Press releases

After six dance-offs, five towns and cities, and six months of close competition, the winners of Wales’ first inclusive dance competition, Strictly Cymru, were crowned in Caernarfon on Saturday (11 May).

The votes are in and Leonard Cheshire has been chosen by staff at UK executive search firm Odgers Berndtson as its Charity of the Year.

Staggering 33% increase in recorded online hate crime against disabled people between 2016/17 and 2017/18, but charity warns this could be tip of the iceberg.

Prints signed by George ‘Johnnie’ Johnson - the last remaining survivor of the original ‘617’ squadron - will be available to purchase online from this Thursday 9 May at our Ebay shop.

Isla Atay, a pioneering Leonard Cheshire volunteer and second year Music student at the University of Manchester, has been presented with the University’s prestigious Student Volunteer of the Year Award.

Participants from Leonard Cheshire in Scotland’s ‘Can Do Sport’ programme have taken part in this year’s Bishopbriggs Triathlon to tackle the stigma facing disabled people.

84 London Marathon runners from across the UK, USA, Singapore and beyond took to the streets of the capital in support of Leonard Cheshire on Sunday 28 April, raising £150,000 for the leading disability charity.

We're one of four European NGO’s involved in the development of new Braille customised LEGO bricks. Our Director of Assistive Technology Steve Tyler has been an intrinsic part of the process and talks through the creative process and potential of the...

Some of the UK’s biggest employers have praised Change 100, a pioneering internship programme as it marks its fifth year of helping disabled students and graduates find work.

Avid runners Diane and Nick Armstrong will each be completing their 100th marathon on 18 May, which they have organised in memory of Nick’s mum and fellow marathon runner Valerie Harrold.