Charity

Emilia Clarke was named on the list of changemakers

Ad Feature Smiley News names 100 ‘changemakers’ in new report

Ben Cohen

Saints legend Ben Cohen to headline charity gala ball

Daventry Contact

Daventry charity faces pausing operations after vans are stolen

The quotes were made using reverse graffiti, and appear on pavements across London

Only one in 10 Brits feel comfortable checking on someone's wellbeing

The ceremony saw more than 20 awards and prizes presented to volunteers and staff

Ad Feature Human appeal celebrates UK volunteers at third Purple Legacy Awards

Tim Sharp took on a five-hour drum challenge

Taxi driver and drummer takes on series of challenges for NSPCC appeal

Verity and Georgia

Oakfield Community staff to take plunge down the National Lift Tower

QPR legend Jamie Mackie opened the swap

Ad Feature QPR supporters donate old football shirts to charity

The fund has bought a £1.9 million freehold retail unit on Solihull High Street

Ad Feature The Waqf Fund acquires retail unit to fund charitable work

Roy Peires is a hospitality entrepreneur and charitable leader who played a central role in developing what became the IDILIQ Group

Ad Feature Roy Peires' Kind Holidays supports families in need

Some 100 staff at St Andrew’s in Northampton have been moved from the hospital’s main iconic building.

Troubled mental hospital ‘considering’ future of historic main building

Clothes throw 287 bags collected

Slimming World group raises more than £10,000 for Cancer Research UK

Leg up: all these prosthetics are destined for amputees in Africa.

UK charity STAND collects donated prosthetic legs from Northampton

Strictly Northampton 2026 launch

Strictly Northampton marks 15th anniversary with spectacular launch

Paul Sinton-Hewitt and Adam Beaumont celebrate 13 years of partnership between aql and parkrun

Ad Feature aql and parkrun deliver £10m in NHS savings

Each Toblerone Crystal Bar is exclusively designed and developed using Swarovski's decades of skill

Ad Feature Toblerone and Swarovski collaborate on a crystal chocolate bar
The crystal models are handmade replicas of the original chocolate bars.
Emily Jordan

Joseph took the leap from 13,000 feet

Northampton man takes leap of faith for Menphys charity

Zaheer Khan will climb Mount Kilimanjaro with his son Jibraeel

Ad Feature Father and son climb Kilimanjaro for Human Appeal

Megan Green with newly-qualified support dog Lyra

First Crufts and now Support Dogs success for Megan and Lyra

Vinnie passionately believes more needs to be done to help those struggling with mental health problems

Vinnie Jones blasts tech for fuelling mental health struggles

Audience members speak to researchers at The Psoriasis Association annual conference, 2025

Psoriasis group awarded funding to support early career researchers

Caitlin Goddard from Zinc Digital

Zinc Digital extends Maggie's Northampton fundraising partnership

Toby Patterson, Branch Manager with a nominated charity

Market Harborough Building Society extends community Prize Draw

Visit of MPs to FareShare Merseyside, as part of the NFU Fellowship Scheme

MP backs food charity merger as demand for support continues to rise

Family launches appeal to fund vital care for son with cerebral palsy

Viva!'s new documentary will be the UK's first to challenge decades of 'dairy industry spin'

Ad Feature Viva! marks World Milk Day by announcing major dairy documentary

The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation has opened the shop, which offers a range of food and household items, in a bid to help "household budgets stretch further".

In pictures: Charity launches mobile community shop on the Market Square
A charity has officially launched a new mobile community shop on Northampton’s Market Square in a bid to help “household budgets stretch further”.
Carly Odell

A total of 29 winners have been awarded £101,000 in prize funding

Ad Feature Winners announced for the 2026 Charity Film Awards

The survey goes far beyond finances, with respondents feeling stressed, overwhelmed and anxious when faced with money worries

More than one in three adults have avoided asking for financial help

Human Appeal's Qurbani campaign coincides with the Eid Ul-Adha festival and provided food to over 1 million beneficiaries last year.

Ad Feature Human Appeal campaign part of the largest global feeding effort

Chloe handing the cheque to Nina from Cynthia Spencer Hospice

Housebuilder's £3,000 donation helps hospice deliver vital care

Dad takes on his first London Marathon on his 40th birthday

Athletic accounts manager runs for mum

Deaf Connect, a specialist charity supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing people across Northamptonshire, was forced to shut its doors for good on Tuesday (March 31) after a financial crisis.

Charity supporting hundreds of deaf people since 1874 forced to close

It comes as SMEs brace for further economic shocks

Ad Feature UK SMEs may turn their backs on apprenticeships, experts warn

Founded in 2016 by Lorraine and Lee Lewis following their experience supporting Lee’s mum during cancer treatment at NGH, the journey of The Lewis Foundation began with a simple but powerful realisation.

Charity born on hospital ward celebrates 10 years of changing lives

Northampton Saints Foundation

Charity celebrates annual Foundation Day at Northampton Saints

Human Appeal's purpose is to save and transform lives through emergency aid response and development programmes at home and abroad.

Ad Feature Human Appeal to deliver food aid to thousands displaced in Lebanon

The two badges cost £1.90 for a limited time, and at least £1.50 goes to Comic Relief

Red Nose Day: Amazon shoppers snapping up £1.90 Comic Relief badges

Human Appeal has been running its inaugural winter clothing collections for 10 years in a row, celebrating an increase of over 60% in donations.

Ad Feature Human Appeal celebrates record-breaking results from Winter Wrap Up

Colleagues from across the UK network travelled to London to take part.

Ad Feature Access Self Storage staff take on 100km charity relay challenge

Voters of the awards will have the chance to win a donation to their favourite charity.

Ad Feature Voting opens for 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards with £100k prize fund

The Grand Iftars are currently underway in Gaza and Syria and have been carried out across Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Ad Feature Human Appeal hosts Grand Iftars providing meals for the vulnerable

Oncology Patients Cafe at NGH

Free hospital café re-opens for people with cancer at Northampton General Hospit...

The Design-Yer Nose pack gives people the chance to show their support in any way they like

Amazon’s £2.50 Red Nose Day packs let you design your own nose (aff)

Cheque presentation to MNDA at a recent BID event hosted by Stanley, Black & Decker

Brackmills charity partnerships deliver real results for Northamptonshire commun...

Add your name to the Magpas Air Ambulance helicopter

Charity offers chance to fly your name across the skies on lifesaving missions

Northampton Rotary Charity Santa Fun Run poster.

Santa run to take place at Northampton Racecourse 7th December

The Spring Charity, which aims to help families in the NN1 area of the town to thrive, was paid a visit by Northampton North MP Lucy Rigby last Friday (January 31).

Charity says MP was impressed by support for families and abuse survivors

The Doddridge Centre in St James, which operates two venues, hosts a variety of community engagement events – as well as supporting people with hot drinks, breakfasts and a warm space to utilise.

Charity given 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance for new premises if it can raise £40k

Freyja Davis, Grow, Cook, Eat Coordinator

Charity pledges support for Northamptonshire food and drink sector

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