The whole thing began as a very small idea in the whirlwind brain of designer and illustrator Emily Coxhead. At just 22-years-old she began to realise the negative effect that the news was having whilst going through a difficult time herself.

The Happy News, along with Emily’s colourful, quirky greeting cards, products and books were all created from Emily’s bedroom in a tiny village in Lancashire. Ten years later, Emily continues her mission to ‘sprinkle a tiny bit of happiness all over the planet’ as The Happy News is read by over 20,000 people each quarter.

For every two newspapers sold to customers, The Happy News send one to a school in the UK for free. So far, over 300,000 copies have made it into the hands of children across every area of the UK.