Animals
By Animals Correspondent A dedicated animal welfare advocate from Wales has been recognised for her outstanding commitment to improving the lives of dogs. Vanessa Waddon, Founder and Director of Hope Rescue in Pontyclun, South Wales, has received a Challenge Coin from animal welfare charity, Naturewatch Foundation, for her work leading
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By Conservation Correspondent A groundbreaking project has seen 20 giant “oyster reef cubes” deployed off the North East coast of England to help restore the near-extinct European native oyster to UK waters. In a UK-first, marine conservationists from ZSL and Groundwork North East and Cumbria placed the textured, concrete-like blocks
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By Community Correspondent A former Geology student at the University of Leicester has been reunited with his compass after around 60 years, after it was found in a charity shop with a note to return it to its original owner. Volunteers at Martock Charity Shop were able to reunite David
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By Jill Dando News Pupils at Minerva Primary Academy had a very special slippery visitor this week – a royal python named ‘Jinga’. The children enjoyed a fascinating presentation on how to care for and look after pet snakes. Royal pythons, also known as ball pythons, are non-venomous constrictors from Africa,
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By Jacob Kemp, Jill Dando News Correspondent As I cast my beady eye over the latest developments at the Labour Party Conference, I am reminded of the first time I interviewed a politician, and what a first politician it was! During the Summer of 2019, as the Brexit debate raged
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By Community Correspondent Free food, good vibes, and a space to chill – The Salvation Army in Nottingham is inviting students from NTU and UoN to its brand-new ‘Breakfast-Style’ Brunch, running every Wednesday from 8 October to 19 November 2025 at William Booth Memorial Halls (WBMH) on King Edward Street. The
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By Charities Correspondent F&F exclusively for Tesco is launching colourful sock brand Stand Out Socks in selected stores across the UK this October, which coincides with Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The vibrant and meaningful Stand Out Socks range will be available in over 200 large Tesco stores which
People
By Community Correspondent It was a moment of quiet hope and healing when Christiana Sophia Conway walked into her local hospital carrying a large box filled with over 60 handmade cotton bags—each one a small, tangible act of compassion for women experiencing pregnancy loss. Just three years earlier, she
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By Josh Bell, Charities and Schools Correspondent Donate For Defib, the award-winning community project dedicated to expanding access to life-saving defibrillators, is delighted to announce an exciting new collaboration with the University of Bristol. Project leads Andy, Sarah, and Josh met with an esteemed team of Clinical Experts — Professor Graham
People
By Community Correspondent HC-One’s Fairway View Care Home in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, has been making dreams come true for its residents, with one remarkable story capturing hearts this month. For 88-year-old resident Mabel Cooper, sewing has been a lifelong passion. She first began making clothes in 1951 at just 14
Education
By Education Correspondent The new headteacher of a Derby secondary school has jumped into his new role with both feet – and purchased 100 pairs of shoes for students who need them. Within days of starting as headteacher of Derby Cathedral School, Andy Brown purchased shoes and uniform, a gesture that
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By Rosie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory Community School Academy During the month of October (weekends only and the October half-term), you can enjoy a fun-filled family day out picking your Halloween pumpkins at Puxton Park in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. From 10am to 4pm on the weekends it runs,
Education
By Community Correspondent Teachers are being invited to swap their projectors and paint pots for a day out at the world’s oldest scientific zoo this autumn, as London Zoo offers the nation’s educators free entry for World Teacher Day. The world-famous Zoo, run by the global conservation charity
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By Leo, 11, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory School Academy Handfuls of families came over to Priory Community School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset on the 27th of September to enjoy a free cooked breakfast and share in fun activities. Why, you ask? To bring families together, celebrate the community of
Education
By Education Correspondent One of the first of its kind in the UK, the University of Bristol Law Clinic has grown into one of the largest, inspiring similar initiatives at universities nationwide. In 2023, it won the Best Contribution by a Law School award at the LawWorks and Attorney General
Animals
By Conservation Correspondent Coffee farming could be a solution to decades of conflict between farmers and elephants in Thailand, as the roll-out of an innovative new project yields promising results. Global conservation charity ZSL, working with Thai NGO Eco-exist Society has been working with local communities in the Kanchanaburi province