Day: 22 April 2025

Actors Dame Joanna Lumley and Pauline McLynn join NGOs to condemn Brittany Ferries’ decision to resume inhumane live export trade

Stuart Mitchell

Actors Dame Joanna Lumley and Pauline McLynn have joined forces with Compassion in World Farming, and over 120 other high-profile individuals, experts and other NGOs to condemn a decision by Brittany Ferries to resume transporting live farmed animals from Ireland to France.  The news, reported in Agriland on 27 February, comes just weeks after the 30-year anniversary of Brittany Ferries’ widely celebrated decision to stop carrying farmed animals from Britain to mainland Europe, due to the suffering it causes.  This shocking reversal has prompted actors Pauline McLynn, Dame Joanna Lumley,…

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The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity Set to Raise Over £100,000 as Official Charity Partner of Sold-Out Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon

Stuart Mitchell

RunThrough is delighted to announce The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity as the Official Charity of the Year for the eagerly anticipated Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon, presented by Nuun Hydration. Taking place this Sunday, 23rd March, the iconic event is expected to raise over £100,000 in vital funds to support groundbreaking cancer research and care. Matt Wood, Co-Founder of RunThrough, said: “The Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon is one of our most cherished events, and we’re thrilled to welcome back thousands of runners to this sold-out event. The support for…

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Aldi Becomes First UK Supermarket To Offer Free Period Products In Customer And Colleague Toilets

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi will be providing pads and tampons in its in-store toilets from today, with customers able to simply take what they need. The supermarket has also partnered with leading menstrual equity charity, Bloody Good Period, to donate over 1 million period products to support the charity’s fight against period poverty. The campaign is further backed by Clara Amfo, broadcaster and Bloody Good Period ambassador. New research** released today from the supermarket reveals the extent of the period poverty crisis across Britain, with over 1 in 3 of those who menstruate…

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Rare first Bible in Chinese donated to Oxfam sells for over £56,000 at auction

Stuart Mitchell

The first complete Bible in Chinese, which was donated to an Oxfam shop, has sold for over £56,000 at auction. The rare book, which is dated 1815-1822 and translated by John Lassar and Joshua Marshman, was originally found in a pile of donations at Oxfam’s Chelmsford bookshop in Essex. Spotted by some eagle-eyed volunteers as potentially valuable, the Bible was put up for Bonhams’ auction and valued at between £600-£800. After two weeks of bidding, it sold for an astonishing £56,280. Nick Reeves, Oxfam Chelmsford’s bookshop manager, said: “The Bible…

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WRAP begins process to appoint new CEO

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP, the global environmental action NGO, has started a process to appoint a new CEO. The existing CEO, Harriet Lamb, has resigned from the organisation to become the CEO of the Green Party of England and Wales. She will leave WRAP at the end of May. The Chair of WRAP, Sebastian Munden, said: “We are grateful to Harriet for all her work at WRAP and understand her decision to leave reflects a deeply held personal passion. She leaves the organisation on a strong footing with a highly capable management team…

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