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By Human Interest Correspondent School friends reunited thanks to a Stagecoach bus trip after decades apart are now starring in the bus company's Christmas adverts. Pensioners Brenda Parry and Barbara Chorley hadn't seen each other since they were at primary school in Kendal - 68 years
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By Community Correspondent Frome Vale Academy has opened its brand-new kitchen space with the launch of a flagship culinary event delivered in partnership with local charity CRuNCH. The new kitchen – designed and built by the academy’s Building Services Manager, Ricki Petchey – was brought to life through free labour generously
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By Community Correspondent An American Coast Guard has returned to the scene of her accident in South Wales, a year after a significant ankle injury saw her rescued by Coastguards from Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team. US Coast Guard Dr Cynthia Woodlock was visiting South Wales when she fell and sustained
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By Community Correspondent Walliscote Primary School – a school community representing 47 spoken languages – met at St Paul’s Church in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset in an event hosted by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mr Mohammed Saddiq. Their choir, conducted by school Headteacher Shelley Flanagan, opened the service with the first verse of
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By Community Correspondent A message of love and hope is on full display in Newtown this week as members of a local motorcycle group joined forces with the town’s rugby club to collect food parcels for The Salvation Army. At Christmas, The Salvation Army is there for thousands of
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By Health Correspondent Children in the UK for years have been placed in narrow diagnostic categories—and one leading UK brain expert believes this approach may be preventing young people from realising their full potential. Dr Andrew Curran, a best-selling author, neurologist, and neurobiologist with more than 25 years of
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By Community Correspondent A message in a bottle containing the ashes of a couple on “one last adventure” has washed up on a beach in Devon. The bottle was discovered by Mike Nicholls on Woolacombe Beach on 9 November. Inside was a note asking anyone who found it to return
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By Community Correspondent Colleagues from Birmingham Airport (BHX) and other partner organisations have raised £18,680.91 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity by participating in a fun run along the airport’s runway. 300 participants from organisations around the airport participated in the Runway Fun Run event on Saturday
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By Community Correspondent Residents at HC-One’s Rivendell View Care Home in Bardolph, Nottingham, were treated to a truly glamorous day out when they were whisked away in a stunning vintage car for an afternoon of festive fun. Thanks to the thoughtful efforts of Activity Coordinator, Sarah Klotschkow, and her
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By Community Correspondent HomelessNest.org launches SASSY initiative to provide free essential dental care for people experiencing homelessness. A registered charity supporting people who are homeless or vulnerably housed has launched a new weekend dental initiative aimed at tackling the often-overlooked oral health crisis facing some of the country’s
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By Community Correspondent Get ready, Frome — a full-blown Pogues party is coming your way this December 21st at 7pm. Nearly 40 years ago, Shane MacGowan and The Pogues stormed the music scene with a mix of punk, Irish folk, and raw, poetic storytelling. There was simply no band like them.
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By Community Correspondent A Scarborough Salvation Army project teaching cooking and budgeting skills has transformed lives, with 150 people completing the free six-week Victory Programme. Led by Lindsey Barker, the courses—one on batch cooking and one on baking—are inspired by Second World War resourcefulness and show participants how
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disabilities Correspondent The How To Be My Ally series for Channel 4 was all about raising awareness of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, learning difficulties and Cerebral Palsy. I’m so proud to have been part of the documentary on Cerebral Palsy, where I was able to share
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By Community Correspondent The University of Leicester will mark World Prematurity Day (17 November) by lighting up the Attenborough Tower in purple to reflect solidarity. World Prematurity Day (WPD) aims to raise awareness of the impact of premature birth on families and the challenges that may be faced by preterm
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By Community Correspondent The extraordinary commitment of 70 members of staff at the London Ambulance Service has been recognised at an emotional Celebration of Service ceremony held in central London on Thursday (13 November). Colleagues from across the organisation — from frontline paramedics and 999 call handlers to dispatchers and corporate
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A volunteer Coxswain at the Isle of Skye RNLI lifeboat station has turned off his pager and retired from duty after 35 years of active service. Hamish Corrigall, a native of Skye, signed up to join the crew in October 1990 and was officially enrolled on 1 November 1990. Hamish