Schools
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
Charities
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
Charities
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
News
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
People
By Jaiden, 14, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory School Academy Ana Corina Sosa, the daughter of previous Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado, has said she is determined to live in a free Venezuela and will “never give up on that purpose” when she accepted her mother’s
Charities
By Animals Correspondent Christmas sacks for gorillas and festive stockings for saki monkeys were gifted by zookeepers at London Zoo this week, as the world-famous conservation zoo celebrated its Magic of Christmas event, running until Sunday 4 January. London Zoo’s gorillas were treated to festive sacks filled with their
Jill Dando News
By Amelia, aged 9, Jill Dando News Reporter at Heron’s Moor Zuzanna, aged 10, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset has been dancing since she was two years old and has now just won the Weymouth Dance Festival. The Heron’s Moor School pupils performed a modern duet dance which involved a
Schools
By Education Correspondent An academy was transformed into wild Bear Country for an afternoon of major sporting activity when City Academy sports leaders teamed up with Bristol Bears stars to deliver a memorable rugby session for Evergreen Primary Academy pupils. City Academy Year 9 and Year 10 sports leaders delivered
Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent A new women-only support group, HerSpace, has launched in Perth, Scotland, to create a safe, welcoming place where women can connect, share and access support to improve their wellbeing. HerSpace is co-led by Laura Thomson, who manages Skinnergate Lifehouse, The Salvation Army’s men’s homelessness
Health,
By Health Correspondent Warwick Medical School (WMS) has officially launched its Community First Responder (CFR) scheme, part of the wider regional scheme led by West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS). Uniformed volunteer WMS students, professionally trained and supervised, are choosing to give their time to care for
Arts
By Arts and Entertainment Correspondent Young people across Haringey are set to benefit from an inspiring new chapter as Haringey Music Service establishes its permanent headquarters at Alexandra Palace. The long-term partnership will provide access to rehearsal, performance and learning spaces, including the Transmitter Hall and Creativity Pavillion. Haringey Music
Schools
By Schools Correspondent Windwhistle Primary School has been chosen by the British Council to take part in the prestigious Schools Across the Ocean 2026 Programme, a collaborative initiative linking schools in the UK and Brazil to strengthen climate literacy, resilience, and creativity among young learners. The programme, supported by the
Animals
By Animals Correspondent Woburn Safari Park is celebrating a heart-warming new arrival, a tiny Guianan squirrel monkey baby, born to first-time mum Willow and dad Murphy! The newborn arrived in the early hours of 15th November, and keepers were delighted to find it already clinging tightly to Willow’s back.
People
By Human Interest Correspondent School friends reunited thanks to a Stagecoach bus trip after decades apart are now starring in the bus company's Christmas adverts. Pensioners Brenda Parry and Barbara Chorley hadn't seen each other since they were at primary school in Kendal - 68 years
Charities
By Charities Correspondent Last year, Richard Iles, a homeowner in Winterbourne Down near Bristol, decorated his house with more than 150,000 Christmas lights, raising over £15,000 in aid of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. For Christmas 2025, Richard is taking the display to an extraordinary new level
Charities
By Community Correspondent Bristol Airport and DHL have teamed up to co-ordinate the donation of toiletries to people experiencing homelessness across Bristol and Somerset - as well as unused baby items for families in vulnerable circumstances. The initiative began when James Barker, Facilities Supervisor at Bristol Airport, raised the challenge