Macmillan Cancer Support

Mum Lisa Martin, 47, from Thornton thought the lump in her throat was down to a lingering cold - but it was actually a hidden sign she has tongue cancer

Mum's horror at discovering lump in throat was actually tongue cancer

Tammy 'Ironfist' Stanbridge gears up for her upcoming Blackpool fight by getting into the swing of things on the promande

The Fleetwood hair stylist preparing to enter Blackpool boxing ring

Philip Moon has been treated for bowel and bladder cancer at Christie's in Manchester as wants to give something back by raising money doing a charity skydive at Cockerham in October

Philip taking to sky for charity

Tammy Stanbridge, 40, is swapping the hair salon for the boxing ring in Blackpool

Popular hair stylist swaps beauty salon for boxing ring - here's why

Toolstation roadshow

Free Greggs breakfasts on offer at tradie roadshow being held near you

John Burkhill was taking part with his pram and green wig. Photo: David Kessen, National World

The real-life Barbie, the Million Pound Man and an inspiring author

John Burkhill was taking part with his pram and green wig. Photo: David Kessen, National World

Meet the 86-year-old hero who raised £1m for cancer charity

Blackpool FC Community Trust have launched a Cancer Prehabilitation programme in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support Picture: Blackpool FC Community Trust

Blackpool FC Community Trust: What's new for 2025

Over the last five years, Tub2Pub has collected 26,253kg of plastic

How to raise money for charity by recycling sweet tubs

Kelvin is always looking for ways to support national and regional charities

Funeral home team member ‘puts on a show’ to raise money for Barnardo’s

T.H. Fenton Funeral Directors

Local funeral directors to host charity coffee morning

Sue Shakespeare, a hiker from Lytham, is tackling two tough ultra-marathon hikes this year – continuously covering 100km in under 30 hours each time – to help raise vital funds for people living with cancer

This mum plans to tackle 100km with no sleep - just short stops to change socks!

Karen Airnes-Little and Nicola Ellis from Macmillan Cancer Support

MP Scott Benton holds his second Older Person's advice fair

Greene King, pub company and brewer, is calling on its customers to bring their empty tubs to its pubs in an effort to reduce waste and raise money for Macmillan.

Christmas sweets? These pubs need your empty tubs this January

Mandy Croston, the Inn on The Prom director’s wife, and her mum 95-year-old Joan Howarth (who makes the hampers), with duty manager Debbie Spencer and Macmillan Fundraising Manager, Louise Osgood

Raffle hampers by 95-year-old are just the ticket for Macmillan Cancer Support

St Annes Parish Operatic Society shed their clothes for a charity calendar and are on target to raise £1,000 for people living with cancer

‘Calendar Girls’ bare all to raise £1,000 for Macmillan
A daring cast from an amateur operatic society who shed their clothes for a cheeky ‘Calendar Girls’ year planner are on target to raise £1,000 for people living with cancer.
Julia Bennett

Marks and Spencer Cleveleys will be hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning this Sunday at St Teresa's Catholic Church Hall

Marks and Spencer to host coffee morning for cancer charity

George Alagiah and Mary Huckle (photo: Rankin/Macmillan Cancer Support)

Fighting cancer together with Macmillan's Coffee Morning

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MacMillan cancer charity backed by M&S - including new products and 5p donations...

The 'Average White Band' are embarking on a 'longest day' golf challenge. Pictured, Ian Tolley, Neil Thomas, Stuart Fitzpatrick and Carl Cohen

Macmillan Cancer Support: Golf challenge for Fylde friends at North Shore

Peter Mill, who has just had the all-clear from tonsil cancer, went along to support son Robert and pals Fraser Stanier and Alexander Douglas in the Longest Day Golf Challenge at Garstang Golf Club

72 holes of golf covered in less than 15 hours as pals boost cancer charity fund

Greene King launches £10k prize draw in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Nectar card points Sainsbury's

Sainsbury’s makes major change to Nectar card points - what it means for custome...

Greene King, pub company and brewer, is calling on its customers to bring their empty tubs to its pubs in an effort to reduce waste and raise money for Macmillan.

Here's where you can recycle your plastic chocolate and biscuit tubs for charity

The best non-alcoholic beers and spirits

Sober October for Macmillan: best non-alcoholic beers and spirits

The Sun Inn in South Shore, Blackpool

Head shave and raffle at Blackpool's Sun Inn

Fleetwood GP Mark Spencer is in training for his 10th London Marathon

Fleetwood GP set for 10th London Marathon for cancer charity
A Fleetwood GP will celebrate his 60th birthday this year by running his tenth London Marathon.
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Corey Greenway, before his big head shave fundraiser

Corey Greenway braves the shave for MacMillan Cancer Support - and his dad

Corey Greenway who is growing his hair before his Brave the Shave charity event for MacMillan Cancer Support

Ten-year-old braves the shave to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support

The ballot results for this year’s marathon will be released online for the first time (Photo: Getty Images)

Runners to find out if they have a place in biggest London Marathon ever - and h...

Kelvin Wood, from Bispham, who is running at least 5km every day through January in aid of the Bobby Ball statue appeal

Kelvin running up funds to boost Bobby Ball statue appeal

Marton Methodist Church may close if vital funds are not found by next month

Blackpool church needs a Christmas miracle or it will face closure in January

Up to 50,000 people in the UK could have undiagnosed cancer - signs to watch out...

Sam Mcwhinnie is pictured putting up one of the posters for the coffee morning on Birch Way, Poulton

This is when good neighbours become good friends

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Here’s what you should know about the Go Sober for October challenge - and how t...

Samantha Wilkinson after she braved the shave

Fleetwood woman's head shave for cancer charity in memory of dad

Macmillan Cancer Support is asking its coffee morning supporters to move their events online or consider other fundraising initiatives

Lancashire coffee morning hosts urged to hold virtual event for Macmillan Cancer...

Millions of Britons could save up to 40% on holiday cover under this new rule

Exercise could help improve survival after a diagnosis of cancer

Experts recommend exercise prescription for cancer sufferers

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Kel Wood raised over £2000 for Macmillan with a concert a Viva. He is pictured with stepdaughter Carley Roberts and Sue McDonald from Macmillan.

Blackpool entertainer raises money for Macmillan Cancer Support

North Shore mum Michelle Eaves made the brave decision to shave her hair to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support for
the Brave the Shave campaign.

North Shore mum raises money for charity

Lauren Sanderson-Roberts-Vause ahead of her Brave the Shave for Macmillan Cancer Care

South Shore woman goes under the razor in aid of charity Macmillan Cancer Suppor...

Grace Smith with one of her cakes

WATCH: Higher Wheelton girl honoured with national Macmillan award in memory of ...

Family Fund-raising Fun with the Macmillan Minion and his friend's at Old Holly Farm, Garstang. Pictured is Todd Shimell, Bob Thompson, Luke Angel and Dale Smith. Photos: Neil Cross.

Big day looms for the 'Macmillan Minion'

File photo dated 03/10/14 of a nurse on a ward at a hospital, as a report by Macmillan Cancer Support has suggested that specialist cancer nurses are being "run ragged", with high vacancy rates meaning patients may not be receiving the level of specialist care they need. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday April 30, 2018. The charity said there is a "startlingly broad variation" in the number of specialist cancer nurses in some parts of England compared to how many new patients are being diagnosed. See PA story HEALTH Nurses. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Cancer nurses are being '˜run ragged' - but 92 new diagnoses for each one in Lan...

New "one-stop shops" to speed up cancer diagnosis are being trialled across the country for the first time.

One stop shops for cancer diagnosis trialled by NHS

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Â£36k total of grants given to patients

Staff from Santander in Cleveleys held a coffee morning for Macmillan. L-R are Jenny Shepherd, Sarah Shaw, Devon Park, Lisa Leary and Joanne Beckett.

Raising a cup and cash

Macmillan Coffee Morning at Cameron's Chippy on Highfield Road. Pictured are Shelby Mercer, Philippa Smith, Deena Holden, Lily Holden with a picture of John Cameron McGill and Ann McGill.

Coffee morning brews up vitalMacmillan cash

Jasmine Fieldsend and her mum successfully raised 670 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Cakes go down a treat at hotel charity social

Busy on the barbecue is Chris McKenna

Pressing ahead with allotments open day

Lindsay Uphill-Robson with daughter Aria

Blackpool mum's joy as baby is born following cancer battle

The Macmillan team

Mobile advice from cancer experts

A consultant analysing a mammogram

Developing cancer 'more common than marriage in UK'

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