Charity

Local charity Doorways Derby, who provide help to homeless and vulnerable people, has received a £5,000 grant from housing provider Derwent Living. The funding has been secured from Places for People social impact charity Places Foundation, who provide financial support to initiatives which improve the quality of…

The team at KH Hair in Arnold say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by the generous response from the public following a plea for donations to help keep Nottingham’s homeless warm this winter. The salon put out a call for donations of items including shoes, warm clothing, food and toiletries, which were…

Local, regional, national and global firms have secured River-Friendly Business status through an initiative which is helping companies work together to tackle water pollution. Run by charity Trent Rivers Trust (TRT) and backed by the Environment Agency and Severn Trent, the accreditation scheme, which was…

When You Wish Upon A Star (WYWUAS) has gifted seven local children with life-threatening illnesses a trip to Lapland to meet Santa Claus this Christmas.  Elizabeth Heanaghan (age four), Abigail Sharpe, OIivia Wood, Nicholas Turnbull and Sofia Gardella (age five) and Jake Barksby and Rosie Bird (age six) were among…