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Last updated: 17 October 2026
Newcastle
Gateshead son runs 2,704 miles across 2026 in memory of his dad for North East suicide prevention charity
Twenty-six-year-old James McLeod from Gateshead is running an average of 52 miles a week throughout 2026, covering 2,704 miles in memory of his dad Jimmy and raising thousands of pounds for North East suicide prevention charity If U Care Share Foundation.
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Newcastle runner takes on 1,000-mile winter ultramarathon in 17 days for Cash for Kids
Newcastle runner Chris Gatrell is taking on a 1,000-mile winter run in 17 days, from Land's End to John O'Groats and back down to Newcastle, aiming to raise £20,000 for Cash for Kids so local children have presents to open on Christmas morning.
Read the full story →Birmingham
New drumming and percussion sessions launch for people with Parkinson's in Smethwick and Birmingham
Beat It Percussion and Parkinson's UK are launching a 13-week Rhythm for the Brain drumming and percussion programme at Dorothy Parkes Community Centre in Smethwick, helping people with Parkinson's across the West Midlands stay active and connected through winter.
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Free seated yoga sessions launch in Tipton for Sandwell Parkinson's communities
Body Mind Collective CIC is launching free weekly seated yoga classes at Murray Hall Community Trust in Tipton, backed by a Parkinson's UK Physical Activity grant, welcoming people living with Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological conditions across Sandwell.
Read the full story →London
Soprano Lola Ganzarolli champions better support for mothers returning to creative careers
London-trained soprano and songwriter Lola Ganzarolli is leading the Mums in Music campaign after new research with 1,000 UK women highlighted the barriers facing mothers returning to work in music, journalism and the performing arts.
Read the full story →Watford
Watford business owner's decade of backing helps local racing driver claim GT Cup wins
More than a decade of employment, mentoring and sponsorship from Andy Williams and Pirtek Watford helped local driver Aaron Cooke claim two victories, a second-place finish and Driver of the Weekend honours in the GT Cup Championship.
Read the full story →Cambridge
Cambridge-based BirdLife International launches free film series on the people protecting migratory birds
Cambridge-based BirdLife International and Content With Purpose have launched Global Flyways, a free 68-film digital series filmed across 19 countries following the scientists, local communities and conservation partners protecting migratory birds.
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Earlier picks
- Derby resident celebrates first PhD in Law in their family · Derby
- Beverley mum turns lived experience into books supporting parents through mental health crises · Beverley
- London families lace up for Children with Cancer UK at the Westminster Mile · London
- CBSO Chorus celebrates its 1,000th performance as Birmingham's new season begins · Birmingham
- Chris Rolland backs men's health with a classic Jaguar fundraiser for Movember · Guildford
- Three in four West Midlands small businesses are planning to grow this autumn · Birmingham
- CBSO brings 20 free performances to Birmingham in five days · Birmingham
- Milky Cup marks 15 years of friendship in Godalming · Godalming
- Nurse Alex Foley's 60-hour DJ set for The Cinnamon Trust · London
- CBSO: Birmingham as proud of its orchestra as football · Birmingham
- Great Big Climate Circus finale draws 500 in Gloucester · Gloucester
- It's My First Day!, a new London podcast about fresh starts · London
- Walking tennis for people with Parkinson's near Chester · Chester
- Shoreham resident celebrates 100th birthday with a Shetland pony chariot ride · Brighton
- The Great Big Climate Circus kicks off in Stroud · Stroud
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