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A new agent has joined British Wireless to support people in Kirklees. Kirklees Transcription Service (KTS) has teamed up with British Wireless to support blind and partially sighted people in West Yorkshire. The partnership will ensure visually impaired people in the area are getting our support. A event to launch the partnership took place at…

Today British Wireless is launching its 2016 Christmas appeal, with a focus on the friendship and comfort our radios provide to those with sight loss. BWBF’s Christmas appeal is an important way for us to raise money so we can continue to provide the service we do to visually impaired people. Our 2016 campaign features…

The latest RAJAR figures have been released today – showing more people than ever own a digital radio. Figures released today show 31 million adults now own a DAB radio – a rise of a million individuals since the previous quarter. RAJAR, the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences, has released its data…

The rollout of the new Sonata Plus+ radios has now been completed thanks to grants from the Freemasons’ Grand Charity and the Wolfson Foundation. The Freemasons’ Grand Charity present a cheque Keith Clancy Sonata Plus+ More than 120 British Wireless recipients have now received their new Sonata Plus+ radios. Thanks to grants of £47,500 from…

BWBF has received two grants from different organisations which will benefit visually impaired people in Scotland. The Crerar Trust has donated £3,150 to BWBF Waitrose partner Slava Yakupov presents a cheque Visually impaired people in Scotland will benefit from two grants which British Wireless has just received. The Crerar Trust has donated £3,150 for replacement…

Our radios mean so many different things to people, but one of our recipients credits his British Wireless set with saving his life. During the days which followed him losing his sight, Paul King relied on his BWBF set to get him through the darkness. In fact he says it helped him so much, he…

A Second World War veteran has been presented with a BWBF radio so she can enjoy memories of her time as a Spitfire pilot. Joy Lofthouse is one of the few remaining Air Transport Auxiliary pilots who flew Spitfires in the Second World War. The 93-year-old veteran recently worked with Forces Radio BFBS on a…

A donation from a trust will support elderly visually impaired people in Essex. People living with sight loss in Essex will benefit from free radios thanks to a grant. BWBF has been awarded £1,500 by the Fowler Smith & Jones Trust. The money will be used to provide six blind or partially sighted elderly residents…

Generous Medway motorists have helped raise funds to support visually impaired people in the area. British Wireless will be able to support more people with sight loss in Medway thanks to a generous grant. The Moto service station on the M2, between junction four and five, has given the charity a £2,000 grant from its…

BWBF attended a conference at the weekend to learn more about community radio stations and how we could work with them. A conference held by the Community Media Association has given BWBF an insight into the world of community radio. Agent Liaison Manager Dave Beard went along to the organisation’s annual Community Media Conference on…