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11 hrs ago

Graham is bald and has a grey moustache. He is smiling and is wearing a green jumper with brown reindeers on it. Some of the reindeers have red bobbles for noses. In the background, men with Christmas jumpers are sitting at a table.

'I set up a cancer group to give something back'

Graham Cheshire, who survived stomach cancer, founded a support group for others in Ludlow.

11 hrs ago

Shropshire

1 day ago

Two women reaching out to touch some white buddleia blooms growing at the side of a walking path. One is wearing a yellow hoodie and the other is wearing a white Sistas t-shirt with and a blue rain jacket.

Group a 'shining example' of the power of walking

Steppin Sistas was set up to help with mental health and help the women explore nature.

1 day ago

Bristol

1 day ago

Scarlette, wearing a brown tracksuit, sits in her sitting room on a red sofa with her black Labrador support dog, called Ivanhoe.

'I don't know what I'd do without Ivanhoe'

Scarlette, 11, says her support dog is more than just her best friend - he's changed her life.

1 day ago

South Yorkshire

2 days ago

A group of people with cameras and binoculars looking up among trees (Credit: Getty Images)

A cure for loneliness found in the wild

There is an ever-growing list of the benefits of nature prescriptions – now researchers say nature could offer a cure for loneliness too.

2 days ago

Future

2 days ago

Volunteer Gary Bosworth in a navy fleece, jeans and boots and a cap, smiling and pointing at the garden at the entrance. Chair of trustees Lynn Ritson is holding a spade, also wearing a navy fleece, jeans and wellies and beckoning people to walk in. Two flower pots can be seen at either side of the brick entrance, with a pathway, trees and bushes in the background.

Inside the hidden garden in the heart of a city

The Dawber Garden Community Trust took over the public space from City of Lincoln Council in 2023.

2 days ago

Lincolnshire

2 days ago

An aerial drone shot of The Wave, a man-made surfing lake on the outskirts of Bristol. It is taken at sunset with the sun just visible on the horizon. The water of the wave is light blue against the darkness around it

Inland surfing idea came from 'deathbed promise'

Nick Hounsfield promised his dying father he would "do something big in his honour".

2 days ago

Bristol

2 days ago

A black and white photo of players Zayn and Ayyaz going out to bat for Oxhenford's 1st XI. Zain is holding the bat above his head. Other players could be seen in the distance.

Cricket club opens conversation about mental health

Players from Oxenford Cricket Club share their views on the benefits of cricket for mental health.

2 days ago

Oxford

3 days ago

Alex is smiling at the camera with his thumb up, taking a selfie. He is wearing a white polar bear onesie, with the hood up, which is the bear's head. In the background is a building with a polar bear sculpture lit up on its roof

Man to run London Marathon in polar bear suit

Alex Morris is running the TCS London Marathon for the mental health charity, Mind.

3 days ago

Shropshire

4 days ago

Robbie Williams depicted as a CGI chimp in his biopic, Better Man (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

The powerful music biopic – with a CGI chimp hero

A new film about the tumultuous career of UK boy-band sensation turned solo star Robbie Williams depicts him as an ape. It's a revelatory look at the highs and lows of pop stardom.

4 days ago

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