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By Ellise Hollie-Hayward, Disabilities Editor and Jill Dando News Correspondent An inspirational woman and motivational speaker has returned to her former school for a Headteachers’ conference. Here Disabilities Editor Ellise explains what it was like… “I was so delighted to speak at my first ever headteacher conference, when my old
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By Samara Siviter, 19, Jill Dando News Correspondent On a balmy June evening, I found myself at Wembley Stadium, surrounded by a sea of Green Day fans, eagerly awaiting the legendary punk rock band's performance. Having loved Green Day since I was 12, seeing them live was a
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By Jill Dando News Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare Somerset buzzed with excitement as Year 10 students showcased their professional skills during an exhilarating Mock Interview Day. The event, designed to prepare young people for the future dream career, saw an impressive turnout of enthusiastic local employers eager to
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By Jill Dando News Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge students at the amazing The King Alfred School Academy in Somerset are in final rehearsals to perform their summer show, ‘A Night At The Musicals’. The performance will be a cabaret-style show featuring numbers from many popular musicals. “Featuring the cast and band
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By Jill Dando News Weston College has joined forces with Noah’s Ark amid their 25th anniversary celebrations to restore a favourite vintage tractor loved by members and visitors of Noah’s Ark. The historic vehicle, donated to the original founders of the zoo by the local Nailsea community visibly
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By Jill Dando News "This was the best day ever!" exclaimed Avram, age 6, his face beaming with joy. He was just one of the 174 students and teachers from Evergreen Primary Academy in Bristol who experienced a day of excitement at the iconic Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare.
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By Jill Dando News An obese cat who could barely stand because she tipped the scales at 12.7kg has lost more than half her body weight in two years and now enjoys running in the garden thanks to her owners’ dedication. White-and-tortoiseshell Rainbow first made headlines when she arrived
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By Jill Dando News Miracle man James Cooper, 35, is on a mission to do a marathon a day in 2024 - to help save lives. His incredible goal is to raise funds and awareness for the brilliant charity Samaritans, With 141 marathons already under his belt this year, he
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By Jill Dando News West Huntspill Primary Academy has emerged victorious in this year's Energy Sparks National Scoreboard, amassing an impressive 3,900 points. This achievement marks a significant leap from last year's winning score of 1,500 points, setting a new benchmark for schools nationwide.
By Jill Dando News Anyone who is a recent visitor to Weston-super-Mare AFC will sense the buzz and vision around the Somerset club. Now the high flying team have more to celebrate with their former player Ollie Watkins shining on the world stage. The club is led and supported by
Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent A beacon of hope for those struggling with mental health issues is preparing to mark a significant milestone. In Charley's Memory, an inspirational charity born from tragedy, will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year, having touched thousands of lives since its inception. Founded in
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By Rupert, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent Students brought happiness and joy to various members of staff of Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare Somerset. They included Mr Tidman, Miss De Sousa, Mr Pickles, Miss Newson, Miss Wadly and Mrs Burlinson as they sang the wonderful riptide by vance joy.
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By Jill Dando News Decathlon has announced its ‘No Tent Left Behind’ campaign, meaning customers can return their tents after use, in a bid to an effort to reduce festival waste. Decathlon has said 250,000 tents are left behind at festivals each year, with most going to landfill. Those
Music
By Adam Hunter, Concert Correspondent Jon Landau once saw Springsteen as the future of rock n roll. I cannot say the same about the Killers as they have been around for over 20 years now, but they are the present of rock n’ roll. This was the 4th of 6
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By Jill Dando News It’s good news in the wake of Labour’s landslide victory and their declared manifesto goal of creating “a new Young Futures programme with a network of hubs reaching every community”. Now the Oasis Trust will open a pilot at the beginning of September to
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disabilities Editor, Jill Dando News Smashing her dreams as a performer! Anastacia is my younger sister who is 21 years old! She performed locally with dance and musical theatre companies, in fact, I joined the same musical theatre company with her and we both performed at