Schools
By Niamh, H, Year 12, Good News Room at Clevedon School The Clevedon School Student Academy has been working hard this year to create a better eco‑future for all. Our three main projects have focused on energy conservation, improving the school grounds, and providing more opportunities to recycle waste.
Charities
By Charities Correspondent Hundreds of people gathered on Mudeford Quay this week, for Mudeford RNLI’s annual Carols on the Quay Christmas concert, creating a warm and festive atmosphere that could be heard right across Christchurch Harbour and the surrounding area. The event was officially opened by Mudeford RNLI Lifeboat
Business
By Business Editor Tamburino — the award-winning Italian restaurant — will close its doors on New Year’s Eve after proudly serving the Yeovil community in Somerset, England for over 20 years. The team is now preparing to launch Atrium, a new Italian restaurant and bar opening in February next to its
Science
By Science Correspondent For the first time, scientists at the Natural History Museum have completed a comprehensive analysis of the individual known as Beachy Head Woman, and today reveal that she originated from southern England. The identity of a Roman-era individual found in southern England has finally been resolved after
Jill Dando News
By Ava A, Year 10, Good News Room at Clevedon School Talent in ballet is unlike any other dance style. Thousands of young girls and boys compete each year for places on vocational schools’ associate programmes, full-time training courses, and holiday intensives. I am an aspiring young ballet dancer who
Schools
By Lizzi (11), Rafi (13), Demi (13) and Gracie (13) from Good News Room at The King Alfred Academy The King Alfred School Academy continued its annual Reverse Advent tradition this year by making a generous donation to the Highbridge Area Food Bank. Several trolleys full of food and essentials
Charities
By Animals Correspondent A charity has helped save the life of a retired police dog who was seriously ill with a septic joint, stepping in to pay the bill for the expensive treatment he needed to give him a chance at survival. Twelve-year-old German Shepherd RPD Riley was rushed to
Charities
By Charities Correspondent THIS Christmas, pupils at Loughborough Schools Foundation have been swapping classroom lessons for acts of kindness, spreading festive joy to charities and community groups across the East Midlands. At Loughborough Grammar School, students aged 10 to 18 have taken the lead in organising a school-wide hamper initiative
People
By Community Correspondent They were neighbours, each with a name and a story. Yet too often, their passing goes unmarked. On Friday, a community stood together to change that. The Winton Salvation Army hosted the annual Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council memorial service, a solemn gathering where around 50
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By Animals Correspondent Two young donkeys who were born at World Horse Welfare’s Belwade Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre, in Aboyne, are looking forward to their first Christmas in their new home together. The pair, named Peanut and Popcorn, were born at the centre last year after their mothers,
By Lizzi (11) and Demi (13) Jill Dando News Reporters at The King Alfred School Academy The King Alfred School Academy hosted its annual Awards Evening this week, a night dedicated to celebrating the achievements of its students. Head Students Emily, Mia, Bea, and Lincoln led the event, warmly welcoming
By Charities Correspondent The Ascot Group in Somerset is helping deliver Christmas gifts to children across Weston-super-Mare this week, supporting a local charity dedicated to ensuring no child goes without at Christmas. This week, Ascot Group team members Ross, Grace, and Matt have been visiting local schools across Weston-super-Mare, delivering
By Business Correspondent Glasgow locals Linsey McGillivray and Beth McCready both joined M&S as teenagers on fixed-term Christmas contracts. Today, with more than 40 years’ service between them, they hold management roles in Glasgow stores and are welcoming this year’s seasonal recruits. In October, M&S
By Communities Correspondent Summerfield is once again proudly supporting Taunton-based charity Christmas Sparkle, helping to spread festive cheer to disadvantaged children and families across the community. The Christmas Sparkle project aims to ensure every child living in difficult circumstances in the local community receives a gift at Christmas and Summerfield
By Charities Correspondent Priory Community School is hosting concert on Thursday the 18th December at 6:30pm for all to enjoy for only £3. Why should I come to a little school concert when could be home in bed? All money raised will go to Weston Foodbank https://westonsupermare.foodbank.
By Community Correspondent A grateful family has visited the London Ambulance Service crew who helped to deliver baby Luca in the back of an ambulance. Proud parents Shilpa and Joseph revealed that Luca’s birth certificate even notes he was born in an ambulance on the way to hospital. Shilpa
By Isabella, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory Newsroom Local poet prodigy Sophie Constable has been shortlisted for the Daisy Education UK Winter Poet Competition! Public Voting is being used to decide the winners, with the public being able to vote on Instagram, Facebook and X. The deadline for
By Schools Correspondent Shoppers and passers-by at the Weston-super-Mare Sovereign Centre were treated to a joyful surprise this week as the Walliscote Primary School Choir filled the space with festive music and Christmas cheer. Led by Headteacher Shelley Flanagan, the choir sang beautifully, spreading smiles among families, shoppers and members
By Animals Correspondent The Donkey Sanctuary is part of a consortium behind a pioneering project in Nepal to improve mule welfare while fostering environmental sustainability and strengthening remote communities. Implementing a One Welfare approach, the Gallop for Good project aims to create positive and sustainable change across a wide range
By Community Correspondent A sniffer dog who made six separate operational finds of explosives and ammunition has been named Military Working Dog of the Year. Four-year-old Springer Spaniel Military Working Dog (MWD) Paul and his handler, Sergeant Craig Roberts, worked for the RAF Police, based in London, when they were
By Community Correspondent The University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden is now home to one of the iconic Sycamore Gap saplings from the National Trust. The Trust has distributed 49 saplings grown from the seed of the famous Northumberland tree that was felled in September 2023 across the UK, including
