Cycling enthusiasts are being invited to hear plans for a new charity challenge to be held in Cuba. The challenge will help raise money to take action against heart disease and a meeting to discuss the project is being held next month. Five UK charities have organised the challenge to raise funds to support their work

Former Arsenal players Steve Gatting, Danny O'Shea and Brian Hornsby will join stars from the entertainment business for a charity match against Eastbourne United veterans today (Sunday). It is hoped the match at The Oval will rise thousands of pounds for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). CRY is supported by Arsenal and aims to raise

Olympic champion Greg Whyte was "absolutely gutted" when his attempt to swim the Channel ended in fog and failure on Sunday. Galvanised by Little Britain comedian David Walliams' successful crossing last month, Greg had been determined to outdo his protégé's impressive time of 10 hours and 34 minutes. And he was well on his way to achieving

Tickets are selling fast for a charity football match with big star players. A team of ex-Arsenal footballers and celebrities are travelling to Eastbourne to take on Eastbourne United Veterans in what looks to be a fantastic one-off charity match. Ralph Little from BBC's The Royal Family, Groundforce's Tommy Walsh, Joe Swash from East Enders and

The organisers of an annual charity five-a-side football tournament held in memory of a 29-year-old man who died from a heart attack are hoping 20 teams will battle it out in this year's event. Folkestone Sports Centre is hosting the all-day adult tournament on Sunday, August 20, in its main hall. A fun day featuring a

At the meeting of the Inner Wheel Club of Frome at the Mendip Lodge Hotel on July 11, president Hazel Shaw handed over her chain of office to this year's president Janet Pang. At the meeting, Mrs Pang thanked Mrs Shaw for a successful, eventful year in which more than £2,000 had been raised for the

I tried to ask what was happening, but the words would not come out. I had woken up in a hospital bed, with my face covered by an oxygen mask, with my brother and sister, both in tears, sitting next to my bed. I began to panic. Had I had an asthma attack? I knew the asthma I had

Arsenal and England soccer star Theo Walcott, has given his support to Team Buzz, a group of Newbury cyclists who are currently one gruelling charity mission. Team Buzz and cycling more than 850 miles from Cherbourg to Montpellier in France in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), the organisation which raises awareness of heart

A family Fun Day which will include a charity football match between a Dominic Lilley Select XI and West Bromwich Albion All Stars, will take place on August 13 at the Sedgemere Sports and Social Club in Yardley. Gates open at 12pm and the game kicks off at 2.30pm, entry is by programme only which costs