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		<title>Ripon care home celebrates anniversary of veteran friendly status with special unveiling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A RIPON care home has celebrated the first anniversary of achieving Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) status with a special party for residents, staff, and guests. Sycamore Hall Care Home, on Kearsley Road, Ripon, marked the milestone with the official unveiling of a “Veteran Friendly Care Home” plaque outside the main entrance. The plaque was unveiled [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Celebrating Search and Rescue Dogs:  Remarkable Working Dogs Making a Difference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 05:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year, International Search and Rescue Dog Day shines a spotlight on some of the most skilled and dedicated dogs in the world. Celebrated this April, it is a chance to recognise the incredible work these canine heroes and their handlers do to help keep communities safe. Search and rescue dogs are trained to locate [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Egg‑quisite artwork set for Easter auction at Barnsley Care Home</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Schofield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[EGG-CEPTIONAL Fabergé‑style artwork created by a Barnsley care home resident is set for an Easter auction to help fund a seaside trip for fellow residents. Margaret Smith, 88, has lived at Deangate Care Home, Towngate, Mapplewell, since March 2024 and still lights up when shown her scrapbook of decorated eggs – a craft she spent [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Educating The Children</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yorkshire Connected]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Educating The Children  Microsoft’s “Red Alert” on Automation — Met with Defiant Optimism by Uganda’s Code Queen Graduates &#160; As top leadership at Microsoft signals urgent warnings about AI’s near-term impact on white-collar work, Uganda’s Code Queen graduates are issuing a clear rebuttal: AI is an invitation to accelerate inclusion, not a countdown to job [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Candlelighters issues guidance on symptoms for International Childhood Cancer Day.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yorkshire Connected]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yorkshire children&#8217;s cancer charity Candlelighters has published advice on how to spot the symptoms of childhood cancer, as part of International Childhood Cancer Day on Sunday February 15th.   Emily Wragg is the CEO of Candlelighters and says: “Cancer in children and young people is different to cancer in adults. Whereas many cancers in adults are influenced [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Zebra Print Group names British Heart Foundation as 2026 charity partner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Zebra Print Group, the family-run print solutions specialist based in Leeds, has announced the British Heart Foundation (BHF) as its chosen charity partner for the next 12 months &#8211; a collaboration that will see the firm raise vital funds to support life-saving research and promote heart health across the region.   The partnership aims to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Over 150 gifts donated in heartwarming Barnsley care home Christmas campaign</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Schofield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CHRISTMAS came early for a Barnsley charity supporting homeless veterans after a care home shoebox appeal saw donations of more than 150 gifts. Deangate Care Home, on Towngate, Mapplewell, launched its annual shoebox drive in October to ensure residents without families receive gifts this Christmas. Following the success of previous years, when more than enough [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>91-year-old former Salvation Army captain dons uniform for care home visit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Schofield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FORMER Salvation Army captain Doreen Weeder, 91, proudly wore her uniform again when members of the charity visited her Sheffield care home for a special event. Doreen, a resident at The Laurels and The Limes Care Home, on Manchester Road, left the Salvation Army in 1971 and hadn’t worn her uniform for many years. Her [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Yorkshire &#038; the Humber linked to 40 charity fraud reports</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SheffieldNews]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Charities across the region are being urged to review their fraud prevention measures following latest data showing that 40 charity fraud incidents were recorded across Yorkshire and the Humber in the past 13 months. Data from Action Fraud’s Fraud and Cyber Crime Statistics Dashboard shows that these 40 incidents resulted in total losses of £246,500. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Suicide impacts more than one in four people in Yorkshire, new figures show</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than one in four people surveyed (27%) across Yorkshire say they or a family member have been affected by suicide, according to a new survey by SOS Silence of Suicide. The charity says the numbers underline the urgent need for everyday suicide prevention skills in communities throughout the region. Across the UK, Northern Ireland [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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