A fundraising stalwart has completed another gruelling test for a charity significant to her family. Kyla Hanson managed to make over £500 sponsorship after completing a marathon-length rowathon. After months of training, the super fit 24-year-old climbed into her rowing machine at her Market Weighton home to complete the 26 mile slog in 2 hours, 53

Former Luton schoolboy and sports supremo Professor Greg Whyte has been coaching Little Britain star David Walliams (left) for a secret project. The pair have been spotted emerging in wetsuits from rivers, swimming pools and beaches across the country. But Greg's lips are sealed – for now – about what they're trying to achieve. The ex-Ashcroft High School

Charity busker Normal Evans MBE has finished counting his 2005 donations…and is raring to go in 2006! Normal, a familiar sight on Redcar High Street, says he raised around £8,000 last year for a host of good causes. And while bad weather and a few health problems have kept him at bay so far in 2006, he's

A mum whose two brothers, two sisters and niece died suddenly has had pioneering treatment to shock her heart back to life it it stops. Michelle Griffiths, 41 and her 18-year-old son Danny have had tiny devices – called defibrillators – fitted into their chests. Today, Michelle appealed for anyone who has lost several relatives suddenly in

I'm a 56-year-old entertainer attempting to run my first London marathon on behalf of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). I was born with a heart defect, which was detected early on. The last operation I had was in 1979 when I was fitted with a mechanical aortic valve, which is still ticking away. Please sponsor

A ground-breaking cardiac clinic is gearing up for its next screening – and is looking for residents Tendring-wide who want to be tested. The facility was established by CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) in 2004 and is one of only a few in the UK. The initiative in Colchester General Hospital was established following campaigning by

The deputy mayor will be presenting donations accumulated by the dedicated support of the Beach Head Marathon volunteers to the groups and organisations that assisted with the staging of the 2005 event. The cheques total an impressive £3,210. Councillor Colin Belsey said,: "The time and effort that the volunteers put in to the organising and running

A charity night is being held after a talented footballer died during a Sunday league match. Friends of Paul Leach have organised the fundraising event for next month. Mr Leach, 23, collapsed and died on November 13, only ten minutes into a match for Preston Farm Motors at Smiths Dock Park in Normanby, Teesside. Although a