A fundraising target of £1 million has been achieved for the charity Help the Hospices two months ahead of schedule. The money was raised by the accountancy firm KPMG through a series of initiatives such as payroll donations and a charity trek to Sri Lanka. The firm’s 22 offices raised £500,000 on a local level for hospices […]
Olympic kick-off with one last charity auction
he online charity auctions which have been busy raising money in time for the Olympics are set to end today. Fundraising activities by Lenovo have included large donations to charities such as the Sichuan earthquake relief and the International Red Cross. The final charity event was the sale of a ‘Clouds of Promise’ laptop – […]
Internet Vital to Organisations, Says Expert
A leading expert in data security has identified the internet as a vital part of everyday organisations. Guy Bunker, who is chief scientist at Symantec, has urged those who do business online to ensure that their websites are stable to prevent loss of customers. As well as businesses, charities are increasingly relying on the internet […]
Charity to spend lottery grant on IT
A charity for blind people has announced that it will spend money received from the Big Lottery Fund on IT. Barrow and District Society for the Blind was awarded close to £10,000 from the fund after it applied for the money in May. The society eventually received £9,840 from the Awards for All scheme as […]
Surprise proposal for BB’s Lisa
Big Brother evictee Mario Marconi is set to pop the question to girlfriend Lisa during a surprise return to the house, the Sun has revealed. Mario, 42, who was booted from the Big Bro house six weeks ago, will propose to Lisa, 40, when he returns to the show on Sunday (August 24th). An anonymous […]
Pound crashes versus dollar
The pound crashed to a two-year low against the US dollar yesterday (August 26th) on the back of recession fears. On Tuesday the UK currency fell to the $1.8331 mark, its weakest value since July 2006. Yesterday’s plunge has put the currency firmly on track for its worst performing month since the UK removed itself […]