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Golden Retriever Cooper recently came into the lives of the Darbyshire family from Gateshead, and already they say they can't imagine a life without him.

Celebrities have been revealing their childhood dream jobs and pictures of themselves when they were young in support of Guide Dogs’ ‘Every Dream Counts’ campaign.

Guide Dogs has released a new video sharing different ways that visually impaired people undertake day-to-day kitchen tasks without having a full range of vision. From systems to navigating kitchen storage, chopping safely to boiling the perfect rice, it turns out sighted people could learn a thing or two from the visually impaired.

More than 200 people ran for Guide Dogs in the London Landmarks Half Marathon at the weekend including our very own Chief Executive, Tom Wright.

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex met young readers, who are blind and partially sighted, ahead of World Book Day (March 3rd) at our Guide Dogs centre in Berkshire.

To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, we caught up with Jonathan Smith and Adam Woolcott, designers of Guide Dogs Artisan Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021.

Corrie star Charlie De Melo was on hand to play puppy midwife with his mum, Lynne, who is a Guide Dogs volunteer and looks after guide dog mum, Sarah.

The Guide Dogs People Awards ceremony was held last week at our National Centre to honour the contributions and achievements of our volunteers, staff and service users over the past 12 months.