Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Star Shine Night Walk returns for 2026
Join Arthur Rank Hospice Charity in Wisbech and Cambridge for Star Shine Night Walk 2026
Fundraising runners ready for Cambridge Half Marathon
Runners raising funds for Caring Together Charity will be putting their best foot forward at this weekend’s TTP Cambridge Half Marathon.
HoverAid’s heroics saving and extending lives on an island over 9,000 miles away
By Tony Quested published in Business Weekly on 26th February 2026 It’s the sound of hope. A hovercraft zips off the water and onto the land and nuzzles as close as it dare to the simple clay and wood-built dwellings that many millions in rural Madagascar call home.
Record planting numbers for Rory's Wood
Cambridgeshire-based rewilding charity Creating Nature’s Corridors is tackling its biggest planting challenge to date - the creation of Rory’s Wood at Grafham Water – and in the first two months of 2026 has already planted a record number of trees.
The Centre for Computing History launches Women in Computing 2026 - Code for Change!
The Centre for Computing History is launching our biggest-ever Women in Computing Festival. Running across two weeks around International Women’s Day, the festival offers hands‑on activities, inspiring role models, and a new exhibition - all aimed at encouraging girls and young women to imagine a future in tech.
£100,000 pledged to support voluntary and community sector organisations
The equivalent of £100,000 has been pledged to support voluntary and community sector organisations through Match My Project, a Cambridge City Council backed initiative that connects community needs with businesses able to offer resources, skills, and support.
Council unlocks £6.25 million to improve the lives of the city’s most vulnerable residents
CAMBRIDGE City Council has helped unlock £6.25 million to support local people facing poverty, homelessness, and inequality. The funds will back long-term projects helping disadvantaged young people, families in crisis, care-experienced young people, and people experiencing homelessness.
Every runner has a personal story to tell - says leading hospital charity raising funds for pioneering new cancer hospital in Cambridge
Runners in this year's TTP Cambridge Half Marathon who are running on behalf of Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust are raising money for a pioneering new cancer hospital in the city. But behind all their training lies many a personal story - experiences of their own, and their loved ones journeys, which have brought them to where they are today. Many of the runners, and their families, have…
Why we need to talk about the manosphere: Global 50/50 launches new event series on gender equality
Across the world, long-standing commitments to gender equality are being actively contested. From the rise of organised online misogyny to coordinated political efforts targeting reproductive rights and workplace equity, hard-won gains are under pressure. It is in this context that Global 50/50 launches a bold new event series, bringing together leading activists, scholars and practitioners…
This PowerPoint feature has disappeared
If your team creates presentations often, you may have noticed a recent change in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Microsoft has quietly removed a feature that helped you keep your branding and formatting consistent.
Here’s what this means for you:
PEM reflects on a landmark year of giving back to the Cambridge community
PEM marked its 150th anniversary in 2025 with a standout year of charitable giving, community partnerships and staff-led initiatives, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to Cambridge and the wider region. Building on generations of local support, 2025 was one of the firm’s most impactful years to date.
Ask Copilot" is coming to your Taskbar (but only if you want it to)
Have you ever wished your computer just understood what you were trying to do, instead of making you dig through menus and search results to get there?
Microsoft’s working on it.
Cambridge Dining Co. extends partnership to support local rough sleeping initiative
Leading event caterers Cambridge Dining Co. are delighted to be continuing their partnership with local charity It Takes A City, with valued support from partners Cambscuisine and the Cambridge Community City Foundation.
Play Included calls on Cambridge businesses to help fund therapeutic Brick Clubs in local schools
Play Included, the Duxford-based social enterprise specialising in inclusive play-based therapeutic activities for children and adults, is calling on Cambridgeshire businesses to support the expansion of its Brick Clubs programme in local schools.
Museum calls on Cambridge locals to share tech industry memories
The Centre for Computing History is calling on local people to share their memories of working in and around Cambridge’s tech industry, with the aim of capturing how its success has changed our lives and our city.
Volunteer to cheer!
Join us to support local young people at Cambridge Half Marathon on Sunday 8th March!
Price Bailey donates reconditioned laptops to the Kent Neurotherapy Centre
Leading accountancy firm, Price Bailey, has donated a set of reconditioned laptops to the Kent Neurotherapy Centre to support the charity’s vital work with people living with neurological conditions across Kent.
Is your team using AI well? Copilot can tell you
How do you really know if your staff are making the most of AI at work or in the classroom?
You’ve rolled out Microsoft Copilot.
Royal Papworth CEO joins East Anglian Air Ambulance board of trustees
East Anglian Air Ambulance, a charity that provides 24/7 lifesaving critical care by air and road, has welcomed the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Papworth Hospital to their board of trustees. Eilish Midlane was formally appointed in December 2025 and brings extensive expertise and insight to the charity.
Cheffins more than doubles original fundraising target for Cambridge Children’s Hospital with £212,000 donation
After a busy - but fun - year of fundraising, Cheffins has more than doubled their pledge for the new Cambridge Children's Hospital - raising an impressive £212,000 which will go towards the creation of a brand-new, permanent playroom at the pioneering new hospital. Once built, it will be the first specialist children's hospital for the East of England, the only region in the UK without one…
Unveiling Lloyd’s Veterans Charity – a 200 year legacy
We were privileged to attend the official launch of Lloyd’s Veterans Charity, previously named Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund, a charity that has been serving veterans and their families for more than 200 years.
The Cambridge Half Marathon is sold out, but Centre 33 still has a final few places available!
Please get in touch if you would like to take on the historic Cambridge Half Marathon challenge, whilst making a vital difference for local young people.
Introducing PhiZ & Co: Practical patient engagement for growing life science teams
One of the strengths of the Cambridge life sciences community is how openly teams share both challenges and progress.
Final call for runners to join hospital charity’s fundraising team – raising money for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital in this year’s TTP Cambridge Half Marathon
The TTP Cambridge Half Marathon is considered to be one of the UK's 'bucket-list' races, offering a scenic route through the historic streets of Cambridge and routing through the colleges of Cambridge University. This year's half marathon is once again raising money for the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital - so if you fancy a challenge for 2026, sign up now to run for the official hospital…
Inside your computer ...
Here’s something we don’t talk about enough: Computer literacy.
Not coding. Not being “great with tech”.
The everyday ability to use computers confidently and safely.