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By Callum H, Y7, Jill Dando News Correspondent at Priory Community School For a Halloween haunted room experience in Weston visit St Georges Community Centre this Halloween. This amazing event that will be taking place in Weston Super Mare, is aimed for children between the ages of 3 and 11
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By Animals Correspondent Former Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace quickstepped her way back to The Donkey Sanctuary recently when she spent the day at its Sidmouth site. The Donkey Sanctuary was thrilled to welcome back the professional dancer and animal advocate to spend time meeting some of the charity’
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By Community Correspondent Representatives from the Oddfellows, a national friendly society, visited the Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) on Thursday 2 October to present a cheque for £67,068 to Prevent Breast Cancer to help progress its innovative breast cancer prevention research project. The research project, carried out by University
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By Health Correspondent A European clinical trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that 84% of participants regained the ability to read letters, numbers, and words using a new retinal implant in an eye blinded by geographic atrophy from dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Patients, who previously
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By Community Correspondent Momentum is building across North Yorkshire as more residents take simple steps to tackle light pollution and protect the region’s night skies. Three more villages have now achieved Dark Skies Friendly Community status, with several others awaiting accreditation across the North York Moors National Park and
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By Animals Correspondent Max and Minnie, two caged bears rescued from horrific conditions in Armenia, are making the most of life, as new photos and footage of them show. Giant Siberian bear Max and diminutive Minnie were rescued from a bus depot in 2018 after years behind bars. It took
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By Community Correspondent Lifeboat Operations Manager Mike Picknett received his 40 years long service award in front of fellow volunteer crew members recently. Mike fist started helping at the lifeboat station as an 11-year-old. He officially joined the crew in 1985, aged 17 and progressed quickly to become a Helm
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A devoted group of Dorset Police officers and staff, who were determined to secure justice following the attempted murder of a nine-year-old Christchurch girl were amongst some of the award winners at the latest Dorset Police Awards Ceremony. The officers and staff, which consisted of response officers, detectives, the 999
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By Animals Correspondent Woburn Safari Park is celebrating the birth of a female Eastern Mountain Bongo calf — the first of her kind born at the park in more than a decade. The arrival marks a significant step forward for one of the world’s most endangered large mammals. With fewer
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By Education Corespondent Illustrator and designer Rosalyn Burroughs, who graduated from UWE Bristol in 2024, has won a World Illustration Award for her bus wrap design marking 80 years since the first female bus drivers were employed in the city. Her ‘Women at the Wheel’ illustration will be a familiar
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By Mark, 11, Jill Dando News Correspondent Something sweet is happening this October! On Tuesday 21 October, to mark National Apple Day in the UK, people in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset will be joining children in Kharkiv, Ukraine to bake a very special treat — the Ukrainian Apple Charlotte. This heartwarming event is
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By Community Correspondent The summer sunshine has helped to generate a record amount of renewable energy at Bristol Airport - producing the equivalent in power used by almost 400 homes in a year. More than 1,425,000 Kwh of energy has been generated from the Airport's solar
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By Health Correspondent A team of cancer scientists and clinicians at the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton has received £1.2 million from the World Cancer Research Fund to improve breast cancer treatment. Led by Professors Ellen Copson and Ramsey Cutress, the researchers will study how body composition
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By Health Correspondent Communities across London will have better access to life-saving defibrillators as the Mayor of London donates £150,000 to the London Ambulance Charity. The huge donation – on Restart a Heart Day – means the charity’s London Heart Starters campaign has reached its target to install 200 defibrillators
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By Isabella (13) The Entitled Sons - a local band from Somerset - visited Priory Community School last week. The alternative band is made up of four brothers (Billy, Charlie, Raffey, and Laurie) and their dad (Graham). They performed for Years 10 and 11, then talked about their experiences with
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By Health Correspondent Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is creating an army of lifesavers by providing FREE sessions on how to give CPR and use a defibrillator in a series of livestreamed and in-person events to support national Restart a Heart Day on Thursday 16 October. Thousands of