A leading end-of-life care charity is hoping to catch wind of the Christmas spirit by fundraising through its Treecycling scheme. Treetops Hospice Care, based in Risley, is offering to collect people’s Christmas trees, for the fifth year running, in return for a donation towards its services in … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New(s) Year to our readers
This year has undoubtedly been a very challenging one. But despite the negatives, at the Local News we have been in the unique position to witness many wonderful acts of kindness across Nottinghamshire throughout 2020. The Community spirit never seems to falter. We have printed some heart-warming … [Read more...]
Parents of brave Nottingham five-year-old need to raise £70,000 by January to help him beat cancer
The parents of a five-year-old boy from Nottingham have raised an incredible £93,000 to give their son the best chance of beating cancer, however, they still need to raise a further £70,000 by January to reach their fundraising target of £163,000 for Henry to access treatment without … [Read more...]
Ladybay Pharmacy Giving Tree
Ladybay pharmacy is a family run business established for over 25 years at the core of Ladybay community. Every year the pharmacy and local helpers organise a Christmas fair to fund raise money for the chosen charity. Due to the pandemic this year we were not able to organise a … [Read more...]
School pupils dance in the snow for kids across the globe
Rushcliffe pupils raise money for charity and enjoy some well-deserved Christmas celebrations. Christmas celebrations have been very different in schools this year due to COVID restrictions but that didn't stop the children of Robert Miles Infant School in Bingham from finishing the end of term … [Read more...]
Local School pupils organize donations for homeless charity
Students from a school in West Bridgford gathered items to be donated to local homeless charity the Friary. Year 11 pupils at The West Bridgford School on Loughborough Road, organised a ‘contact free’ collection of non-perishable food and toiletries for The Friary in West Bridgford on Wednesday … [Read more...]
Man raises an astonishing £40K for charities that support him
Hospice supporter and patient Sam Perkins has raised £40K for Nottinghamshire Hospice and Motor Neurone Disease research. Sam, a triathlete who was diagnosed with MND in 2018, aged just 37, set up his own charity with his wife Emma to help others with Sam’s condition. Although lockdown scuppered … [Read more...]
Clifton man talks about cleaning up the community
John Shelton of Clifton began litter picking earlier this year as a way to help keep the local streets clean. He also often gets together with other local litter pickers or members of Alma Davies’ Clean Champions to do a sweep of certain areas. Here John talks about his experience and why he thinks … [Read more...]
Mayor of Broxtowe helps to plant trees
On Wednesday 2nd December, the Mayor of Broxtowe, Councillor Janet Patrick, joined the Parks and Green Spaces team to plant trees at Bramcote Hills Park. The trees chosen were Betula utilis jacquemontii, a variety of Silver Birch with very vivid white stems that are striking and stand out from a … [Read more...]
Lambley host Snowman Trail to bring festive fun to the village
In December, the village of Lambley held a special day of festivities to spread joy to local families. On Saturday 12th December, Snowmen were placed in household gardens which were marked on a Snowman trail map. From 12pm families collected the maps by the Christmas tree next to the bus … [Read more...]
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