Plans to ramp up NHS care in neighbourhood health centres have come under fire for 'barely mentioning' people with learning ...

A charity which stands up for people with a learning disability is encouraging people to get moving and raise funds this June ...

Below is an extract from the new book All About Us! The story of people with a learning disability and Mencap. The book is compiled by Mencap president Brian Rix. The text below is by Mencap chief ...

An east Belfast man who completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon dressed as a gorilla has raised £13,000 for charity.

Mencap knows that people with a learning disability face huge inequalities. They are more likely to be socially isolated and sadly, people with a learning disability die on average up to 23 years ...

A “trailblazer” mother who founded Mencap is to be honoured with a blue plaque at the house where she set up the learning disability charity. Judy Fryd began her campaigning work at her home in ...

Wirral Mencap's first Charity Golf Invitational on Friday, May 15 at Bidston Golf Club will bring together local businesses and community members for a full day of golf, hospitality, and fundraising ...

A New Forest nurse is preparing to take on one of the world’s most famous marathons.

The founder of a charity which supports people with learning disabilities to live full lives will be honoured with a Blue Plaque. The accolade to Judy Fryd, who founded Mencap in 1947, will be put up ...