(Friday 25th of September 2009)
Efforts to save bingo clubs from Alistair Darling's proposed tax hike have been backed by a high-profile Liberal Democrat MP. Tom Brake, elected representative for Carshalton and Wallington, described the plan as "yet another example of misdirected taxation" and said the government should instead focus on protecting local bingo clubs. It comes not long after the government admitted that politicians have been inundated with letters from constituents about the importance of bingo games.
(Wednesday 23rd of September 2009)
Della Hancock, who survived a breast cancer battle three years ago, is counting the charity proceeds after staging her third lady's-only bingo night. Everything from the event will go to the Lady McAdden Breast Screening Unit and their quest to purchase a new mammography machine. In a similar vein, the bingo industry comes together annually to raise money for breast cancer charity Breakthrough for Breast Cancer. Bucky Bingo is a proud backer of Bingo for Breakthrough.
