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Dunstable tenant turns surplus supermarket food into a lifeline for neighbours
For five years, Harmony has collected surplus supermarket food three times a week and shared it with people in her Dunstable neighbourhood, turning help she once received into practical support for others.
Mid Suffolk community groups can apply for up to £10,000 as Progress Power fund reopens
Community organisations in Eye, Mellis, Thrandeston, Yaxley and Brome & Oakley can apply for grants of £250 to £10,000 until 31 October 2026.
South Norfolk community groups can apply for up to £10,000 to improve local greenspaces
A fresh round of South Norfolk Council’s Nature Conservation Fund is offering grants for community-led projects that help wildlife, climate resilience and access to greener places.
Luton approves £18.9 million fund focused on jobs, prevention and stronger neighbourhoods
A three-year resilience fund will invest in employment, homelessness prevention, independent living, young people and safer, cleaner neighbourhoods.
Crews reduce appliances at Suffolk wildfire as National Trust launch fundraiser
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Arctic to Africa fundraiser's next adventure? The M25
An athlete who finished an epic 61-day triathlon from the Arctic to Africa last week has set his sights on something far less glamourous for his next fundraiser - the M25. Matthew Hollingham, from ...
The volunteers providing meals and help to wildfire crews
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12-hour walking football tournament in south Essex helps raise almost £5,000
More than 70 players have come together in Shoebury for a 12-hour charity football match in support of Prostate Cancer UK ...
Cambridgeshire residents lead effort to tackle speeding
Residents are taking the lead in making their roads safer by tackling speeding head-on. In Cambridgeshire, more than 1,000 volunteers are involved in the Community Speedwatch scheme, which aims to ...
Greater Anglia to fund 33 railway and community projects
Train operator Greater Anglia has awarded grants totally £350k to 33 community-led projects from its Customer and Community Improvement Fund (CCIF).
Round Norfolk Relay to support the East Anglian Air Ambulance in 2026
More than 1,000 runners from Norfolk and beyond are preparing to take on one of the county’s best-known endurance events.
I fix cars for a living and put out fires in my spare time
By day, 20-year-old Tyrell Cambridge spends his hours fixing vehicles, but when the tools are down, he swaps the workshop for the fire station. Volunteering as a firefighter for the Peterborough ...
Colchester photographer hosts Cancer Research UK fundraiser
Iyanu Taiwo, 30, founder of Colchester-based Otolorin Photography, is launching the Portraits for a Purpose initiative.
Cromer RNLI is encouraging volunteers to get involved
A volunteer is encouraging others to get involved after taking on five different roles at her lifeboat station.
Hertfordshire hospice asks residents to host tea parties
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is encouraging the community to come together over a cuppa to support local end-of-life services.
Proposal for veteran housing development in Essex
A social entrepreneur is exploring plans to build 40 affordable homes specifically for veterans near Colchester.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust plans autumn charity walk
The public is invited to explore Broadland Country Park this October to help raise vital funds for local conservation.
South Norfolk communities invited to bid for green space grants
Local groups can now apply for funding of up to £10,000 to enhance their local environments.
Long Stratton housing project moves to next phase
Updated plans have been submitted for the ongoing development of a large housing estate in Norfolk.
Calls for more social housing to support rural Norfolk communities
A local advocate is urging planners to address the shortage of affordable housing to help young people stay in their home villages.
Push for increased affordable housing in Southwold
Councillor David Beavan has called for urgent action to improve housing availability in the Suffolk town.
Charity walk set for Hertfordshire countryside
Supporters will walk a half-marathon distance through Hertfordshire this September to raise funds for homeless youth.
One hundred affordable homes planned for Peterborough
A new housing development in Peterborough will include 100 affordable homes as part of a significant residential expansion.
New DNA-reading method uncovers another layer of information inside our cells
Cambridge researchers developed SCoTCH-seq, which can read three forms of cytosine across both DNA strands and may eventually improve understanding of cancer and neurodegenerative disease.
Cambridge will lead £50m centre searching for treatments for mitochondrial DNA diseases
A new £50m Medical Research Council centre led from Cambridge will bring researchers, clinicians and patients together to develop therapies for mitochondrial DNA diseases.
Dunwich Heath appeal races towards £500,000 target as recovery work begins to take shape
The National Trust says its emergency appeal for Dunwich Heath has reached nearly three quarters of its £500,000 target, with donations funding safety work, surveys and habitat recovery.
£20m Cambridge hub will use stem cells and AI to make early medicines research more human
A new MRC hub will combine patient-derived organoids, stem cells, bioengineering and AI to improve how potential medicines are tested before clinical trials.
Tiny UK satellite will hide behind the Moon to listen for the universe before its first stars
Cambridge-led CosmoCube will use the radio silence of the Moon's far side to search for a faint hydrogen signal from the cosmic dark ages more than 13.5 billion years ago.
Norfolk set for new walk-in mental health centres and dedicated crisis unit
Two new community mental health centres and a specialist mental health emergency department are planned for Norfolk as part of a national NHS expansion.
£300,000 boost will help restore rivers and habitats in Suffolk
The East Suffolk Trust has awarded more than £300,000 to two community projects working to improve water quality and restore habitats.
502 Suffolk learners gain key English and maths GCSE passes, with adult success rising too
Suffolk New College recorded 502 Grade 4+ passes in English and maths across four campuses, including a 13.7% rise in maths passes.
Greater Anglia puts £350,000 behind 33 community projects, from travel buddies to mobility scooters
Thirty-three projects across the Greater Anglia network will share £350,000 for accessibility, community travel, station improvements, cycling, heritage and local tourism.
Residents help bring in new East Cambridgeshire powers against dangerous and anti-social driving
East Cambridgeshire has introduced a new Public Spaces Protection Order targeting dangerous and disruptive driving after concerns raised by residents and local communities.
Luton Sixth Form celebrates 94% A-level pass rate as students get help with their next step
Luton Sixth Form College recorded a 94% A-level pass rate, with university staff on site offering guidance and places to students on results day.
South Norfolk communities can get up to £10,000 to create greener local spaces
A new Nature Conservation Fund is offering schools, charities, community groups and parish councils grants of up to £10,000 for local biodiversity projects.