Animal charity takes to the catwalk (Oldham Chronicle)
STYLE-savvy Oldhamers are invited to a fashion show with a difference. The Oldham branch of the RSPCA is hosting the glittering event at Tokyo Project next month in a bid to raise money for the charity.

Prison reform charity joins bid to run jails (Guardian Unlimited)
A charity that works with offenders and campaigns for prison reform has launched a surprise bid to run prisons in London and Merseyside

Charity makes bid to run prisons (BBC News)
A charity which campaigns for penal reform and works with offenders is bidding to run two new jails, the BBC learns.

Charity joins jails contracts bid (Channel 4)
A penal reform pressure group has launched a surprise bid to run two new prisons. Nacro, a charity which attempts to cut crime by finding practical work for offenders, has formed a consortium to win Government contracts for jails in Merseyside and London.

Cricket star's new charity walk (BBC News)
Sir Ian Botham is to begin his latest charity walk in Taunton, it is announced.

Tanzania: Charity Goat Races Hit Sh68.2 Million Net Revenue (AllAfrica.com)
The eight edition of the Dar es Salaam Charity Goat races staged on August 23, realised a record revenue of Sh68.25 million, according to the event's organiser Karen Stanley.

All News... Man accused of charity football match attack (The Kent Messenger)
A 25-year-old man will appear in court later this month after a teenager was allegedly assaulted at a charity football match in Kent. Patrick Dyett is charged with the common assault of a 16-year-old boy at St Lukes football ground in Hereson Road, Ramsgate.