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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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By Jill Dando News The Natural History Museum has announced an 11% increase in visitors from 2023, making it the second most visited UK attraction last year, according to The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). * August was the Museum’s busiest ever month with 766,081 visitors - boosted
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By Health Correspondent The Every Minute Matters campaign has smashed its target to encourage 270,000 people across Britain to learn CPR with almost two months to go. In an incredible testament to the powerful force of football, the Sky Bet campaign has encouraged the equivalent of three times the