Charities

Ken Howick, aged 52 from Bickington, Devon, will be completing his landmark 100th ever half marathon at Plymouth’s Half Marathon on Sunday 19th April 2015, in memory of his mother June Allin, for Target Ovarian Cancer.

Ken, who took part in his first half marathon back in 1990, said: “My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978, and sadly again in 2009. In September 2013 she...

Sister Jane Gilliam, who works within the Immunology and Allergy Speciality team at Derriford Hospital, is running her seventh Plymouth Half Marathon on Sunday 19th April, in aid of Hospital Radio Plymouth. Previously, Jane has raised money for her son’s primary school, Bickleigh Down, the Eden Unit at Derriford Hospital, where she is based and the Primary Immunodeficiency Association....

A coffee morning was held last week at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Plymouth, where members of the public generously donated to the Gold Dust Appeal.

In October 2014, several members of staff from the branch joined in for the ‘Walk for Wards’, which took place at Saltram House, raising money for Gold Dust.

After the event, their manager, Ann Baker, invited Jenny Aspland,...

When Comic Relief awarded more than half a million pounds to Plymouth University last year, it marked a new beginning for both the institution and the charity.

The first instance of the biennial appeal awarding funding to higher education, it also enabled the University to forge a partnership with an established social enterprise in eastern Africa, taking its mission to transform lives...