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Katy Simpson, 24, from Burnopfield, near Stanley in County Durham, had always hated running. She hated running when, about 15 years ago, she and her cousin, Helen Gavin, ran the Junior Great North Run. At the time,

Sir Bobby’s son, Mark, ran the Great North Run for his Dad and for all the people he has met through the charity who have also been affected by cancer. The first time he took on the

Two years ago, Alison Baxter’s husband, Bob, a lecturer at Hartlepool College of Further Education, ran in the Great North Run for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. At that time, he was undertaking a clinical trial of

Brannen and Partners, a family run Chartered Surveyors and Property Management company, has donated £2,500 to help local people with cancer through the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The money was raised partly by distributing gifts to local

With tremendous support from Sunderland AFC’s community charity, the Foundation of Light, a special football-themed race day has raised more than £19,000. Taking place at Newcastle Racecourse earlier this month, the event raised funds which will be