Charities

Three teams of intrepid adventurers from Exeter-based housebuilder Wain Homes hiked more than 20 miles in one day across the three highest hills of the Peak District, raising £12,000 for a youth charity.

Wain Homes contributed the registration fees for 13 employees to take on the sponsored challenge of climbing 1,300m up Kinder Scout, Bleaklow and The Black Hill. The walk is an epic...

STAFF at two Devon opticians turned themselves all shades of pink to raise awareness and much-needed funds to help towards beating breast cancer.

The conscientious colleagues at the Specsavers Paignton and Totnes stores were taking part in Wear It Pink Day as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with the stores being decked out in bright pink, collection pots available so customers...

Award-winning local women's charity, Trevi, is delighted to work with Plymouth-based Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) to deliver life-changing dental treatment to those women affected by domestic violence and abuse.

In the UK, 1 in 4 women will experience domestic abuse, while 1 in 20 women experience extensive and repeated abuse and rape as children and adults. In Devon...

Allison Homes has donated approximately £80,000 worth of furniture to The British Heart Foundation (BHF), which will be sold in charity shops across Devon to raise money for the organisation.

The furniture was previously used to decorate the show homes at various Allison Homes developments, which means that the donation also serves the dual purpose of reusing the furniture in a...