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By Flo, Year 7 and Ben, Year 12, Good News Room at Clevedon School Earlier in the year, we were invited to the Midsomerset Creative Writing Festival in Bath to have our creative writing critiqued and reviewed. The judge was local author Alex Cotter, who has written lots of children’
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By Caitlin and Ava, Good News Room at Clevedon School Towards the end of last term, we visited Walton Castle in Clevedon, where we were greeted by Carly and Margarita. Margarita kindly opened up the castle for us so that we could present our work. We were especially lucky because
Animals
By Animals Correspondent One of Australia Zoo’s most familiar faces is celebrating a big birthday. Sapphire, the zoo’s oldest eastern grey kangaroo, has turned 20, making her one of its longest-standing animal residents. Born at Australia Zoo in 2006, Sapphire has spent her life at the Queensland
Charities
By Charities Correspondent A six-year-old Bristol boy has helped raise more than £30,000 for Bristol Children’s Hospital, where his three-year-old sister is being treated for a rare brain tumour. Teddy Brimble started the fundraising in May by taking part in the Great Bristol Mini
Schools
By Schools Correspondent Clevedon School students are celebrating outstanding Post 16 results, with the Yr13 students making significantly more progress than their peers nationally across their choice of courses. The progress made by the cohort, who have studied traditional A-Levels and vocational qualifications, means students have secured places at
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By Ava, Year 10, Caleb, Year 9 and Nuala, Year 7, Good News Room at Clevedon School In June, Clevedon School Student Leaders took part in the Clevedon Literary Festival alongside students from our eTwinning partner school in Ettlingen. We met at the seafront, where we presented our poetry in
Charities
By Charities Correspondent Six friends with a shared Army background have conquered Mont Blanc, reaching the 4,810-metre summit in a gruelling challenge to raise money for Wooden Spoon, the children’s charity of rugby. Craig, Alex, Ant, James B, James S and Danny spent months training and preparing
Animals
By Conservation Correspondent Some of England’s rarest wildlife is set to get a major boost after Bristol Zoological Society secured £298,780 to protect threatened species in the Avon Gorge. The two-and-a-half-year project will restore habitats and support nine priority species, including plants and invertebrates
Science
By Science Correspondent Urban canals can cut nearby temperatures by more than 2°C during heatwaves, potentially offering millions of people a natural way to escape the worst of summer heat, new research has found. A study by researchers at The University of Manchester found that canals reduce daytime temperatures
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By Sofia, Year 7 and Meg, Year 8, Good News Room at Clevedon School The Clevedon School garden has been on a journey this year. It was beautiful in September, with so much fruit on the trees. We picked lots of apples and pears, brought in brown paper bags and
By Animals Correspondent A young lion at London Zoo has been getting his paws into the celebrations for World Lion Day – with a little help from some of his favourite spices. Two-year-old Asiatic lion Syanii and his mum, Arya, were treated to a giant lion-proof ball at
By Education Correspondent Nabeela Hazim thought she knew where her future was heading. The 21-year-old from Qatar had planned to study medicine in Bulgaria. Then, almost by chance, she spotted an advert for Medical Physiology at the University of Leicester during Clearing. She had never heard of the
By Bethany Garty, Community Correspondent A solar eclipse will take place on Wednesday, 12 August, with around 90-96% of the Sun covered across the UK, depending on location. It will be the closest to a total solar eclipse that the UK has seen since 1999. A solar eclipse happens
By Charities Correspondent A Plymouth councillor has praised the work of The Salvation Army’s Devonport Lifehouse after visiting the service to meet residents and staff. Councillor Paul Rielly visited the Plymouth service on Friday to find out more about the support available for people experiencing homelessness and the challenges
By Liv, Year 8, Bright, Year 9, and Mark, Year 9, Good News Room at Clevedon School Kat Lyons and the Curzon Working with Kat Lyons at the Curzon was so good. We left Clevedon School to spend the day learning how to express ourselves through poetry. Kat is a
By Animals Correspondent Visitors heading to the Bristol Balloon Fiesta aren’t the only ones enjoying the sight of hot air balloons over the city. The meerkats at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm have also been getting a good view, with the colourful balloons drifting overhead. The annual Bristol
By Science Correspondent University of Warwick researchers are helping develop new technology that could give vegetable growers an earlier warning when damaging pests appear in their crops. The TRACER-Pest project is working on an automated system that uses artificial intelligence to monitor pests in onion and brassica crops. The
By Community Correspondent Young people from across North Somerset were recognised for their achievements, resilience and community spirit during a special awards ceremony at Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier. Hosted by Reset WSM at the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, the ceremony brought together finalists, families, community
By Charities Correspondent A sea of handcrafted pink poppies has returned to Cardiff Castle, with a special celebration marking the opening of City Hospice's annual Forever Flowers display. Thousands of handcrafted pink poppies are now on display at Cardiff Castle as City Hospice's annual Forever Flowers
By Ethan Cooke, 18, Travel Correspondent Bali, Indonesia Many visitors to Bali only see its beaches and tourist attractions. During my visit, I had the chance to experience a very different side of life on the island. My time was spent with local people, eating, sleeping and living as they
By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disabilities Correspondent Aidan Holmes is 21 years old and has been using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) since he was six years old. He has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair and relies on an AAC device to communicate every day. Aidan has a strong interest in
