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By Samara Siviter, 19, Jill Dando News Correspondent On a balmy June evening, I found myself at Wembley Stadium, surrounded by a sea of Green Day fans, eagerly awaiting the legendary punk rock band's performance. Having loved Green Day since I was 12, seeing them live was a
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By Jill Dando News Miracle man James Cooper, 35, is on a mission to do a marathon a day in 2024 - to help save lives. His incredible goal is to raise funds and awareness for the brilliant charity Samaritans, With 141 marathons already under his belt this year, he
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disabilities Editor, Jill Dando News Smashing her dreams as a performer! Anastacia is my younger sister who is 21 years old! She performed locally with dance and musical theatre companies, in fact, I joined the same musical theatre company with her and we both performed at
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By Jill Dando News In a world where 88% of UK workers report experience some sort of burnout in the last two years, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee's "Feel Better Live More" podcast offers a timely solution. This week's episode features Cal Newport, Georgetown University professor
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By Music Correspondent Adam Hunter The skies were grey, the rain was falling hard, and the ground was muddy which made me wonder whether Shania Twain’s opening song “Don’t be stupid” had a point for me and the many thousand in their cowboy hats and ponchos being drenched.
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By Jill Dando News Heroic George Spencer, 87, has attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace for outstanding service and dedication. George is a long-time volunteer of the Parkinson’s UK Barnsley & District support group, in Yorkshire. He has been recognised for his outstanding service and dedication with an
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By Evie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent @ PCSA Amazing volunteers are saving lives by running 5K to help an amazing charity. They will run Race for Life in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset on the Seafront Beach near the world famous Grand Pier and Revo Kitchen and Terrace. Since 1994, 10 million people
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By Jill Dando News An entrepreneur has launched crowdfunding campaign to build all-inclusive adventure play centre Family-run business Ogeg Ltd, founded by Matt Jeffery, has launched a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising £65,000 to build an all-inclusive adventure play centre in the Swindon area. Ogeg Ltd, named after the
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By Jill Dando News A former Worle Community School Academy resident has attended an event at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the completion of her Duke of Edinburgh Gold award. Olivia Finch, 18, did much of her DofE volunteering while at Worle and The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Also
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By Ellise Hollie-Hayward, Disabilities Correspondent A new book for anyone interested in disability activism has been published. Occupational Therapy, Disability Activism and Me' has been inspirationally written by Georgia Vine Here she explains more about it. “My name is Georgia, I’m a disabled activist, occupational therapist and academic.
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By Jill Dando News Gina Patel from Wednesbury in the West Midlands has won the Rising Star for Diversity award at the highly esteemed Rising Star Awards organised by WeAreTheCity. The awards, which are in their tenth year and serve as a "premier platform" showcasing the UK'
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By Jill Dando News Thameslink made dreams come true for one train-mad eight-year-old when they gave him a ride in the cab of one of their services and helped him make passenger announcements. The brilliant Alfie Palmer, from Barton Hills, Luton, has Spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. He came
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By Jill Dando News Benjamin George has published his first fantasy fiction novel. The 31 year old from Bristol has published AQUILA taking readers on an imaginative journey exploring their lives and destiny. The author has lived an unconventional life of exploration and discovery that laid the groundwork for his
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By Jill Dando News Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge students at The King Alfred School Academy in Somerset have been helping to improve the school grounds by taking in a new rewilding club that has been launched this month. Rewilding is the restoration of nature until it can take care of itself.
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disabilities Correspondent Amongst the hills of Devon’s Exmoor countryside, nestled in pine forests and beyond a tranquil reservoir, you’ll find Calvert Exmoor; a Gold Standard AHOEC accredited accessible activity centre. Removing barriers and enabling people with physical, learning, behavioural and sensory disabilities through adventure
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By Jill Dando News A Solar Panel expert is touring the UK helping clients after a surge in demand for his services. Callun Purnell of Pigeon Solar Panels has been across the UK in recent months as the demands for his soar. He has helped out clients across the south