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21st May 2025

Grassroots poverty and race equality charity left ‘gob-smacked’ by Prince Harry donation

The Duke of Sussex has followed in his wife’s footsteps after he made a significant donation to Nottingham charity Himmah – a Hyson Green community project that tackles poverty, racism and social exclusion.

21st May 2025

Derby College Group Students support vital community safety initiative

Students from Derby College Group (DCG) have played a vital role in supporting a lifesaving community project, helping to raise funds and distribute emergency bleed control kits across Derby.

21st May 2025

Derbyshire charity appeals for people to be a giver of Hope and raise £30 in June

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20th May 2025

Keepmoat invests £80m into regeneration of forgotten Leicester waterways

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, is investing more than £80m into a regeneration scheme that will help transform disused and neglected industrial buildings near Leicester’s waterways.

19th May 2025

Hospice helps celebrate Derby Book Festival with a special treat for book lovers

Treetops Hospice has teamed up with the Derby Book Festival to offer book-lovers a special deal in all 19 hospice charity shops across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

19th May 2025

Regional law firm goes the distance for suicide prevention

Employees at leading national law firm Roythornes Solicitors took part in a commemorative cycling challenge, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2025.

16th May 2025

Wellingborough homebuilder supports local community with defibrillator donation

Barratt and David Wilson Homes has helped fund a defibrillator unit for its residents at Glenvale Park following an appeal from the local residents’ association.

15th May 2025

Shoe donations help pupils at Carnforth School thanks to Platform and Shoe Aid partnership

A thoughtful partnership between a Worcestershire housing association and a Nottingham based national charity working to eliminate footwear poverty has reaped rewards for one Worcester school.

15th May 2025

Bedfordshire homebuilder donates £1,000 to mental health community interest company for Mental Health Awareness Week

This Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 12th to Sunday 18th May), luxury homebuilder Mulberry Homes has donated £1,000 to local mental health community interest company (CIC) For Men To Talk, and invited founder Luke Newman to give a wellbeing talk to e

14th May 2025

A spoke-tacular effort - Nottingham CEO raising £10,000 for Duchenne Dash 2025

A local cyclist is cycling 300km in 24-hours in a bid to raise an impressive £10,000 for charity.

14th May 2025

Cancer charity received £1,000 donation from Milton Keynes homebuilder

Breast cancer charity, Jo’s Hope, has received a £1,500 donation from Barratt Homes to help its vital work supporting cancer patients and their families.

13th May 2025

Homebuilder makes third consecutive donation to Coalville foodbank

A Coalville-based housebuilder has continued its support for a local foodbank by donating £3,000 through its Community Fund for the third consecutive year.

13th May 2025

Mulberry Homes helps renovate primary school playground with £1,000 donation

Luxury homebuilder Mulberry Homes has donated £1,000 to help improve the playground of a primary school in Bitteswell, on the outskirts of Lutterworth.

13th May 2025

Sponge-like pellets could prevent CO₂ from entering the atmosphere

Sponge-like pellets may hold the key to preventing CO₂ from entering the atmosphere, supporting future net zero ambitions, a new report from the University of Nottingham explains.

13th May 2025

Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) donates £60,000 to New Community Hub

Leicester South Foodbank (LSFB) proudly launched the Bell Street Community Hub this week, a dynamic space designed to enhance well-being and purpose within the local community.

11th May 2025

Make strides for hospice care as Derby’s biggest charity night walk returns this September!

Get ready, Derby – the city’s most feel-good event of the year is making a comeback!

11th May 2025

Lincolnshire housebuilder highlights mental health support for employees this Mental Health Awareness Week

The Lighthouse Charity, a specialist charity focusing on wellbeing in the construction industry, has visited Allison Homes East’s Moulton Chapel development to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 12th to Sunday 18th May).

11th May 2025

Social landlord raises more than £46,000 for dementia charity

A Nottinghamshire social landlord has announced total funds raised for its 2024 corporate charity.

9th May 2025

Nottingham's most anticipated charity music event set to return this summer

Nottingham Hot Property set to hit all the right notes with spectacular return to Binks Yard

9th May 2025

Elk, bison & beaver: Rewilding Britain award funding to projects exploring return of lost species

Funding is being awarded from Rewilding Britain to Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trusts for a joint project exploring bringing back elk to Britain.

9th May 2025

DHU Healthcare Employee Goes the Distance for Derby Child Safeguarding

Debbie Kemp, Operations Manager at DHU Healthcare, has successfully completed the Brighton Marathon in support of Safe and Sound

9th May 2025

Homebuilder pledges £3,000 to fund Defibs for Grassroots Football

Nottinghamshire housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes has contributed £3,000 to Defibs for Grassroots Football, a charity funding defibrillators for football clubs at lower levels.

9th May 2025

Freeths announced as key sponsor for Women of the Year 2025 for fifteenth year

Freeths has announced it is once again supporting the prestigious Women of the Year (WOTY) Luncheon Awards 2025, sponsoring the leading Freeths’ Woman with Edge category. Now in its 43rd year, the WOTY Awards are renowned for celebrating outstanding f

8th May 2025

Businesses urged to trek for local patients facing life-limiting illnesses

Treetops Hospice is seeking adventurous businesses to tackle their Derwent Valley Skyline Trek, a unique team-building charity challenge combining breathtaking views with the opportunity to support a vital local cause.

6th May 2025

esbs announces Q2 charity beneficiaries

Last quarter, the In the Community scheme supported The Ark Association and the Bradgate Park & Swithland Wood Trust, resulting in donations of £280.05 and £219.95 respectively.

3rd May 2025

Leicestershire housebuilder makes a splash with £500 youth theatre donation

Growing housebuilder Allison Homes East Midlands has donated £500 to an amateur youth theatre group in Shepshed, helping them to host a production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

2nd May 2025

Football fundraiser creates business partnership

A valued partnership between two leading Northamptonshire businesses was created through their involvement in a popular local football fundraiser.

2nd May 2025

Winvic announces pavilion programme at UKREiiF and ‘Beds for Beds’ charity partnership

Winvic Construction Ltd has announced its pavilion programme at UKREiiF next month and has a new partnership with Leeds-based charity, Zarach.

2nd May 2025

East Midlands property consultancy announces mammoth 2,400-mile fundraising relay challenge

A leading property consultancy is marking its 25th anniversary with an ambitious charity challenge to tour its 25 offices in an epic journey across the country – without any form of motorised transport.

2nd May 2025

Mike Adams of RISK Health and Safety Gears Up for Charity Cycle in Support of Doddie Weir's MND Foundation

Local business leader Mike Adams MBE, the Founder and Managing Director of RISK Health and Safety, is preparing to take on the Lincoln Grand Prix Sportive on May 10th, 2025, all in aid of the vital work carried out by My Name'5 Doddie Foundation.

1st May 2025

Families with critically ill children to get a much-needed boost thanks to help from a Staffordshire farm park

Staffordshire farm park pledges support for the UK’s first holiday village offering critically ill children and their families a magical free holiday to recuperate and reconnect in the Staffordshire countryside.

1st May 2025

Leicester Hospitals Charity and LCFC to raise funds for life-saving neonatal equipment

This May, Leicester Hospitals Charity is proudly celebrating a decade of partnership with Leicester City Football Club (LCFC).

30th April 2025

Partnership with Shoe Aid helps tackle footwear poverty and environmental waste across the UK

A Nottinghamshire housing association has announced its support of a Nottingham based national charity working to eliminate footwear poverty.

26th April 2025

A 'paw-some' patnership: Northamptonshire builder sponsors dog mentor at local school

To coincide with National Pet Month in April, leading homebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes is providing a pupdate on a dog mentor it is sponsoring at Priors Hall A Learning Community (ALC).

25th April 2025

The Barratt Foundation pledges boost for baby banks at Derby Partnership Launch

The Barratt Foundation has committed to donating £200,000 to the Baby Bank Alliance as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting children, young people, and those most disadvantaged.

25th April 2025

Northants company provides vital support to local community food kitchen

A leading UK-based vegetation management and landscaping contractor is offering vital support to a local food kitchen, enabling it to provide free food to those in need in Kettering.

25th April 2025

Nottinghamshire homebuilder gets into the swing with fundraising

A charity golf day arranged by Nottingham-based developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has raised £8,000 for its charity of the year, Children’s Bereavement Centre.

24th April 2025

Businesses team up again to help those in need

Two leading Derbyshire businesses are coming together for a second time to raise money for charity.

23rd April 2025

Fresh produce supplier’s sustainability efforts have the potential to power 100% of site requirements

Leading fresh produce supplier A.H. Worth has announced that its current sustainability measures have the potential to provide enough electricity to power 100% of its sites’ requirements.

23rd April 2025

Derbyshire housebuilder makes Easter donation to local foodbank

Regional housebuilder Allison Homes East Midlands has celebrated Easter by donating almost 80 chocolate eggs to a local foodbank.

23rd April 2025

Notts forest fires up celebrations after firm’s donation

A Nottinghamshire outdoor activity centre that has been enjoyed by thousands of scouts for decades has received a welcome financial boost from a global packaging firm.

22nd April 2025

Windrush Tea Party Under Threat: Much Loved Leicester Celebration Appeals for Urgent Support

One of Leicester’s key community events, the Windrush Tea Party, may not go ahead this year after expected funding failed to materialise.

22nd April 2025

Derby charity close to delivering its 100,000th food parcel as it celebrates fifth year

A Derby charity is close to delivering its 100,000th food parcel as it prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary.

22nd April 2025

Sixteen marathon runners aiming to raise £3000 for baby loss charity this weekend

This weekend, sixteen friends from a new Nottingham gym join forces to run a marathon together to raise £3,000 for Nottingham baby loss charity Forever Stars.

22nd April 2025

Sweet Surprise for charity's residence

Staff from the Gelder Group hatched a special surprise when they delivered a cracking treat to homeless people in Lincoln.

22nd April 2025

Rescued Derby firm gives sweet thanks to Royal Derby Hospital staff

The new owners of a business that was thrown into turmoil when the original founder unexpectedly died, have honoured the nurses that cared for him during the Covid pandemic with Easter treats.

20th April 2025

Leading Derby tech firm powers up business helping thousands of people across the UK live in warmer, greener homes

A Derbyshire business is helping keep thousands of people across the country warmer in their homes – and cut bills – after being powered up by a leading tech company.

18th April 2025

Allison Homes donates £1,000 to help Evergreen Care Trust’s charity fundraising ball, celebrating its 20th anniversary

Regional housebuilder Allison Homes has donated £1,000 to the Evergreen Care Trust in Stamford, helping the charity to raise funds at its 20th anniversary charity ball.

18th April 2025

FareShare Midlands and SilverAGe Professionals Join Forces to Tackle Food Poverty and Strengthen Community Support

FareShare Midlands is delighted to announce it has been chosen as the new Charity Partner for SilverAGe Professionals, a solutions-driven organisation dedicated to leveraging the expertise of experienced professionals to support businesses and charities.

17th April 2025

Local marketing agency hops into action for Easter food bank drive

Loughborough-based Altitude Marketing has embraced the spirit of giving this Easter, collecting over 200 food items for the Loughborough Food Bank.

17th April 2025

Housing association shortlisted in top sustainability awards

A Nottinghamshire housing association is a finalist in a top sustainability award.

17th April 2025

Retail relaunch needs your help

An ambitious revamp at Cynthia Spencer Hospice’s charity shop and donation station is underway and the charity is looking for volunteers to help with the project.

17th April 2025

The Spark Arts for children launches 'Spark Live' - A new way for children in Leicestershire to celebrate creativity

The Spark Arts for Children in Leicester is excited to unveil ‘Spark LIVE!’ – a brand new, year-round program of creative arts specifically for children.

16th April 2025

Science company Lubrizol helps make Easter eggstra special for hundreds of vulnerable Derby children

Lubrizol science company employees have helped make Easter eggstra special for hundreds of vulnerable Derby children by contributing a huge pile of chocolate eggs after responding to an annual charity appeal.

16th April 2025

Love Business founder Quiet Storm scoops special award

Quiet Storm Solutions, the founder of long-running business event Love Business Expo, has received a special award in recognition of its 10+ years of supporting businesses across the East Midlands.

15th April 2025

Derby County Football Club pays lasting tribute to legendary staff member with memorial bench encouraging fans to sit down and chat.

Derby County Football Club has paid fitting respects to a much-loved former staff member who welcomed legions of fans for many years by installing a Derbyshire-made memorial bench in his memory.

15th April 2025

Housebuilder and Paralympian help ‘Wags on the Run’ chase £10k target

Local housebuilder Peter James Homes has joined Paralympian Libby Clegg MBE in supporting a running team aiming to raise £10k for The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC).

15th April 2025

Platform kicks off year long fundraising for NSPCC

Colleagues from Platform Housing Group, a Leicestershire social landlord, are gearing up for an exciting year of fundraising in support of children’s charity NSPCC.

14th April 2025

Derby volunteers turn out to support the Great British Spring Clean – backed by the Cathedral Quarter and St Peters Quarter BIDs

Forty bags of rubbish were collected in Derby by volunteers who gave up their time to support the Great British Spring Clean.

11th April 2025

Market Harborough Home To New Local Charity Superstore

Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland is thrilled to announce the opening of its brand-new Superstore at Welland Business Park, Market Harborough, set to launch on Friday, 18th April at 11:00 AM.

10th April 2025

Nottinghamshire couple undertake 485-mile trek in aid of Alzheimer’s Society

Focus Consultants’ founding partner Kevin Osbon and his wife Vicky are taking on a huge challenge to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society in memory of three of their close family and friends

9th April 2025

Social landlord launches initiative to encourage digital inclusion

9th April 2025

Ward Partners with Chesterfield Litter Pickers

Derbyshire headquartered metal recycling and waste management specialist Ward has partnered up with community group, Chesterfield Litter Pickers, to support them in their efforts to clean up Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.

8th April 2025

Homebuilder donates bird boxes to Northamptonshire school in celebration of Spring

Following the first day of spring (20th March), leading housebuilder David Wilson Homes has donated bird boxes to Towcester C of E Primary School to encourage wildlife into the playground.

8th April 2025

First award win powers up Sam’s Superheroes Foundation

A charity born from the heartbreak of losing a little boy from Mickleover has been honoured with its very first award - which has been dedicated to his memory.

7th April 2025

Multi-Academy Trust Creates Pioneering Biodiversity Role to Help Children Engage with Nature

An East Midlands based Multi Academy Trust (MAT) has become the first to create a dedicated position to promote biodiversity and sustainability at its schools, encouraging children to engage with nature at all ages.

3rd April 2025

College and Nottingham Forest Community Trust launch ground-breaking sports coaching course

Young people passionate about sports coaching have an exciting opportunity to gain industry-recognised qualifications and hands-on experience while working directly with a Premier League community club organisation.

3rd April 2025

Kegworth business supports baby loss charity

A business in Kegworth has donated £1,000 to a charity that provides support to families across the East Midlands who have experienced the loss of a baby.

1st April 2025

An Evening with Derek Thompson

We are so pleased to announce that we are back at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium for an evening to meet one of horse racings legend commentator, Derek Thompson. We are even more delighted that the evening will be sponsored by our good friend and supporte

1st April 2025

Vistry Group celebrates start of work on 763 new homes at Top Wighay

Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes, was joined Cllr Sam Smith, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, and Cllr John Clarke, Leader of Gedling Borough Council and leading figures from both councils to celebrate the

1st April 2025

Nottinghamshire multi-use hub prioritises all-electric development

LEADING independent construction and property consultancy Edmond Shipway has been appointed to provide mechanical and electrical (M&E) consultancy services for a multi-million pound enterprise hub building in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, called the Pencil

1st April 2025

Be Your Best Version wins Best New Business

Local sustainability consultancy, ‘Be Your Best Version’ has been crowned ‘Best New Business’ in the first ever Mansfield and Ashfield Business Awards. To celebrate winning this prestigious award the business is offering an exclusive 10% discount on their

1st April 2025

Loxley Park Assisted Living and Local Community Unite to Restore Mill Dam

Residents and staff at Loxley Park Assisted Living have joined forces with the local community to restore Mill Dam.

1st April 2025

Melbourne pupils master the art of a medieval trebuchet as they learnabout engineering

Pupils from a Derbyshire school stepped hundreds of years back in time to see how science can be put in practice when they visited a Melbourne engineering firm.

1st April 2025

Bill Roache and Champions Win at TEAA Awards

Leading entertainment booking agency Champions Music and Entertainment’s continued success has seen it scoop an Agency of the Year award at The Entertainment Agents’ Association’s Agents Ball, with its long-term client William Roache OBE honoured with a l

1st April 2025

LEICESTER’S MATTIOLI ARENA LOOKS TO THE FUTURE, SECURING A LANDMARK THREE-YEAR DEAL AND BRINGING GLOBAL ICONS TO THE CITY

Along with Matchroom Multi Sport, Mattioli Arena Leicester is delighted to announce that the prestigious Sportsbet.io Champion of Champions will move to the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, following a landmark three-year agreement.

1st April 2025

Much-loved city farm harvests global business support

A much-loved Nottingham city farm has received a cash boost following sharp rises in its operating costs.

28th March 2025

Economit becomes front-runner in the new ISO 42001 AI accreditation

One of the first in the UK to offer the world's first certifiable AI governance standard to clients

21st March 2025

All aboard for accessibility

Children from the Royal School of the Deaf have teamed up with East Midlands Railway (EMR) to sign a digital book, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the railway.

21st March 2025

Spring golf day swings into corporate calendar

A brand-new springtime golf day has been launched by Cynthia Spencer Hospice for businesses across Northamptonshire.

21st March 2025

All aboard! Community Wellbeing Hub on track to open this Spring

Local groups, wellbeing organisations and charities from across the county have a new space to meet and connect with nature thanks to a Community Wellbeing Hub launched by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.

20th March 2025

Charity supporters take the leap: Skydiving challenge raises vital funds for hospice care

Six brave Treetops Hospice supporters took to the skies this weekend, raising over £7,000 for the charity in an exciting tandem skydive challenge.

19th March 2025

Leicestershire school inspires young birdwatchers with homebuilder's donation

Pupils at The Pochin School in Barkby are observing and helping local garden birds, thanks to a donation from David Wilson Homes.

19th March 2025

Willshee's for Global Recycling Day

Over the last decade, the very nature of recycling has been changed. It’s shifted from a simple household chore that was often considered a tick-box activity, to a critical component of a circular economy, and a process that directly impacts resource pres

19th March 2025

Toyota Circular Factory: UK operation leads for Toyota in maximising the environmental benefits of end-of-life vehicle processing

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has announced the establishment of the Toyota Circular Factory (TCF) to provide careful and systematic processing of vehicles at the end of their life

19th March 2025

Cancer Charity Urges East Midlands Businesses to Join Surplus Stock Appeal

The Lewis Foundation is asking businesses across the East Midlands to join its Surplus Stock Appeal and donate their new, unused surplus products to help support adult cancer patients across the region.

18th March 2025

Sustainability experts impressed by students’ ideas for a green future

Northampton College students impressed leading experts with their ideas for a sustainable future at a major regional competition.

18th March 2025

Celebrating Red Nose Day with inclusive community fundraiser

Home From Home Care has organised a day of ‘going big, giving big and feeling good together’ with food, drink and activities

17th March 2025

Nottingham charity launches a new look after 32 years.

Base 51, a Nottingham charity that supports young people aged 11-24, have launched their exciting new look – including a brand new logo.

15th March 2025

IT company announces Charity of the Year partnership

An IT consultancy based in Irthlingborough has announced its Charity of the Year following an appeal at the end of last year.

14th March 2025

Students showcase sustainable and creative workwear designs in runway show

During a fashion show held at The Access Group, BBC presenter and supporter of fashion in the East Midlands, Anne Davies announced the winners of Access Wear - a design competition run by The Access Group in conjunction with Loughborough University.

14th March 2025

Charity Helping Children Recover From Abuse Needs To Raise £250,000 Each Year

An independent charity helping children and teenagers recover after sexual and domestic abuse needs to raise £250,000 each year to allow its vital work to continue.

13th March 2025

Armsons Barlow celebrates success of the inaugural Construction and Property Padel Cup

Industry professionals from across the region turned out in force for the inaugural Construction & Property Padel Cup hosted by Derby-based project managers and construction cost consultants Armsons Barlow.

13th March 2025

University of Nottingham opens Zero Carbon Innovation Centre

The University of Nottingham, in partnership with East Midlands Freeport, Research England and Loughborough University, has opened the Zero Carbon Innovation Centre (ZCIC).

13th March 2025

High Peak MP gains insight into progress of sustainable new homes

Member of Parliament for High Peak, Jon Pearce, recently visited Barratt Homes’ Whaley Bridge community to view the energy-efficient, sustainable development.

12th March 2025

Nottingham agency launches free marketing support initiative

Nottingham-based digital marketing and PR agency, Tank, has launched a new community initiative, designed to provide free marketing support to local organisations and charities that make a real difference to their communities.

12th March 2025

Barclaycard Colleague Support The Lewis Foundation

Barclaycard colleagues in Northampton have been generously giving their time to support The Lewis Foundation

11th March 2025

Derbyshire developer fosters love of reading with World Book Day donation

In honour of World Book Day (Thursday 6th March), regeneration specialist Compendium Living has donated £100 worth of National Book Tokens to Castleward Spencer Academy in Derby.