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Clear Channel UK partners with the University of the West of England’s New Wave collective to amplify LGBTQIA+ voices

Stuart Mitchell

An exhibition featuring artwork by students from UWE Bristol’s School of Arts, is now on display on 21 of our digital screens across Bristol.   Exploring various themes from across the LGBTQIA+ community, including the changing language around loneliness across age groups and queer love, students collaborated to create 2D works of art that incorporate their artistic flare. The artwork will be displayed around the city of Bristol until the end of the year, creating a public art gallery for passersby to enjoy while on the go.   As one of…

Ten outstanding health and wellbeing charities win 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards 

Stuart Mitchell

Ten UK charities have been named as winners of the 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards for their excellent work improving health and wellbeing in their communities.   This year’s awards come at a time when many smaller charities find themselves working in a demanding and challenging environment. Rising costs, falling income and increased demand continues to put charities and their finances under extreme pressure. The cost-of-living crisis is having a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of many local communities, with a record 2.8 million people currently unable to work due to…

Older renters forced out of homes and communities by high costs, new report finds

Stuart Mitchell

The housing crisis is forcing older renters living on low incomes out of their homes and the communities they may have lived most of their lives in, into less familiar areas that are typically deprived, says Independent Age, the charity supporting those in financial hardship in later life.   The organisation is calling on the UK Government to give private renters, including older people on a low income, greater security by:  passing the Renters (Reform) Bill in full as quickly as possible  committing to uprate Local Housing Allowance every year to…

2024: Community spirit shines in UK communities as they prepare for year ahead

Stuart Mitchell

As the UK heads into 2024, new research from The National Lottery Community Fund – the largest community funder in the UK – reveals that people’s sense of community spirit and desire to support others is in good health across all four corners of the UK. Seven in ten (72%) say it’s important to them to feel part of their local community, and six in ten (59%) say community spirit is strong where they live. Encouragingly, many (61%) say they feel part of their local community, with all the benefits…

Cost Of Living Crisis Continues To Hit Women Hardest

Stuart Mitchell

Research shows over 75% of people accessing food support from charity FareShare are women In the latest survey by FareShare, the UK’s largest charity tackling food waste to support social good, a staggering three-quarters of respondents were women. This suggests that women are significantly more likely to access food support from the charity, as they struggle to make ends meet under the ongoing pressure of the cost of living crisis*. The findings from FareShare have been released at a time when the impact of the cost of living crisis on…