The relationship between art and money is a tricky one at the best of times. Artists, we’re told, are supposed to dwell high up in draughty garrets, wear moth-bitten smocks and shuffle about in a …

London’s enormous flagship TOPMAN store is now working in conjunction with the charity C.A.L.M (Campaign Against Living Miserably – http://www.thecalmzone.net). A quirky and down to earth charity aimed to help young depressed men, C.A.L.M have …

With the announcement last week that corporate owned Ben & Jerrys plan to use 100% Fairtrade products in their ice cream by the end of 2011, all eyes will be on Fairtrade Fortnight for signs …

Pancake Day (traditionally called Shrove Tuesday and celebrated as Mardi Gras in the US) is historically the last day in the Christian calender before Lent. A day when we fatten up with all those rich …

London Chinese restaurant chain Ping Pong are aiming to raise £5000 for Crisis, the national homeless charity, to help feed the homeless this Christmas.

How come some people can walk into a charity shop and come out looking like Kate Moss while I wander into my local Scope and pick out a dress that is better suited to my …

Charity events have something of a bad reputation in my circle. They usually involve enforced fun, lots of smiling, or marathons. But this Saturday a very different kind of charity event is taking place in …

In this oh so fickle world where it seems nothing is permanent, it has become ever more important for charity shops to catch a sale wherever they can. Ever since the deplorable Mary Portas declared …