Health,
By Community Correspondent * In February, M&S teamed up with Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and Prostate Cancer UK to encourage more men to check their risk of prostate cancer online. * In just 40 days, M&S sold over 40,000 packs of Autograph pants. * £4 from every
Health,
By Health Correspondent In a prospective cohort study of more than 85,000 adults in the United Kingdom, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and University of Oxford found that individuals who engaged in light- and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity daily physical activity had a lower risk of cancer than individuals
Animals
By Jill Dando News April 1st marked the 10th Anniversary of Cakes for Apes. The month-long ‘bake-off’ encourages people to bake cakes to fundraise and support orangutan conservation efforts. On Saturday, TV Bake Off contestant Henry Bird joined Cake for Apes to host an afternoon tea at Brighton’s Hotel
Business
By Business Editor Bristol Airport has enhanced its emergency response by investing in an additional state-of-the-art fire vehicle. Bristol was the first UK airport to take delivery of the third generation Oshkosh Striker ARFF vehicle in early 2022, and since then, two other Oshkosh Striker 3.0 have been added
People
By Jill Dando News A very special lifeboat exercise for Appledore RNLI – end of an era and a standing ovation for 80 years of unstinting lifesaving service. On Tuesday 1 April Appledore RNLI had a very special and meaningful lifeboat exercise: the last exercise for both our full time Coxswain,
Science
By Science Correspondent New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the study on mice shows that the brain’s hypothalamus controls how the immune system adapts
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By Education Correspondent Ashton Vale Primary School in Ashton Vale, South Bristol, is celebrating the publication of a highly positive Ofsted report (rated ‘Good’ in all areas), which found that pupils “show respect and tolerance to one another” and “develop warm and trusting relationships with staff. They are safe and
People
By Community Correspondent The generosity of a Cumbrian woman who left a large gift in her will to charity will benefit communities across the county for years to come. A charitable fund has been set up in the name of Margaret Ewins, of Ings, Windermere to honour a bequest of
People
By Jill Dando News Three seemingly outrageous stories published recently have been confirmed as April Fools' Day pranks. While our readers were momentarily convinced, we can now reveal that these tales were nothing more than light-hearted hoaxes. At the Good News Post, we're not only committed to
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By Education Correspondent The redevelopment of Clevedon School will take a significant step forward when construction starts on replacement classrooms for the tented ‘Learning Village’ that was erected in September 2023 when the discovery of High Alumina Cement Concrete (HACC) closed 22 classrooms. Placed on the Schools Rebuilding Programme in
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By Oliver, 14, Jill Dando News Correspondent Over the last five weeks, students from WCSA have been given the amazing opportunity to learn to cook five fantastic fresh meals from scratch, as part of a new initiative designed to equip young people with essential life skills. During their five week
People
By Community Correspondent A mother and daughter from Liverpool are thrilled having both won 1st prize in their categories in a poetry competition. A lifelong lover of words, Linda is overjoyed to be recognized as a poet at 75 years old despite her ongoing health struggles. Angela Cheveau stated, “I
People
By Jill Dando News From the Battlefield to the Bike: Meet Matt Obeng Life is full of unexpected paths, and for Matt Obeng, cycling became the road that led him to healing and connection. A former serviceman with two active combat tours in Iraq in 2004 and 2008, Matt dedicated
People
By Jill Dando News The Hope Foundation's (HOPE) Mobile Dental Clinic, an outreach project of Hope Hospital, set up in 2023, continues to provide free and accessible oral healthcare to some of Kolkata’s most vulnerable populations including street connected children. The project focuses on prevention and developing
Science
By Science Editor The dirt on astronauts’ boots might one day power space exploration. A study published on April 3 in Device journal shows that solar cells made from simulated Moon dust can efficiently convert sunlight into energy, resist radiation, and reduce the need for bringing heavy materials from Earth.
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By Jill Dando News Despite being prehistoric predator and prey, massive meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs drank together from shallow freshwater lagoons on the Isle of Skye, 167 million years ago, according to newly identified tracks. The 131 footprints at Prince Charles’s Point on Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula makes the