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By Community Correspondent Sweden can now call itself the best in the world at recycling. On Saturday, November 1, Swedes collected more than 50 kilograms of empty beverage cartons in under an hour in Solna – earning an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORD. The record-breaking event was organized by Oddlygood in collaboration
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By Community Correspondent Big Issue North has partnered with Street Paws to shine a light on pets, people and homelessness. Across the north of England, many people experiencing homelessness share their lives with beloved pets. Yet, too often, they face an impossible choice between keeping them and finding somewhere to
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By Rosie, Jill Dando News Correspondent On 23rd October, in the hall of Priory Community School, students discovered what this year’s big show would be and when auditions would take place. The announcement was made during break time, and excitement filled the room. The show is… ‘Back to the
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By Business Editor Weston-super-Mare entrepreneur, mentor, and community champion Andrew Scott will deliver his first-ever TED Talk on 8th November at We The Curious in Bristol. His talk — which will be broadcast globally on the official TED platform next March — promises to be one of the most powerful of his
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By Education Correspondent A retired GP from the University of Portsmouth has discovered three new species of dinosaur on the Isle of Wight — transforming what scientists know about Britain’s prehistoric past. Dr Jeremy Lockwood, 68, swapped his stethoscope for fossils after retiring from medicine, joining the University’s palaeontology
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By Schools Correspondent Students at Digitech Studio School in Bristol were given a unique opportunity to showcase their musical prowess in support of their school. The students were invited to compose a brand-new piece of music to replace the current ‘on hold’ track on the school’s phone system. The
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By Community Correspondent A wave of laughter and fiddle music rolled through Wynwood House in Centre Hall on Thursday morning, where residents traded their chairs for a spot on the dance floor. With cowboy hats, tambourines, and bright smiles, they joined a Halloween-themed square dance called by Cory Geishauser, proving
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By Community Correspondent The Salvation Army in Sunderland is helping make a cold winter in war-torn Ukraine more bearable after its fundraising efforts brought warmth and joy to the vulnerable. The church and charity in Sunderland Monkwearmouth, which supports a community of refugees who arrived in the North East after
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By Community Correspondent Exeter City Council’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) has gained the National Autistic Society’s Autism Friendly Award, which supports businesses to be more inclusive for autistic people through providing accessible customer services, information and environments. The award can be earned by any
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By Health Correspondent Chemists from the University of Warwick and Monash University have discovered a promising new antibiotic that works against drug-resistant bacteria, including MRSA and VRE. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest global health threats, with too few new antibiotics being developed, according to the World Health
By Charities Correspondent Shetland pony foal gallops off with the hearts of everyone she meets as she appears live on national television. A tiny Shetland foal who weighed just 17kg at birth – about the same as a springer spaniel – has been winning hearts left, right and centre since appearing on
By Animals Correspondent RHINOS, black lemurs, and a pride of ten lions were trick-or-treated to Halloween fun this week at Whipsnade Zoo, as ‘Boo at the Zoo’ takes over for October half-term. Kicking off the spook-tacular fun at the UK’s largest zoo, greater one-horned rhino, Hugo, tucked into his
By Sports Correspondent Over the past 25 years the Premier League, The FA, and the Government’s Football Foundation has invested close to £1.3 billion in delivering the facilities, communities up and down the country need and deserve, but we haven’t done it alone. 2004 saw the launch
By Community Correspondent Andean bears, otters and meerkats foraging inside treat-filled cubes - all thanks to decommissioned fire hoses from Bristol Airport. The unusual donations are part of a long-running sustainability partnership between the Airport and Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm giving old fire hoses a new purpose as animal
By Community Correspondent Colleagues at the Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue's office in Plymouth witnessed a close shave when a firefighter turned up on the premises. Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue’s Jason Bennellick wasn’t there for an emergency however, but to cut his partner
By Oliver M, 15, Jill Dando News Correspondent In Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, the Old Town Quarry — situated just up the road from Jill Dando’s Garden in Grove Park, which has been closed since August 2023, much to the disappointment of holidaymakers and local regulars alike — held its reopening event
By Conservation Correspondent The RSPB, working with Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) and Renewable World, has launched a new project to protect vultures in western Nepal while supporting local farmers and improving livelihoods. Funded by the Darwin Initiative, the programme began in October and will create Nepal’s second official Vulture
By Business Editor A groundbreaking new UK tour from neurologist and brain expert Dr Andrew Curran is set to help professionals and business leaders unlock peak performance — by combining cutting-edge neuroscience, live music, and the transformative power of emotional intelligence (EQ). According to a recent article from Harvard Business School
By Community Correspondent Cooking is proving to be a catalyst for confidence, wellbeing and connection as local charity CRuNCH teaches young people to cook, eat and think differently about food. A Bristol charity is transforming the way young people think about food by equipping them with the skills and knowledge
By Education Correspondent Two members of staff and two students from Bristol Metropolitan Academy visited Beacon Rise Primary School in Kingswood this week to help mark Black History Month. Richard Dixon and John Price took Year nine students, Eva Morne Edwards and Luchia Avery, to deliver a special assembly to
By Animals Correspondent A kitten found wedged between two walls on an industrial estate in Cowbridge, too young to survive alone, has surprised carers by not only pulling through but growing into a kitten who loves rough-and-tumble. When a member of the public arrived at Cats Protection’s National Wales
