| Feb 2010 | Pip Hardy fundraising Pip Hardy is running the Bath Marathon to raise funds for June Hancock Fund in early March this year. |
| Nov 2009 | Tabi team tackle T-cells Dr Tabi and colleagues Drs Aled Clayton and Saly Al-Taei are investigating how the body’s immune system manufactures special cells called T-cells in response to unwelcome pathogens. |
| Nov 2009 | Newsletter 2009 A pdf of the 2009 JHMRF newsletter is now online. |
| Jul 2009 | New partnerships JHMRF has recently forged new partnerships with two major organisations. |
| Jul 2009 | JHMRF in the news The asbestos scandal, June’s story and the forthcoming play Dust featuring on Calendar, Woman’s Hour and the Politics Show. |
| Jun 2009 | Breathtaking journey reaches Leeds Asbestos campaigners cycling 1,200 miles will be joined by a motorbike cavalcade from Hebden Bridge to Leeds. |
| Jun 2009 | Echoes of Erin Brockovich Yorkshire Evening Post feature on the production of Dust at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. |
| Jun 2009 | Dust: Leeds premier for play about June's life 15 July to 18 July, Leeds Courtyard Theatre. |
| Apr 2009 | Walk for Len Charity walk across the length of the Cotswold Way in six days in memory of Graham 'Len' Hutton. |
| Mar 2009 | Reading roadrunners Steve Lee's club adopts the JHMRF as its charity for the year. |
| Mar 2009 | Action Mesothelioma Day Report of the AMD public meeting, which took place on 27 February in Leeds. |
| Mar 2009 | Daily Mirror's asbestos timebomb campaign See information and sign the Daily Mirror's petition. |
| Feb 2009 | February newsletter A pdf of the February issue of the JHMRF newsletter. |
| Feb 2009 | Obituary: Nancy Tait Obituary of Nancy Tait, campaigner for the victims of asbestos related diseases. |
| Feb 2009 | Action Mesothelioma Day Details of the AMD public meeting, taking place on 27 February in Leeds. |
| Jan 2009 | Play at the Courtyard Theatre A play recounting the story of asbestos in Leeds and the case of June Hancock will be showing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. |
| Nov 2008 | Asbestos judgement: safety catch applied to 'trigger issue' Press release from from Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK announcing the judgment which confirms that insurers who were “on” risk at the time someone was exposed to asbestos are liable to pay compensation. |
| Oct 2008 | June's Fund reaches £1/2 million mark! The June Hancock Fund has reached an amazing milestone in its 11 year history, raising over £500,000. |
| Sep 2008 | JHMRF newsletter and leaflet Pdfs of the latest June Hancock Mesothelioma newsletter and leaflet are now online. |
| Sep 2008 | Asbestos - the hidden killer A major campaign on asbestos is launched by the Health and Safety Executive next month. |
| Sep 2008 | Action Mesothelioma Day 2008 February 27th marked the third national Action Mesothelioma Day (AMD). A selection of AMD supporters is presented. |
| Aug 2008 | HASAG's supporters raise £3,000 A cheque for £3,000 was presented to the fund raised by Hampshire Asbestos Support Awareness Group's many supporters on Action Mesothelioma Day 2008. |
| Aug 2008 | Specialist support helps ease the pain for asbestos vistims HUNDREDS of people with asbestos-related diseases are living more comfortable lives thanks to a specialist support group. |
| Jul 2008 | Applications invited for research grant The fund is inviting applications for a research grant to be awarded in November 2008. |
| Jun 2008 | John O'Groats to Lands End for Mesothelioma Research Carl Ross who lost his father to mesothelioma is cycling from John O'Groats to Lands End to raise money for the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund. |
| May 2008 | All-Party Group on Occupational Safety and Health (pdf) Fund trustee Adrian Budgen is addressing the 2008 seminar of the MP's All-Party Group on Occupational Safety and Health asbestos sub-committee later this month. |
| Apr 2008 | Donate to the fund online You can now donate to the JHMRF online through the justgiving website. |
| Mar 2008 | Mesothelioma study day Summary of the JHMRF's contribution to the day. |
Mar 2008 |
New information booklet A new JHMRF booklet (link to pdf above) with information for people with mesothelioma and their carers is available. The book is also available free of charge by post from JHMRF, c/o Irwin Mitchell, Riverside East, 2 Millsands, Sheffield, S3 8DT. |
Feb 2008 |
Action Mesothelioma Day Action Mesothelioma Day was celebrated at events and rallies across the country. |
| Jan 2008 | Action Mesothelioma Day 2008 Public meeting to be held in Leeds on 27 February with a number of speakers. |
| Dec 2007 | June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund goes independent The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund is pleased to announce its relaunch today (December 14) as an independent charity to raise awareness of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, fund research, support individuals and their carers and campaign around the Action Mesothelioma Charter. |
| Nov 2007 | Ministry pays up A woman who contracted asbestos-related cancer after hugging her father when he arrived home from work in the dockyard has won more than £100,000 in compensation. |
| Oct 2007 | Justice denied to plaques victims Thousands of people who were exposed to asbestos at work had their hopes of compensation dashed by the law lords today, in a ruling that will save insurers more than £1bn over the next four decades. |
| Sep 2007 | Dust storm Telegraph article where former Hebden Bridge resident Mark Piggott meets the ex-employees of a local factory, whose lives have been blighted by deadly asbestos. |
| Sep 2007 | She did it! Vanessa Bridge completed the 2007 Great North Run (her first half marathon) in 2:18:43, raising over £800 for the Fund. |
| Sep 2007 | Great North runners The Fund has two supporters (at least) in next Sunday's Great North Run. |
| Sep 2007 | 2nd Mesothelioma UK Patient/Carer Day This event, on 13 October, will give patients and carers the chance to meet and share experiences. |
| Aug 2007 | Alice and June Two women who lost their lives to asbestos, but fought back against the perpetrators of injustice. |
| Jul 2007 | Remembering June Commemorating the 10th anniversary of June Hancock's death. |
| Jul 2007 | Remembering June and the JHMRF Campaigners commemorate June on the 10th anniversary of her death, and celebrate her life and achievements. |
| Jul 2007 | Alimta to be available Campaigners are celebrating new guidance from NICE on prescription of Alimta for advanced mesothelioma. |
Jul 2007 |
Ridings Asbestos Support and awareness Group |
Jun 2007 |
Manchester's fantastic support |
| Apr 2007 | Asbestos-related mesothelioma in Great Britain is continuing to rise |
| Mar 2007 | More payouts and faster for asbestos disease Government proposals that will speed up government payouts to people suffering from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma and that for the first time will include compensation for those not exposed while working, have been welcomed by unions. |
| Feb 2007 | Football legend, Mike Summerbee, calls for action The England and Manchester City football star and legend will join hundreds of families in Manchester on Action Mesothelioma Day to release sponsored balloons in support of research into mesothelioma. |
| Feb 2007 | Tragic asbestos victim's legacy helps to fight killer disease YPN article: A charity set up in memory of a Yorkshire woman who died from asbestos-related cancer has pledged more than £130,000 to fund innovative new research |
| Feb 2007 | The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund Scientific Award An innovative new study will form the basis of the first major scientific award from the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund |
| Feb 2007 | Action Mesothelioma Day - Tue 27 February Events are taking place up and down the country on the UK's second UK Action Mesothelioma Day later this month |
| Oct 2006 | Alimta lobby The only licensed treatment for mesothelioma is in the news again |
| July 2006 | Asbestos
victims' cut-price payouts Asbestos victims to receive 'pitiful' compensation |
| July 2006 | Mesothelioma
UK Patient and Carer Day The first UK mesothelioma patient and carer day takes place in Manchester on 5 October. |
July 2006 |
Government
moves to reverse Lords ruling on mesothelioma compensation Proposals to help mesothelioma sufferers receive proper compensation were put forward by Lord Falconer, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, and John Hutton, Secretary of State for the Department of Works and Pensions |
| June 2006 | UK
lung disease deaths higher than most of Europe Lung diseases kill more people in the UK than in most other European countries, according to a new study. |
| May 2006 | Selling
death Hazards exposes the global asbestos industry's desperate battle for survival - at any price. |
| May 2006 | Awards
available The JHMRF is inviting bids for grants for clinical, laboratory and/or epidemiological research and palliative care into mesothelioma. |
| May 2006 | Law
Lord's ruling limits firms liability for asbestos deaths Thousands of asbestos dust victims and their families have had their hopes for compensation dashed following a landmark judgment. |
| Apr 2006 | International
workers' memorial day A petition for an international ban on asbestos is being launched on April 28, International Worker's Memorial day. |
| Feb 2006 | Action
mesothelioma day Activities of the Hazards campaign for mesothelioma day on 27 February. |
| Feb 2006 | Lung
disease victims remembered A vigil is being held to raise awareness of the hundreds of people who die of asbestos-related illness in the North East every year. |
| Jan 2006 | Sponsored
walk £1,000 has been raised for the JHMRF in a sponsored walk. |
| Oct 2005 | Asbestos
victims robbed of compensation Asbestos cancer victims of Turner and Newall (T&N), once the world's largest asbestos company, are to be paid less than a quarter of the compensation they are due |
Sept 2005 |
'Pittance'
for asbestos victims T&N parent company Federal Mogul are proposing to pay an estimated 1,220 UK claimants 24pence in the pound, reports the Newcastle Evening Chronicle |
| July 2005 | Pioneer
who linked dust to cancer dies Scientist Professor Sir Richard Doll, who exposed the link between lung cancer and asbestos, has died at 92. |
| June 2005 | Just
published Revised and updated for 2005, Mavis Robinson's booklet gives information and guidance on mesothelioma for people with the disease and their carers. |
| June 2005 | June's
charity merges with BLF Two charities working for lung disease are officially merging today (June 1 2005), it has been announced. |
| May 2005 | Donation
from Corby Trades Unions Alida Coates accepts a donation to the JHMRF from Corby Trades Unions on May Day, workers' day |
| May 2005 | Armley's
deadly legacy 35 years after the Government acted to control the use of deadly asbestos, its legacy continues to affect the lives of thousands, reports the Yorkshire Evening Post |
| May 2005 | Fatally
ill man sues over asbestos A 40-year-old civil engineer is suing Yorkshire Water (now Kelda) after contracting mesothelioma |
| May 2005 | BAN
newsletter The British Asbestos Newsletter reports on the Mesothelioma Summit held at the London headquarters of the British Medical Association in March. |
| February 2005 | Merger
with the BLF Fund trustees have agreed in principle that merger with the British Lung Foundation provides the best hope of progressing the fund's aims. |
| November 2004 | The
risks of a killing Guardian article about the myth of compensation culture in connection with asbestos victims. |
| October 2004 | The
long goodbye Report by the Guardian on the women who have suffered painfully lingering deaths from cancer - and all because they washed the asbestos off their husband's overalls |
| October 2004 | New
hope Article in the Yorkshire Evening Post about growing hopes that the victims of the asbestos tragedy in Leeds will finally be compensated |
| August 2004 | Federal
Mogul T&N claimants should NOT take any action on the current trust distribution procedure being advertised in the national press |
| August 2004 | Lawyer
Guy Darlaston raised some £1,600 for the Fund in his first London
Marathon Lawyer Guy Darlaston raised some £1,600 for the Fund in his first London Marathon |
| May 2004 | Dust
to dust Britain is in the grip of a national disaster. A lung-destroying epidemic is killing thousands, and the mortality rate is climbing every year , reports the Sunday Times |
| Apr 2004 | UK
lung deaths 'twice EU average' A greater proportion of people die from lung diseases in the UK than any other EU country except the Irish Republic, says the European Respiratory Society.. |
| Apr 2004 | Running
for mesothelioma research Guy Darlaston, a solicitor with Irwin Mitchell, the law firm which represented June Hancock, is running in his first marathon on 18 April in London. |
| Mar 2004 | Selling
death New reports reveal how the global asbestos industry has manoeuvred to rob asbestos disease victims of compensation, has lied about the financial impact of compensation claims on its profits and has used a dirty tricks campaign to push its deadly product . |
| Mar 2004 | Death
by Asbestos A seminal work on the deadly repercussions of asbestos use was released in Washington, D.C. by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) which detailed “an epidemic of asbestos disease and mortality that affects every state and virtually every community in the country." |
| Feb 2004 | Asbestos
multinationals gag asbestos campaigner A Brazilian safety inspector, known nationwide for her passionate campaign on behalf of the country's asbestos disease victims, is facing trial for offending the honour of a former Brazilian government minister |
| Feb 2004 | Charity
Gala 2004 |
| Feb 2004 | Asbestos
widow faces cancer death |
| Jan 2004 | West
'facing asbestos epidemic' The UK and many other developed countries are on the verge of an asbestos disease epidemic, say doctors. |
| Jan 2004 | TUC
comment on BMJ asbestos study TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber comments on a study out today (Friday) in this week’s BMJ which suggests that the UK is facing an epidemic of mesothelioma |
| May 2003 |
HSE
publishes UK work related mesothelioma death statistics The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today published updated statistics on work related mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain. |
| April 2003 | Mavis
retires but volunteers on helpline Mavis Robinson has now retired as a nurse withMacmillan Cancer Relief but is continuing to help out. |
| May 2002 | London
Marathon runners raise money Mark Knight, whose father died last month from mesothelioma, ran in the London Marathon on 14 April 2002 |
| April 2002 | London
Marathon runner needs sponsorship Mark Knight, whose father died last month from mesothelioma, is to run in the London Marathon on 14 April 2002 and is seeking sponsorship for The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund |
| February 2002 | MBE
for Mavis The unique achievements of Mrs Mavis Robinson were recognised in the New Year’s Honours List with the award of an MBE |