Charities
By Community Correspondent Construction has officially started on a pioneering new Patient Hotel that will support families of children receiving ongoing treatment in Bristol. The charity The Grand Appeal has broken ground on the new facility, known as the Jingle Jam Building, marking a major milestone for the project. On
Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent More than 40 runners laced up in Dublin on Valentine’s Day as Marks & Spencer joined forces with Jigsaw for a high-energy 5K fundraiser supporting youth mental health. Led by popular fitness coach Chris Connolly (Get Better With Chris), the run kicked off and wrapped
Schools
By Schools Correspondent Three talented Year 6 pupils from Mary Elton Primary School captivated local audiences this January after taking part in a community production of Alice in Wonderland with the Clevedon Comedy Theatre Club. The trio first auditioned for their roles in August and spent the following months learning
Charities
By Charities Correspondent Generous Brentford supporters have helped raise almost £2,000 for Chiswick RNLI during the latest match day collection. In the two hours before kick-off on Saturday 21 February, volunteers and crew from Chiswick RNLI collected £1,946 through bucket donations and card payments — with more than half
Science
By Science Correspondent A major scientific breakthrough could help protect the world’s banana supply after researchers identified a crucial source of genetic resistance to a deadly fungal disease. Experts at the The University of Queensland have pinpointed the region of DNA that gives wild bananas resistance to Fusarium wilt
Business
By Business Editor Two Somerset filmmakers are celebrating a milestone year in business by launching a new networking venue in Worle Co-founders of River Axe Media, Xander Wild and Ryan Whitehead are celebrating their first year in business and are now bringing business owners together to encourage the local business
News
By Community Correspondent Children’s Services in London Borough of Haringey have been officially rated “Outstanding” for the very first time — a historic breakthrough hailed as a major turnaround for the council. Inspectors from Ofsted spent two weeks in January 2026 examining how the borough supports children in care, those
Charities
By Animals Correspondent Even for students of equine medicine it can be a surprise to learn about how different donkeys and mules are from horses, as one group of visitors recently found out during a day at The Donkey Sanctuary in East Devon. The first port of call for the
News
By Community Correspondent Norwich City Community Sports Foundation is introducing a new Young Carers Club at The Nest to support children aged 8–12 who provide regular care for someone at home. The programme starts on 26th February and will take place on Thursdays from 5:30 pm to 7
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By Community Correspondent A retail destination in Wales has been recognised for having the finest public washrooms in the UK. St David’s Dewi Sant in Cardiff secured the top national honour at this year’s Loo of the Year Awards. The annual ceremony was held at the National Motorcycle
By Schools Correspondent Students at Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset have brought the much-loved musical Annie to life in a run of spectacular performances that delighted hundreds of children, parents and members of the wider community. Across four performances, students performed to packed audiences including pupils from
By Charities Correspondent An eye-catching Gromit sculpture has made its new home at Bristol Airport taking pride of place inside the Public Transport Interchange (PTI) - with millions of people being able to enjoy seeing him as they pass through. The sculpture will not only be a hit with locals
By Community Correspondent Residents at Booth House Lifehouse, a Salvation Army-run hostel in Swindon that provides assisted accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, are receiving a boost to their wellbeing thanks to a substantial Lego donation from The Entertainer toy shop in Swindon. The hostel, located at 1 Spring Close, recently
By Science Correspondent Space scientists say they’ve found a bizarre planet system that turns everything we thought we knew upside down. Experts at the University of Warwick, using the European Space Agency’s CHEOPS telescope, have spotted a distant solar system that doesn’t follow the usual cosmic rulebook.
By Science Correspondent A simple digital technique — including mentally playing the video game Tetris — could dramatically cut traumatic flashbacks, researchers say. In a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry, healthcare workers who used the approach reported 10 times fewer intrusive memories after just four weeks. Six months later, 70%
By Josh Bell, Charities Correspondent Residents in Weston-super-Mare have some welcome news after a new life-saving defibrillator was installed on Eastcombe Road. The device has been funded by a donation from Walliscote Primary School, meaning another piece of vital emergency equipment is now available in the area if someone suffers
By Business Correspondent Bristol Airport - one of the region’s largest private sector employers - is hosting a careers fair next month with more than 150 jobs of offer. The event on Thursday 5 March, which coincides with National Careers Week, will have representatives from the Airport and 14
By Community Correspondent Almost half of UK adults say they are likely to volunteer in 2026, according to a new poll from leading end-of-life charity Marie Curie. The survey found that 47% of adults plan to give their time to good causes in the next year, showing a strong appetite
By Mental Health Correspondent The UK Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA) has published a new free guide designed to support communities across the UK in setting up Men’s Sheds within shipping containers — a practical, affordable and increasingly popular way to create safe workshop and social spaces for men. Men’
By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disabilities Correspondent Luke grew up with cerebral palsy, which affects his lower body. Rather than focusing on limitations, he highlights all the opportunities and achievements that have shaped his life and brought him to where he is today. Living with cerebral palsy has opened doors that
By Sophia,10, Amelia, 10 and Zuzanna, 10 Good News Room at Heron's Moor Academy Janet Williams, a journalist, visited Herons’ Moor Academy to speak to Year 5 and Year 6 pupils about journalism and how it has changed over time. During her training, there were very few
