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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
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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
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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
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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 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
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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
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Jill Dando News Disabilities Correspondent A conference on June 6th at Charlton Athletic Football Club in London will further promote giving young people a voice through cutting-edge technology. The event will be hosted by LONDON - CENMAC, a small specialist team in the Greater London Area.
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By Jill Dando News Children’s campaigner Baroness Floella Benjamin was presented with the BAFTA Fellowship at the BAFTA Television Awards. The BAFTA Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television. Baroness Benjamin is
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By UK solar expert and google 5-star rated Callun Purnell As a UK solar panel cleaning professional with 12 years experience, I can't stress how critical it is to maintain your solar panels. Solar panels are a superb investment for homeowners – but keeping those panels clean and
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By Jill Dando News The community in Weston-super-Mare is mourning the loss of David Evans, the visionary founder of the local Street Pastors initiative. David Evans, a former police officer with a deep faith in God, saw the need to provide a compassionate presence on the town'
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By Evie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent Two talented Year 11 students from Priory Community School Academy in Somerset, Josh Main and Ethan Ellis - have combined their talents to create a well-developed app company called ‘MainSoftworks’. They have made a phone app that is based on tips about how