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Two women, in orange MND t-shirts, run alongside two goats on a farm.

Goat trio joins mum and daughter for charity runs

Megan and Jackie Wilson plan to run a mile a day in January to raise money for the MND Association.

North Yorkshire

Marcus Stewart sits in an empty football stadium on a blue seat and is pictured in a blue and white Ipswich Town shirt.

Stewart hopes fundraising will speed up MND cure

Marcus Stewart says athletes are helping with efforts to find a cure for motor neurone disease.

Former Gloucester Rugby player Ed Slater after the final whistle in The 745 Game at AMT Headingley Stadium, Leeds. He is wearing a black 4Ed hat, a black gilet, a beige fleece and black trousers. Ed is sat in a wheelchair on the pitch. Other people can be seen standing around him and nearby.

Firefighters' support for rugby star diagnosed with MND

Firefighters are taking part in a 24-hour challenge to raise awareness about MND.

Gloucestershire

Sheree Gregg smiles at the camera. She has her dark brown hair tied back and wears pink eyeshadow. She has a blue and yellow Team Scotland scarf and wears a blue -tshirt.

Nurse at MND lecture was unaware she had disease

Sheree Gregg was the youngest person in the Highlands to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Highlands & Islands

A woman wearing a blue head band smiles as she leans against a man in a wheelchair with his head supported

Rob Burrow's widow highlights 'amazing' carers

Lindsey Burrow says the country "would not cope" without the work done by unpaid carers.

Mike Thomas, who has a bald head and is wearing a blue polo top, sat in a cream-coloured armchair and smiling while looking at the camera. Jayne who has short blonde hair and is wearing a black, long-sleeved turtle neck t shirt is sat behind him, on one of the arms of the chair, and has her arms round him

Man's anxious wait for MND drug approval

Mike Thomas anxiously awaits news of whether he will keep getting his life-extending MND treatment.

Dr Luke Hames-Brown sitting on a sofa at home - he has short auburn hair and a beard. He is wearing a blue T-shirt and there are family photographs on the wall behind him

MND patient urges people to join new year parkrun

Former GP Luke Hames-Brown was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in April 2023.

Kenny is on the left and is wearing a grey jumper. Scott is smiling at the camera and is wearing a yellow and blue hat with a tassel.

Rugby star leads tributes after MND friend dies

Scott Stewart passed away in hospital on Sunday in Stirling surrounded by his family.

Tayside & Central Scotland

A man in a blue beanie hat siting on a wheelchair with a white blanket on him, surrounded by three men and two women in coats, standing on the pitch at Ashton Gate football stadium

Wife's tribute to 'brave' ex-rugby player with MND

Scott Morris, who has died, recently joined Kevin Sinfield to raise funds in aid of MND charities.

Hereford & Worcester