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The walls of Weston-Super-Mare are brought alive (By Amelie, 13)
By Amelie, 13, Jill Dando News Priory Community School Weston Wallz, a street art festival in Weston-Super-Mare run by Europe’s International Street Art Hub ‘Upfest’, returned to brighten the town In Somerset. Some 18 new large scale street-art pieces were painted across the seaside town, adding to the 46
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Junior Journalists Join Jill Dando News at the former BBC TV presenter’s former school
By Archie, Esmai, Lillie, and Enid, Jill Dando News Correspondents @ Worle School. The next generation of Jill Dando New journalists are being trained at her former school Worle School in Weston-super-Mare Somerset. The new, ambitious Year 7s aged 11 were inspired to join the Jill Dando News Centre after an
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Priory’s new school show finally launched (by Evie, 13)
By Evie, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent @ Priory School Priory Community School showcased a brilliant production named ‘All Shook Up’, which was a famous Elvis Presley show. They worked extremely hard on perfecting this but now it’s time to prepare for the new one! After an exciting wait, the
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Mental Health Experts Become Editors of National Newspaper Amid Rising Crisis
By Jill Dando News In an unprecedented move, two CEOs of mental health charities have been named as the first-ever mental health-trained editors of a national and global newspaper, the Good News Post. This groundbreaking initiative comes at a time when mental health challenges and loneliness are skyrocketing, exacerbated by
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Good news for health as Park-runners have been running for 20 years (By Oliver. 14)
By Oliver,14, Senior Jill Dando News Correspondent @ Worle Community School Parkrun, a community organisation across 23 countries, celebrated its 20th birthday on Saturday. In 2004, Paul Sinton-Hewitt organised the Bushy Park Time Trial. Since then, 2,200 Parkruns have taken place, all managed thanks to huge amounts of volunteers.
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Somerset babies given books to help get ahead in reading! (By Ella, 12, Jill Dando News)
By Ella, 12, Jill Dando News @ Worle School) Babies born in the area of Bath and north east Somerset, during July, have been given their own copies of the 1926 novel ‘Winnie the Pooh’ to encourage reading from a young age. Alongside receiving the classic novel babies were also invited
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A GCSE favourite is brought to life at The Playhouse (By Jill Dando News reporters)
By Student Reporters @ Priory School, Jill Dando News 127 Drama and English students from Priory Community School Academy (PCSA) enjoyed an outstanding performance at The Playhouse, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Having studied Willy Russell's notorious play 'Blood Brothers' for their GCSE course, a theatre full of 14 and
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Students get back to school with a little help from Cadbury’s
By Student Reporters at Priory School, Jill Dando News A series of special delicious chocolate treats have been launched by Cadbury to help students say thank you to their teachers. Each chocolate gift can be personalised now with messages such as ‘thank you’, ‘my hero’ or ‘best teacher’. With schools
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Award-Winning Young Artist Ezra Displays His Outstanding Creations
By Jill Dando News Amazing Ezra Metcalfe is about to showcase his work in public for the first time tomorrow. Earlier this year he was announced as the successful recipient of the Robert Richards Award, which is organised by the charity Somerset Film, with the support of Arts Council England,
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Astronaut Colin Bennett Lands Back At Clevedon School
By Jill Dando News There was a tangible buzz about Clevedon School in Somerset near Bristol, UK as former student Colin Bennett returned to his school launchpad after a meteoric career with Virgin Galactic. Colin, who is now Head of Astronaut Training at Virgin Galactic following time as the Lead
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Ellise Becomes Latest Jill Dando News Patron: A Story of Inspiration and Triumph
It’s good news as the latest amazing patron of Jill Dando News has been revealed: She is Ellise, a 22-year-old Disabilities Editor from south Somerset who has captured the hearts of many with her incredible journey of overcoming cerebral palsy. Her story is not just inspirational—it’s a
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World’s oldest man turns 112! (By Oliver, 14)
By Oliver Masley, 14, Jill Dando News Correspondent Guinness World Records made John Tinniswood, from Southport, the title of World’s Oldest Living Man. Born on 26th August 1912, in the same year that the Titanic sank, he is the fourth oldest British man in recorded history, 13 months away
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Eric sparked to become top world opera singer in cornfields of America
By Jill Dando News Tenor Eric Cutler is set to take the lead role of Florestan in Beethoven's only opera, "Fidelio," from October 9-26. But he discovered his love for opera in the cornfields of Iowa, America. His family had an exchange student called Pablo from
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73-year-old great-grandfather of two gains GCSE in English after leaving school at 14
By Jill Dando News A pensioner in his seventies who left school at 14, returned to college to study a GCSE in English and ended up with a grade 6. Danny Davey, 73, from Ipswich – who took the GCSE thanks to the support of Suffolk New College – said: “I never
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Students celebrate great success at WCSA
By Jill Dando News Year 11 students at Worle Community School Academy are celebrating some excellent GCSE results with improved outcomes in all key areas. The year group saw fabulous individual results with the overall year seeing improvements across the board including in English and maths. Highlights of this year’