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“She was a force of nature”: the Thirsk man fundraising for Yorkshire Cancer Research in memory of friend
Lee Hammond, 46, has taken on the Yorkshire Three Peaks, an ultramarathon, and the ‘Yorkshire Warrior’ assault course, and plans to continue his fundraising in memory of Kellie Simmons, who passed away from cancer in 2021.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) supports Yorkshire Cancer Research cancer exercise programme
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), an international grant-making foundation and supporter of innovative health initiatives, has committed £835,000 to support a…
Easingwold volunteers raise £5,000
A group of volunteers in Easingwold have raised more than £5,000 for Yorkshire Cancer Research with a series of fundraising events.
The charity’s Galtres Volunteer…
The Benefits of Charity Shops: Sustainability
In the UK, we buy more clothes per person than any other country in Europe. In fact, the carbon footprint of new clothes bought in the UK each month is greater than…
Marathon walk raises £3,800
A marathon walk organised by a Meltham brewery has raised £3,860 for Yorkshire Cancer Research. Chris Broadbent and Matthew Crabtree, Directors of the Three Fiends…
A day in the life of a 'Cancer Champion'
“By getting more people to attend their screening appointments, we can detect cancer earlier, help more people survive cancer, and even prevent people getting…
Yorkshire Cancer Research welcomes national lung screening programme
Yorkshire Cancer Research is celebrating having helped ‘pave the way’ to the announcement of a national lung screening programme today (Monday, 26th June).
Skipton MP visits Yorkshire Cancer Research shop
Skipton and Ripon MP Julian Smith visited Yorkshire Cancer Research’s Skipton shop to meet bowel cancer researchers and patients who have benefited from funding…
Pickering charity shop raises £150,000 for life-saving cancer research
Yorkshire Cancer Research’s Pickering shop has raised £150,000 for life-saving research since it first opened one year ago.
‘Step Out’ campaign raises £40,000 for live-saving cancer research
People in Yorkshire have raised more than £40,000 for life-saving cancer research by taking part in the annual ‘Step Out for Yorkshire’ campaign by Yorkshire Cancer…
Sheffield’s “novel and innovative” cancer exercise programme praised in Parliament
A pioneering programme that helps people in Sheffield prepare for and recover from cancer treatment by enhancing fitness and wellbeing has been praised in…