People
By Community Correspondent In May last year crew member Mark, who works as a session musician, had been moving boats with friends on the Thames while off-duty when he heard a pan-pan call on the radio. A woman had been found face down in the water, unconscious and not breathing.
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By Freddie S, Year 7, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Clevedon School Year 7 pupils from Clevedon School took to the stage to perform eight different musicals as part of a special project — with only six weeks of rehearsal time. Each class selected a musical to perform for their half
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By Charities Correspondent 15-year-old Olli Spiller from Billingham has challenged himself to cycle 30km on his exercise bike from his hospital room to raise awareness of the urgent need for blood donors. Olli, who earlier this year was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, is currently receiving treatment on Newcastle’s
Sport
By Community Correspondent Residents at a Salvation Army Lifehouse in Sheffield, which supports people experiencing homelessness, are finding boxing classes an ‘uppercut’ above the rest as they help people improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Set up by Charter Row Chaplain Paul ‘Huggy’ Huggins, residents have the opportunity to train
Schools
By Education Correspondent A pioneering collaboration between the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF), Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) LLP, and The Brilliant Club will launch in the 2025/26 academic year, with King’s Oak Academy piloting the initiative on behalf of the CLF. This exciting partnership will deliver a transformative programme
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By Aston M, and Jaden C, Year 8, Jill Dando News Correspondents at Clevedon School After school on Thursday, 28 of us stayed behind to create vegetarian food that represented different cultures. There was Caribbean ginger cake, polenta, flatbread, hummus, and a Brazilian sweet called brigadeiros. We made the flatbread
Animals
By Jill Dando News The Donkey Sanctuary is shining a light on the plastics crisis facing Ethiopia’s working donkeys - an issue the international animal welfare charity hopes to address with the first study of its kind in its partnership with Addis Ababa university. The harmful ingestion of plastics
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By Jasmine P, Year 10, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Clevedon School At Clevedon School, Student Voice is a heart-filled community open to every individual, including the Sixth Form. It aims to help individuals find their voice and discover their true selves. Over the years, these opportunities have continued to
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By Community Correspondent A Leicester GP who has devoted much of his professional life to improving the health of homeless people has been honoured by his hometown university. Dr Nigel Hewett OBE’s tireless work for those living on the streets has been recognised with an honorary Doctorate of Science
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News A first-of-its-kind website offering free, evidence-based psychological support for people with visible differences and their families has been launched by researchers at UWE Bristol’s Centre for Appearance Research (CAR), in collaboration with national charities. The Visible Difference Support Hub provides a range of resources for
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By Jill Dando News Carnaby Street has a bold new soundtrack — and a message the world needs to hear. For the next three weeks, a strikingly colourful piano designed by celebrated British-Nigerian artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBE will be open for the public to play at Kingly Court, offering
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By Health Correspondent Nearly one-third of people who adopted and adhered to a healthy diet did not lose any weight, but still reaped many health benefits, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Ben Gurion University, Israel. Independent of
Animals
By Jill Dando News Last week Noah's Ark Zoo Farm celebrated a very special milestone ... Janu the African elephant turned 20 years old! Born in July 2005 at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, Janu later moved to Port Lympne before joining Noah's Ark in 2014.
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By Jill Dando News Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has acquired an Anglo-Saxon silver penny; an incredibly important object which marks the beginning of modern Exeter. The penny was made in Exeter around 895-899 (over 1,100 years ago) on the orders of King Alfred the Great. It is the
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By Community Correspondent Local housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes South Wales has announced a £14,000 donation from the Barratt Foundation, to The Gathering Place — a Methodist church and community centre in St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan. The donation will fund a huge Wi-Fi upgrade for the local hub — ensuring
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By Jill Dando News The professionalism and community spirit that defines London's black cab trade was on full display this week as 65 licensed taxi drivers coordinated seamlessly to transport over 200 special needs children and their families to Hertfordshire Zoo for the London Taxi Drivers' Charity