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‘I have lost my little best mate:’ Boy who died after lightning strike donated organs to help three other children
“Even now his kindness has meant that three other children may be able to live as he always told us he wanted to be able to help other people.”
Video – ‘Incredibly moving’ poem by mum who used a food bank
“I needed free food because I didn't have enough money, I didn't have enough food in my child's tummy”.
‘Cesspit that is Hebden Bridge:’ Reactions to note in ‘god-fearing village’ about pornographic material
"I suddenly want a weekend in Hebden Bridge...."
Shocking video brings to life horrific working conditions of donkeys in rubbish dumps
In homemade harnesses, with ropes rubbing mercilessly against open wounds, the working animals spend their days pulling heavy rubbish carts up precipitous slopes.
Horrific pics show injuries to hunt saboteur ‘beaten & left for dead’ after disturbing badger baiters
"Badger baiters are notoriously violent, they really are the lowest of the low."
‘I would look up and feel like I was on his plantation’ as statue of slave-owning merchant removed
“I don’t need a slave owner standing on a pedestal while I tend to the garden.”
Anger over ‘absurd’ cost of temporary public toilets – costing well into a six figure sum
"Holy sh*t, that's crazy money."
Free salon-quality haircuts & mani-pedis to homeless people to help them get jobs
"I don't think people realise how difficult society makes it for people to get back on their feet."
‘We believe in second chances’: Prisoner goes from apprentice to manager in six months
"We believe in second chances. We try to look beyond a person’s past mistakes and instead look to what they can become in the future."