A fundraising night held in memory of a Bootle man who died suddenly while playing football raised £600. Gary Burke, 24, from Fernhill Road, was born with a heat defect that could have killed him at any time. He died in January while playing five-a-side with friends at St Wilfrid

A group of 24 skydivers made a leap of faith to raise more than £13,000 last month for a heart charity in memory of a Harrow Weald man who died last year. Friends and family of Martyn Simpson completed the jump from 13,000 feet at Hinton Airfield, Oxford, on what would have been his 25th birthday. Martin,

The Esperance Hospital handed over a £341 cheque to Eastbourne Mayor Graham Marsden to boost his charity for the year

Sales of Muller Vitality yogurt at Asda, Blackburn, raised £1,040 for the charity CRY, which specialises in research into heart attacks among young people. From left: Jim Slater, Muller sales development rep Amanda Muller, Neil Staff and store manager Andrew Holden.

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A drive to raise public awareness of a rare heart condition that claimed a young man

Public awareness of a rare heart condition that claimed the life of a young Wearside man is being raised by the efforts of his mother. Ann Wilson, 51, has raised thousands of pounds for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), which wants the Government to introduce a heart screening programme for children and teenagers.

The only regiment to win battle honours on British soil was back in Fishguard this week. The Territorial Army unit, 224 Squadron, Pembroke Yeomanry, won their honours against the French in the failed invasion of 1797. They were back raising money for charity by pushing a bed through the streets. After heaving the heavy furniture and