONCERT AIMS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR NEWLIFE

February 2017

Herringthorpe United Reform Church, near Rotherham, is hosting an Evening with Rock Choir at 7.30pm on Saturday 18 March to raise money for three charities, including Newlife the Charity for Disabled ...

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BARNSLEY & ROTHERHAM CHAMBER’S CHRISTMAS LUNCH RAISES OVER £300 FOR NEWLIFE

January 2017

The Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber raised over £300 for Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children after holding a raffle at its Women in Business Christmas Lunch at Whitely Hall, Sheffield. This is...

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LEEDS FREEMASONS HELP CLECKHEATON YOUNGSTER

January 2017

The Freemasons Lodge of Friendship in Leeds kindly donated over £600 towards funding specialist equipment to give Steven Mulcahy more independence. Steven, from Cleckheaton, has Celebral Palsy and ca...

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