Day: 6 April 2026

Purpl launches new grant offering £2,000 for disabled people to fund practical support and accessibility needs

Stuart Mitchell

A new grant is set to help disabled people meet essential expenses and access vital practical support. The Purpl Grant Community Fund, launched on the 1st of April, will provide grants of up to £2,000 to eligible disabled people to help pay for items such as mobility equipment, accessibility adaptations, therapy, wellbeing support, education and independence-related costs. The move comes as research from disability charity Scope shows disabled households face significantly higher living costs. Currently, the average disabled household needs an additional £1,095 per month to maintain the same standard of living as non-disabled…

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Tanya Joseph appointed PRCA Vice-President

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has today announced the appointment of Tanya Joseph as Vice-President. She will serve in this role until the Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September, at which point she will succeed Charles Lewington as President. Tanya Joseph is a highly respected communications professional with extensive senior-level experience across a wide range of sectors and organisations. She began her career as a journalist before moving into government, where she served as Press Secretary to a Cabinet Minister and later to Prime Minister Tony Blair.…

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Global water crisis aggravated by gender inequalities according to new UN Report

Stuart Mitchell

Despite decades of progress, inequalities continue to compromise global water security, disproportionally impacting women and girls, who despite of being the main collectors of water, continue to be excluded from water management and leadership roles. This is the conclusion of the United Nations World Water Development Report, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water. The report reveals that women are responsible for collecting water in over 70% of unserved rural households. Ensuring women’s participation in water management and governance is a key driver for progress and sustainable development. We must…

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Packed and raring to go: New IPA research reveals UK adults’ 2026 holiday plans

Stuart Mitchell

Three-quarters of UK adults (76%) have either already taken holidays, already booked holidays, and/or are planning to book a holiday this year. This is according to new data from the IPA Insight Pulse Poll of 2,000 people aged 18+, carried out by Opinium on 23-27 January and published recently. Breaking this data out, it reveals that nearly 9% of UK adults had already taken a holiday before the end of January this year (5.4% overseas and 3.4% in the UK). Meanwhile, more than a third (35%) have already booked their…

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National Trust calls on people to ask their MP to step in over nature crisis, as research reveals stark divide between Government and public attitudes

Stuart Mitchell

Europe’s biggest conservation charity has taken the rare step of asking the public, including its members, to contact their MP over the current state of nature in the UK. The National Trust is calling on people to join a campaign aimed at stopping the unravelling of nature protections and instead persuading Ministers to step up the pace to help British wildlife recover. It comes as polling for the charity by the independent research agency More in Common reveals that the Government’s lack of action to restore nature is out of…

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