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By Zoe, Grace and Bella, Jill Dando News @ TKASA Burnham-on-Sea’s carnival in Somerset, UK took place this week and, as always, attracted a huge crowd. The roads were filled with a sea of bright lights and colours; there were several impressive floats at the fun-filled evening with a variety
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By Jill Dando News Samara Siviter, 19, Mental Health Correspondent for the UK newspaper the Good News Post, has been offered a place in the grand finals of the UK National Miss Pageant for 2024. The inspirational teenager, (left on the photo) a former student of The King Alfred School
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By Oliver, 13, and reporters, Jill Dando News @ WCSA and PCSA Jill Dando News is sending books to Malawi in Africa to help set-up a library there thanks to help from North Somerset Council’s library service. Reporters from Jill Dando News at Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) and Priory
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By Charity Corespondent, Jill Dando News The FUCHSIA Cancer Support Group held a coffee morning at the NightJar Pub in Worle, Somerset where they raised over £170 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The group welcomed Weston-super-Mare Mayor Cllr Ciaran Cronnelly as a flurry of visitors sample cake, tea and coffee. The
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By Jill Dando News The mayor of Jill Dando’s home town has been interviewed by budding reporters in her memory from Ashcombe Primary School. Cllr Ciaran Cronnelly visited the school to speak about his role and how he helps the residents of Weston. Some of the younger children even
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By Oliver, 13, Jill Dando News (who visited the exhibition) Weston Museum in Jill Dando’s home town of Weston-super-Mare, is hosting an amazing exhibition, celebrating how Doctor Who has shaped the television industry and the scifi genre, and this hasn’t gone unnoticed. It has drawn many fans in,
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By Jill Dando News @ Priory Year 10 students from Priory Community School Academy have been participating in a special Bikeability programme with local police. Students Oscar, Kayden and William , aged 15, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset worked in the school's Nurture Hub all day, putting their minds and hands to
Animals
By Parliamentary Correspondent, JIll Dando News TJ, a cockapoo, has been crowned winner of the prestigious Westminster Dog of the Year competition. TJ, who entered the event with Mims Davies, Conservative MP for Mid-Sussex, impressed the judges with their loveable character and loyalty. The Westminster Dog of the Year took
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, 21, Disabilities Correspondent, Jill Dando News A mum who set up video tutorials to help people understand Makaton after using the sign language with her daughter has had a book from author Jacqueline Wilson dedicated to them. It follows a Prime Minister’s award for mum
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By Jill Dando News Students from The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset were among those receiving Cadet awards. Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Sea Cadets unit held its annual awards evening and AGM when it opened its doors to cadets, parents, supporters and guests. The school is part of The
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By Jill Dando News Big hearted pupils have donated 100 pairs of shoes and uniform to children in Africa. The students at East Huntspill Primary Academy, West Huntspill Primary Academy and Pawlett Primary School Academy near Burnham on Sea and Bridgwater in Somerset, have collected them over the term. The
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By Zoe, 15, Jill Dando News Grace, 13, is helping the BEES to leave audiences buzzing. Student Grace, part of Jill Dando News, is thriving in her singing, acting and dancing, leaving audiences buzzing with her BEES theatre group. The King Alfred School Academy student in Highbridge, Somerset is thriving
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By Jill Dando News A whole street of businesses turned blue to help a charity backed by Jill Dando and her former school. Weston Hospicecare fundraisers were delighted that businesses throughout Worle High Street in Weston-super-Mare backed the Blue for You initiative. The inspirational charity was backed by Jill Dando
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By Zac, 12, and reporters from Jill Dando News Good news reporters Rupert, 11, Zac, 12, and Oliver, 13, have become the world’s first Scout Correspondents for Jill Dando News. The enthusiastic trio are reporters for Jill Dando News out of Jill Dando’s former school in Weston-super-Mare, England.
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By Jaiden, 12, Harrison, 11, Samuel, 13, Jill Dando News Adam, 14, was interviewed by Jill Dando News about his knowledge and passion for trains, which came from his Grandfather. The year 10 student from Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is passionate to be a train driver. His
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By Amy, 12, Jill Dando News @ Priory A school’s unique ‘kindness’ Post Box is seeing hundreds of students rewarded for kindness, character traits, achievements and success. Incredibly, already over 500 postcards have been sent since the start of term. The latest seven students to benefit from the project at