Press releases

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, easyJet founder and philanthropist, and disability charity Leonard Cheshire are proud to launch the largest ever financial prize for disabled entrepreneurs in the UK.

Paralympians, celebrities and thousands of disabled people are set to push themselves to the limit at the UK’s only fully inclusive sports event, the Superhero Series.

Health Foundation findings on adult social care funding have found England are falling behind Scotland and Wales.

The UN rapporteur on extreme poverty Philip Alston has delivered a final verdict on the impact of cuts to public services since 2010.

After six dance-offs, five towns and cities, and six months of close competition, the winners of Wales’ first inclusive dance competition, Strictly Cymru, were crowned in Caernarfon on Saturday (11 May).

The votes are in and Leonard Cheshire has been chosen by staff at UK executive search firm Odgers Berndtson as its Charity of the Year.

Staggering 33% increase in recorded online hate crime against disabled people between 2016/17 and 2017/18, but charity warns this could be tip of the iceberg.

Prints signed by George ‘Johnnie’ Johnson - the last remaining survivor of the original ‘617’ squadron - will be available to purchase online from this Thursday 9 May at our Ebay shop.

Isla Atay, a pioneering Leonard Cheshire volunteer and second year Music student at the University of Manchester, has been presented with the University’s prestigious Student Volunteer of the Year Award.

Participants from Leonard Cheshire in Scotland’s ‘Can Do Sport’ programme have taken part in this year’s Bishopbriggs Triathlon to tackle the stigma facing disabled people.