A former marine has opened up on how he turned to alcohol after leaving the forces, but is now putting his life back together.

School children and more than 30 firms have helped make a fundraising drive the most successful in a lifeboat charity's history.

Volunteers striving to restore an 18th century mill have launched a fundraising page following recent storm damage.

A married couple who have released equity from their home to pay for 'last resort' cancer treatment are appealing to the community for help.

A Citizens Advice service could share its offices with the town’s archives in a bid to save the “vital” service.

A calorie busting two-hour spinathon is set to kick off the fundraising events for this year's Mercury Charity of the Year.

A woman who hasn't been to the toilet for four months due to a stomach condition is fundraising to get an alternative treatment abroad.

A devastated mum has told how doctors dismissed her son's brain tumour as an ear infection multiple times.

A vicar who's recently taken over two churches - one of which was threatened with closure - speaks of returning to churches after working in prisons.

A feline found in a bin bag was said to be "utterly terrified" after being abandoned on the school run.

A promising young martial artist has thrown his weight behind a campaign to crackdown on knife crime by getting kids off the streets.

A couple who have been raising money for charity for 40 years have slammed thieves for stealing items for sale on their driveway.

The family of a baby have thanked people for donations to a charity which helped fund his treatment.

Topics considered taboo could soon become the subject of museum exhibitions and even a festival as part of efforts to create a Compassionate Borough.

Community groups are invited to apply for funding under Tesco's Bags of Help scheme.

A tattoo parlour is raising money for animals harmed in the devastating Australian bushfires.

A charity that helps the terminally ill in south eastern Europe has opened a new store in Tunbridge Wells.

Tributes and donations have poured in for a nine-year-old girl who died days before Christmas.

Controversial property mogul Fergus Wilson has shown his good side, dipping his hand in his pocket to help a family who feel victim to crime.

A new food bank in West Kingsdown is being generously supported by local businesses.