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With Love Island welcoming their first contestant with a vision impairment this year, we hear from Lynette, a guide dog owner and Love Island fan, who asks whether it's time to make the show more accessible as well as inclusive.

We’ve got a fantastic range of jobs - over 400 roles - at Guide Dogs. So this week, we’re asking Nicola Knight & Eloise Larkin-Hinds, two of our Access Assistants, all about their exciting role and how they can help people with sight loss.

An Access Assistant supports a person with a vision impairment, another impairment or long-term health condition, to thrive within their job role.

The festive season brought us not one but two very special litters. On Christmas Day, guide dog mum Kim delivered seven guide dog puppies. And then, joining us on the 6th January, guide dog mum Sylvia had the first litter of 2023.

A new survey from Guide Dogs has revealed a fifth (21%) of dog owners in Britain are worried their dog will have piled on the pounds over the festive period - equivalent to 2.7 million dogs in the UK.

We’ve got a fantastic range of jobs - over 400 roles - at Guide Dogs. So this week, we’re asking Bethan McDonald, one of our Puppy Development Advisors, all about her exciting role and how she can help people with sight loss.

A new Government-commissioned report has revealed the extent of anti-social e-scooter riding in England.

Guide dog owner Samantha Leftwich and her mum Linda, both from Essex, turned an unfortunate situation into a positive bonding experience this October, running their own half marathon to raise money for Guide Dogs.