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- Guide Dogs calls for rapid microchipping of dogs in Wales 17 May 2012
The Welsh government is considering introducing compulsory microchipping for dogs in Wales. A consultation on proposals will happen but Guide Dogs want to see microchipping introduced without delay - Guide Dogs in the news - 16 May 2012 16 May 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 18 May, 2012. - Guide Dogs calls for tougher sentences for attacks on guide dogs 15 May 2012
Article from Guide Dogs about the sentences to owners of dangerous dogs that attack people, pet dogs and guide dogs. - Campaigns Update - 11 May 2012 11 May 2012
- Guide Dogs in the news - 7 May 2012 08 May 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 11 May, 2012. - Guide Dogs invites MPs to discuss dog attacks 03 May 2012
Guide Dogs article on the charity inviting MP's to discuss dog attacks. - Guide Dogs in the news - 1 May 2012 01 May 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 4 May, 2012. - Teenage guide dog owner honoured in the St George’s Day Parade 30 Apr 2012
Guide Dogs news article about a 20 year old scout group member and guide dog owner who has been awarded The Cornwell Award. - Run with Royalty at the 2013 Virgin London Marathon for Guide Dogs 30 Apr 2012
Harry joked that Will and Kate might run in the 2013 Virgin London Marathon, so you could be running alongside royalty in next year’s event! Run for Guide Dogs - apply now for a Golden Bond place. - Guide Dogs in the news - 25 April 2012 25 Apr 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 27 April, 2012. - Guide Dogs backs compulsory microchipping but wants proposals to go further 25 Apr 2012
Guide Dogs article on the charities backing of compulsory microchipping for all dogs and how they want legislation to go even further. - Green Party Mayoral candidate experiences life without sight 23 Apr 2012
Green Party candidate for London Mayor, Jenny Jones, experienced life with sight loss when she donned a special kind of blindfold in Exhibition Road, London, today. - Guide Dogs in the news - 16 April 2012 16 Apr 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 20 April, 2012. - Wendy Shaw carries a torch for Alfie Guide Dog 11 Apr 2012
Guide Dogs article about Wendy Shaw aka Guide Dog Alfie, who dresses up as Alfie to run Marathons for the charity. - Inspiring guide dog owner to be Olympic torch bearer 11 Apr 2012
Guide Dogs article about guide dog owner David Chaffey becoming an Olympic torchbearer. - Kate Lawler visits Guide Dogs in Leamington 05 Apr 2012
Article about former Big Brother contestant and current Kerrang radio DJ Kate Lawler and her visit to the Guide Dogs training school in Leamington to do a blindfold walk. - Guide Dogs in the news - 12 April 2012 12 Apr 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 13 April, 2012. - Guide Dogs in the news - 3 April 2012 03 Apr 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 6 April, 2012. - Guide Dogs in the news - 29 March 2012 29 Mar 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 30 March, 2012. - Waiting for a bus, then a thousand come along at once 27 Mar 2012
New article on how 1,000 extra buses are due to become Talking Buses through the Governments Better Bus Areas fund. - Guide dog owner Nicola blazes a trail for Guide Dogs with the Olympic Torch 26 Mar 2012
Story about a guide dog owner who has been selected to be an Olympic torch bearer. - Northern Ireland Introduces Compulsory Microchipping 23 Mar 2012
- George Osborne urged to can VAT on guide dog food 17 May 2012
- Explosive career change for former guide dogs 21 Mar 2012
Article on how four guide dog puppies have changed their careers and trained as explosive detection dogs with Sussex Police. - Guide dog puppy adds Sparkle to Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 20 Mar 2012
Guide Dogs announces the name of it's Diamond Jubilee puppy - Guide Dogs in the news - 19th March 2012 19 Mar 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 23 March, 2012. - 19th March - Talking Buses Campaign 19 Mar 2012
Guide Dogs Article about progress on our talking buses campaign. Headway puts weight behind talking buses campaign - Guide Dogs appeals for mums this Mother's Day!
Article on guide dog mums and how super they are, including how to become a guide dog mum volunteer. - Sign up now for the Bath Half Marathon 2013! 16 Mar 2012
Sign up to run for Guide Dogs in the Bath Half Marathon 2013. - Guide Dogs launches new sensory experience at Crufts 09 Mar 2012
Article about Guide Dogs' new Sensory Tunnel experience at Crufts. - Vote for Lora Turnham to win The Kennel Club's Friends for Life at Crufts 07 Mar 2012
Guide dog owner and Paralympic hopeful, Lora Turnham, needs your support. Lora is a finalist in The Kennel Club's Friends for Life competition, at Crufts which highlights five amazing stories of people whose lives have been changed for the better by their dogs. You can vote for Lora until Sunday, 11 March. - Hat-trick of awards honour blind fundraiser 06 Mar 2012
Guide Dogs article about guide dog owner and fundraiser Scott Cunningham has been officially honoured with an MBE for his fundraising efforts for the charity. - The Sun backs Guide Dogs on microchipping 28 Feb 2012
Guide Dogs news article on guide dog owners stories of how their guide dogs have been attacked by other dogs and how David Blunkett and The Sun newspaper are backing a change in the law to compulsory microchipping. - New study looks at impact of sight loss on older people 27 Feb 2012
An article on the Guide Dogs website about a study into sight loss in elderly people. - Guide Dogs' Chairman Tony Aston resigns
Guide Dogs’ Chairman, Tony Aston OBE DL, has resigned from the board of Trustees on the grounds of ill health - Guide Dogs in the news - 20 February 2012 20 Feb 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 24 February, 2012 - Guide Dogs in the news - 13 March 2012 13 Mar 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 13 March, 2012. - Graduate with Guide Dogs this Student Volunteering Week
Article about how one student at the University of East Anglia is improving his employability by volunteering for Guide Dogs. - Households in Northern Ireland are recycling to support Guide Dogs 15 Feb 2012
News article about Bryson Recycling in Northern Ireland helping householders recycle and raise money for Guide Dogs through a scheme. - Discover puppy love this Valentines Day with Go Walkies
Guide Dogs is calling supporters to invite friends, neighbours and family to celebrate love by hosting a Valentines themed sponsored walk. - Guide Dogs discovers the Forgotten Passengers 30 Jan 2012
Article about blind bus passengers being left on buses when bus drivers have forgotten to tell them to get off at their stop. - A buddy dog for Abigail 11 Jan 2012
Abigail a partially sighted child gains her confidence with buddy dog Ursula and Guide Dogs - Guide Dogs in the news - 13 February 2012 14 Feb 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the week ending 17 February, 2012 - Going once, going twice… Guide Dogs launches eBay Shop! 29 Dec 2011
Visit Guide Dogs new eBay shops or donate unwanted goods. - Guide Dogs in the news - 1 January 2012 05 Jan 2012
Guide Dogs Media Summary for the fortnight ending 1 January, 2012 - Guide Dogs in the news - 14 December 2011 22 Dec 2011
News round up for w/c 14 December - Join Guide Dogs and Eukanuba for some dog walking with a difference
Eukanuba make it their new year’s resolution to Go Walkies for Guide Dogs! Sponsored dog walking with Guide Dogs and Eukanuba. - Christmas and winter with Guide Dogs 16 Dec 2011
Information about what to do, guide dogs opening hours, support over Xmas for guide dog owners - Dog Law Reform is on our Christmas List 14 Dec 2011
An article by Guide Dogs about organisations and charities lobbying the Government about changing the law on dangerous dogs. - Government U-turn on Disability Living Allowance 12 Dec 2011
Guide Dogs welcomes the Government's decision not to scrap part of a vital benefit for people in residential care, which was announced last week - Guide Dogs wants bus companies to get on board the Government's new grant 12 Dec 2011
Guide Dogs want bus operators to bid for a share of the Government's new grant package and use the money to install AV systems to make buses easier to use. - Guide Dogs in the news - 5 December 2011 08 Dec 2011
A round up of the weeks news items featuring Guide Dogs, from 5 December 2011. - New petition demands Government delivers dog law overhaul 02 Dec 2011
News article by Guide Dogs about a petition calling for the Government to update dog laws, following attacks on guide dogs. - Council budgets are Cracking Under Pressure 29 Nov 2011
A news article from Guide Dogs about the issues surrounding illegal parking on pavements, the costs to councils and the tax payer, and how this affects blind and partially sighted people and guide dog owners. - Guide Dogs in the news - 29 November 2011 29 Nov 2011
A round up of the weeks news items featuring Guide Dogs, from 29 November 2011. - UK's first dual guide dog and seizure dog graduates with new owner 28 Nov 2011
A news article from Guide Dogs about the new partnership between an epileptic lady and a dually trained guide dog/seizure alert dog. - Want to Run the Bath Half Marathon? Get top tips from Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Richard Twose
Record breaking explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Paralympian Richard Twose give top tips on how to prepare and run the Bath Half Marathon 2012. - Guide Dogs in the news - 22 November 2011 22 Nov 2011
A round up of the weeks news items featuring Guide Dogs, from 22 November 2011. - Take part in 'Seeing it my way': a month to go 18 Nov 2011
'Seeing it my way' is an initiative developed so that every person with sight loss across the UK gets the support they need. - Adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes and athlete Richard Twose call for people to get running for Guide Dogs 16 Nov 2011
Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Richard Twose encourage people to run the Bath Half marathon - Guide Dogs takeover at Stormont 07 Nov 2011
Stormont hosts Guide Dog Northern Ireland, MLA's pledge their support to guide dog owners - Guide Dogs' tips to help your dog through bonfire night 04 Nov 2011
Guide Dogs’ tips to help your dog through bonfire night - Billionaires lend their support to gifts in Wills 02 Nov 2011
A news piece about billionaires giving 10 per cent of their estates to Guide Dogs. - Calling All Guide Dogs Supporters! 27 Oct 2011
Lloyds TSB Bank, sponsors of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, is looking for inspirational people who could represent Guide Dogs. - Guide Dogs in the news 25 Oct 2011
A round up of the weeks news items featuring Guide Dogs, from 24 October. - Guide Dogs in the news - 7 October 2011 08 Nov 2011
A round up of the weeks news items featuring Guide Dogs, from 7 November 2011. - Talking cash machines
Complain to your bank and help us get Britain's banks to enable their cash machines to talk. - Spend International White Cane Day making streets safer for blind and partially-sighted people 13 Oct 2011
UK Charities Back International White Cane Day - Guide Dogs News - Blind or Partially sighted? Help them to See It Your Way 12 Oct 2011
Seeing it my way' is a new initiative developed so that every person with sight loss across the UK gets the support they need. - Join British book lovers in plot to steal World Record from Austria 11 Oct 2011
Join the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to smash the Guinness World Records title for the world's longest reading relay on 13th October at Waterstone's store in Piccadilly Circus, London. - Archie, the canine hero in training, comes to the rescue! 07 Oct 2011
Archie Hero In Training hits bookshops across the country and is available to buy online for the first time to coincide with Guide Dogs Week (1-9 October). - In the Press - more on Guide Dog Week 07 Oct 2011
Puppy love to a guide dog, picture story mentioning Guide Dogs Week and the New Breeding Centre - In the Press - Guide Dogs Week 06 Oct 2011
Granada tv features Jessica Colwey, a horse riding guide dog owner and the Atherton Training Centre. - Guide Dogs new National Breeding Centre given Royal seal of approval 05 Oct 2011
Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre was officially opened by HRH Princess Alexandra, Patron of the charity, yesterday (Tuesday 4th October). - Autumn Raffle winners announced 05 Oct 2011
Guide Dogs’ Autumn Raffle saw some amazing prizes being won by lucky supporters, with first prize of £7,000 cash or a brand new Volkswagen Fox - Guide Dogs will be able to use moving escalators 04 Oct 2011
Guide dog owners with trained guide dogs will be able to use moving escalators on the Tube, Docklands Light Railway and London Overground due to a byelaw change from Wednesday, 5 October. - BSM driving instructors bravely take to the passenger seat for a charity ‘blind drive’. 22 Sep 2011
Brave BSM driving instructors from across the North West have volunteered to take a spin around a racetrack with a blind driver. - The Hardest Hit goes local 22 Sep 2011
Guide Dogs joined the Hardest Hit march where 8,000 people who protested against the combined impact in the Welfare Reform Bill - Remember a Charity Week – 12 to 18 September 2011 11 Sep 2011
uide Dogs raise awareness of gifts in Wills this week by helping us spread the word about Remember a Charity Week - Attacks on guide dogs rising, finds new report 05 Sep 2011
An article that delves into the shocking statistics surrounding the increased number of attacks on guide dogs. - Eukanuba agrees to Go Walkies with Guide Dogs 23 Aug 2011
Super premium pet food Eukanuba has signed a three year sponsorship deal with Go Walkies for Guide Dogs. - Stephen Fry is on the bus – but Cheryl Cole's a girl who's not aloud! 28 Aug 2011
Stephen Fry is on the bus – but Cheryl Cole's a girl who's not aloud! Stephen Fry is the nations favourite talking bus voice. - Royal seal of approval for new Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre 15 Sep 2011
HRH Princess Alexandra has officially opened Guide Dogs' world class Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre, in Leamington. - Response to "Bus Services After the Spending Review' by the Transport Select Committee 11 Aug 2011
A news piece on Guide Dogs' opinion on 'Bus services after the spending review' report. And the campaign for audio visual information on buses. - Guide Dogs urges Government not to ignore a silent risk 28 Jul 2011
A news piece on the risks hybrid and electric cars pose to blind and partially sighted people. And Guide Dogs' position on this issue. - Payments Council research reveals that Cheque Guarantee Cards won’t be missed and have always been misunderstood 19 Jul 2011
With 30 June 2012 the end for cheque guarantee cards, the Payments Council research reveals people, including older customers, have few concerns - A more inclusive Exhibition Road 15 Jul 2011
A special type of paving which helps blind and partially-sighted pedestrians to distinguish between the road and the pavement will be installed at a tourist hot spot in Kensington and Chelsea, London - Guide Dog of the Year Awards 2011: And the winner is... 07 Jul 2011
Winner of guide dog of the year awards Yancy has been crowned Guide Dog of the Year 2011 after beating more than 50 fantastic nominees to the title. - Guide Dog of the Year Awards 2011: And the finalists are… 17 Jun 2011
A news piece on the finalists of the 2011 Guide Dog of the Year Awards. - Royal approval for Scott and Jackie 16 Jun 2011
A news piece on the fundraising acheivements of two guide dog owners Scott Cunningham and Jackie Clifton and a Royal recognition of their efforts. - MSPs take a walk on the blind side with Guide Dogs Scotland in Holyrood 09 Jun 2011
Guide Dogs Scotland hosted a reception at the Scottish Parliament last night to give MSPs (Members of Scottish Parliament) the opportunity to find out what is life for their blind and partially sighted constituents in Scotland. - Last chance to enter the Metro Games for blind and partially sighted athletes 26 May 2011
Last chance to enter the Metro Games for blind and partially sighted athletes - First puppies born at Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre 24 May 2011
The first puppies to be born at Guide Dogs new National Breeding Centre were delivered this weekend. - Puppy love for new National Breeding Centre 05 May 2011
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is moving its breeding operations into their new state-of-the-art home, after construction work was completed on its new National Breeding Centre, in Leamington Spa. - Donny to get a new doggy pal as Rovers raise cash for Guide Dogs 27 Apr 2011
Doncaster Rovers are raising cash for a new friend for Donny Dog. His new pal will be a guide dog puppy who will hopefully grow up to change the life of someone who is blind or partially sighted. - Coventry City bring matchday action to visually impaired fans 19 Apr 2011
Guide Dogs welcomes Coventry City’s football team pilot scheme to keep visually impaired fans up to speed with the action on the pitch. - MP visit to Atherton 15 Apr 2011
Yvonne Fovargue (MP for Makerfield) visited the Guide Dogs' Training Centre at Atherton. As well as a tour of the centre, Yvonne also took on the challenge of a blindfolded walk with Macca, a guide dog in training. - AGM Announcement 14 Apr 2011
Guide Dogs is pleased to announce details of the 2011 Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”), which is open to members, on Tuesday, 19th July 2011. - The hardest hit – defending disabled people's futures 28 Mar 2011
You may have heard that Guide Dogs, along with over 40 other organisations and groups of disabled people are supporting a March, a Lobby of Parliament and a Rally on the 11th May to voice anger and concern at the cuts threatening benefits, services, jobs and rights. - New budget Inheritance Tax changes set to benefit charities 23 Mar 2011
All about the New budget Inheritance Tax changes that are set to benefit charities like Guide Dogs. - Guide Dog of the Year nominations open 11 Mar 2011
A news piece about Guide Dog of the Year 2011 nominations opening. - Don’t forget - only a few days left… 11 Mar 2011
Yuor last chance to apply for some really special new jobs at Guide Dogs - EU agrees new rights to benefit disabled and older bus passengers 16 Feb 2011
Today disabled people, and those with mobility problems, across the European Union have won important new rights to travel on buses and coaches. - Looking for the perfect gift for Valentines Day? 07 Feb 2011
Surprise your loved one with ' Puppy Love ' from our dog-e-gifts Guide Dogs website - And We Call It Puppy Love! Puppy naming competition by Manchester City Football Club 04 Feb 2011
Win a fantastic day out at Manchester City Football Guide Dogs competition. Name a puppy competition for under 16 year olds - Are new generation mobile phones the guide dogs of the digital world? 02 Feb 2011
A news piece about new generation phones being the guide dogs of the digital world. - Go walkies with a new phone app from Guide Dogs 02 Feb 2011
Following the launch of the ground breaking go walkies app for iPhone in October, Guide Dogs has paired up with Think Shed agency to reach out to thousands more smartphone users. - Guide Dogs speaks out over the Government proposed Welfare Reform Bill 28 Jan 2011
Today, the RNIB has published a report on behalf of a range of sight loss organisations, including Guide Dogs, expressing concern over the Government's Welfare Reform Bill. - Addressing issues for blind and partially sighted people 14 Jan 2011
Professionals from across the country will be shaping the services provided to blind and partially sighted people as part of the Vision for Equality conference 2011. - Guide Dogs defend against the Government's reform on Disability Living Allowance 13 Jan 2011
A survey of disabled people, carers and advisers will inform Disability Alliance’s response to the Governments consultation on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reform that is being planned for the next five years. - 2010
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