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By Oliver, 14, Jill Dando News Correspondent Over the last five weeks, students from WCSA have been given the amazing opportunity to learn to cook five fantastic fresh meals from scratch, as part of a new initiative designed to equip young people with essential life skills. During their five week
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By Education Correspondent Winterstoke Hundred Academy, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset was delighted to welcome Ambassador Miguel Berger from the German Embassy as part of the German Embassy Languages Week and the #ShoutOutForGerman campaign. This initiative, organised by the German Embassy in London, the Goethe-Institut UK, and the German Academic Exchange Service
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By Community Correspondent St Paul’s Church in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset near Bristol, has become a beacon of hope for the local community—feeding 600 people over 10 weeks through its free, freshly prepared Thursday evening meal service during the winter months. What began as a response to rising living costs
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By Jill Dando News New Bristol-based charity, CRuNCH, wants all teenagers to be able to cook 5 simple, healthy meals before they leave home. Its Cook5 with CRuNCH programme is a fully-funded 5 week course delivered in senior schools which equips young people with cooking skills, a good understanding of
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By Jill Dando News In an exciting development for the children of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset in Jill Dando’s home town, two local schools – Milton Park Primary and Ashcombe Primary – have been selected as early adopters of the new national breakfast club initiative. This pilot program, launching in April 2025, will
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By Oliver, 14, Parliamentary Correspondent, Jill Dando News Archie has made history as the youngest-ever editor of the Good News Post, breaking former News of the World editor Piers Morgan’s record of newspaper editorship by an astonishing 17 years. At just 11 years old, Archie will lead the editorial
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By Jill Dando News The Donate For Defib W-s-M Project, a vital community initiative, has reached a significant milestone after nearly a year and a half of operation. The project, which has been instrumental in installing publicly accessible defibrillators across Weston-super-Mare and surrounding areas, has been met with overwhelming support
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By Jill Dando News In a heartwarming tribute to community service, the Donate For Defib WsM Project honored Tich, a dedicated steward at the Weston Super Mare Social Club, for his extraordinary support in promoting life-saving cardiac awareness. On Thursday, project leaders presented Tich with a special certificate, recognizing his
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By Jill Dando News The High Sheriff of Somerset met with the Donate For Defib WsM Project team at Revo Kitchen to discuss the charity's remarkable progress in providing life-saving equipment across Weston. The project, which aims to place defibrillators within three minutes of any person in Weston,
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By Oliver Masley, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent As the co-founding partner of Koolskools, the UK’s only fairtrade school uniform company, which obtained its fair trade licence in 2010, he achieved his ambition: to build a successful fair trade clothing brand designed to support vulnerable cotton farmers and clothing
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By Kiaran, Oliver and Jake, all 12, Jill Dando News Twelve year old journalists have organised an interview with a high-profile MP to get top tips on politics, dealing with negativity and keeping in touch with nature to alleviate anxiety. The Jill Dando news team from across The Priory LearningTrust