05 April 2012
Crimestoppers announces second of fugitive pair arrested in Amsterdam
Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) confirm that Kirk Bradley, who escaped from a prison van in 2011, has been arrested.

26 March 2012
Crimestoppers empowers youth to give gun and knife information on the move with Fearless
Youngsters in the capital are being given the power to pass on information about crime in the palm of their hand with the launch of a new mobile website.

12 March 2012
Another success for Crimestoppers Operation Captura Campaign
The latest collaboration between crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) to locate wanted fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain has seen a wanted man from Liverpool arrested.

22 February 2012
How VC hero Johnson Beharry inspired and motivated London students
Lord Ashcroft re-counts what happened when Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry VC addressed 200 students from the Ashcroft Technology Academy and tells how they were gripped by what he had to say.

17 February 2012
We should all join the Queen in saluting the achievements of 24 year old Chris Preddie OBE
Lord Ashcroft congratulates Chris Preddie, a former gang member turned youth campaigner for Crimestoppers, on his visit to Buckingham Palace to receive an OBE.

20 January 2012
My pledge of up to £5 million to support a new royal yacht for the nation
Lord Ashcroft explains why he feels a new Royal Yacht, financed by donations rather than tax, should be applauded and encouraged.

18 January 2012
We must unite to stamp out the evil of human trafficking
Lord Ashcroft reveals that Crimestoppers will be launching a national campaign to tackle human trafficking, the illegal profits of which are believed to be second only to drug running for criminal gangs.

05 January 2012
My pride at how Ashcroft Technology Academy has gone from strength to strength
Lord Ashcroft, who sponsor's Ashcroft Technology Academy, talks about the accomplishments of this splendid educational establishment, which is currently enjoying its fifth year as a successful academy.

12 December 2011
Crimestoppers launches new anti-fraud initiative to combat identity theft
Lord Ashcroft discusses Crimestoppers' latest campaign aimed at tackling the expanding modern-day crime of identity theft.

04 November 2011
The joy of giving: why the rich should be encouraged to become more philanthropic
Lord Ashcroft shares his views on philanthropy after attending the launch of new campaign "Legacy10", which aims to increase the number of people in the UK who leave 10% of their estate to charity in their will and, in the process, raise billions of pounds for good causes.

20 October 2011
Lord Ashcroft and Crimestoppers celebrate fifth anniversary of Operation Captura as new appeal is launched for criminals believed to be hiding in Spain
Crimestoppers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) launch a campaign to mark the fifth anniversary of Operation Captura. The names and photographs of ten wanted men who are thought to be on the run in Spain will be released to the media and circulated in a country that has become increasingly popular over the years with ex-pats.

07 October 2011
From Kylie Minogue to a new £35m complex; why these are such exciting times at my university
Lord Ashcroft considers some of the recent occurrences at Anglia Ruskin University affecting it's 30,000-plus students and 1,000 academic staff at it's two campuses in Chelmsford, Essex, and Cambridge.

22 September 2011
Crimestoppers launch new initiative for prisoners
Lord Ashcroft explains Crimestoppers new joint project which will enable prisoners to pass on information anonymously from inside their jails.

02 August 2011
Crimestoppers launches new campaign to hunt the UK's 'Ten Most Wanted Fraudsters'
Lord Ashcroft explains how, incredibly, the ten individuals on Crimestoppers' Most Wanted Fraudsters' list are believed to be responsible for more than £200 million worth of fraud: on average they have swindled more than £20 million each from society.

31 March 2011
Lord Ashcroft Supports Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
Lord Ashcroft has donated NZ$250,000 to the New Zealand Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, it was announced today.

09 December 2010
Prince William becomes Patron of Imperial War Museum Foundation
Prince William has become Patron of the Imperial War Museum Foundation, an independent charity set up to fundraise for new galleries at the Museum to mark the centenary of the First World War.

17 November 2010
Lord Ashcroft leads on new lecture series for ARU
Click here to read the full press release regarding the new lecture series to mark the tenth anniversary of the formation of the Ashcroft International Business School.

25 June 2010
Crimestoppers helpline helps secure 100,000th arrest
The Crimestoppers charity has revealed it has helped to secure the arrests of 100,000 suspects since its formation in 1988. To read the full story please click here. 

17 May 2010
Crimestoppers and Met Police launch London's Most Wanted website
A new website was launched today by the Metropolitan Police and cime-fighting charity Crimestoppers to help trace wanted offenders in London.  To read the full press release please click here. 

23 October 2009
Crimestoppers Chair helps fight crime in New Zealand
Following a reward of £120,000 donated by Lord Ashcroft, Founder and Chair of Crimestoppers UK, for the return of stolen New Zealand war medals, a man has now been jailed for 11 years for the theft. Please click here to read the full press release.

12 October 2009
Crimestoppers New Zealand is launched
New Zealanders will now benefit from a new anonymous telephone number they can ring to report details of crime, with the launch of a new charity, Crimestoppers New Zealand, in Manukau today. Please click here for more information.

01 September 2009
Lord Ashcroft makes second £5m gift to university
Lord Ashcroft, the chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University since 2001, has recently made a gift of £5million ot build a new business school in Cambridge. Please click here to read more.

02 June 2009
World’s most wanted violent criminals on the run in UK
Four of the world’s most wanted criminals are hiding out in Britain. To read the full story, published in the Daily Mail on 02 June 2009, please click here

01 March 2009
Crime show pulled over Ashcroft donation
Britain's largest crimefighting charity has been forced to abandon a new television series which could have solved dozens of major cases because of a row over programme sponsorship. To read the full article, written in The Sunday Telegraph, please click here

27 February 2009
Backing sought for New Zealand Crimestoppers
British peer Michael Ashcroft, who set up the charity in Britain, received a favourable response to the concept from police top brass in Wellington. To read the full story  Click here

26 February 2009
New crime ‘hotline’ is a possibility in New Zealand
To hear Lord Ashcroft's interview on Radio New Zealand where he talks in depth about Crimestoppers UK and why he feels a similar scheme would benefit New Zealand  Click here

07 November 2008
Revealed: the UK's 10 most wanted in new Costa del Crime
Crimestoppers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency issued descriptions of a list of individuals they want to track down for a variety of offences including murder, rape, drug trafficking and kidnap. Click here for full story

03 August 2008
Lord Ashcroft talks about Crimestoppers as the charity receives its millionth actionable call
Lord Ashcroft talks to The Sunday Telegraph about Crimestoppers as the charity receives its millionth actionable call since its inception in 1988.  Click here for full story.

11 June 2008
Crimestoppers calls for support to combat gun and knife crime epidemic 
Lord Ashcroft calls upon businesses to pledge funds to Crimestoppers which is expanding its anti-gun and knife crime campaign currently being piloted in the London boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth.  Click here for full story.

14 January 2008
Ashcroft Foundation Scholarship students graduate
Students on The Ashcroft Foundation Scholarship Programme at the Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University celebrate the successful completion of their degrees with graduation ceremony.  Click here for full story.

01 June 2007
Safeguarding Whales
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30 April 2007
Safeguarding Whales
In conjunction with the Environmental Investigation Agency, a leading campaigning organisation, Lord Ashcroft has commissioned an unprecedented television advertising campaign to persuade six small Caribbean nations - Antigua and Barbuda; Dominica; Grenada; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - not to back Japanese-inspired plans to overturn the ban on commercial whale hunting. Click here for more information.