Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

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When Miss Louisa Snow founded Wood Green Animal Shelter in north London in 1924, she could never have foreseen that a century later, the charity would have grown beyond recognition and become the home

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Volunteering your time at Christmas can feel like the best gift ever

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