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By Community Correspondent The generosity of a Cumbrian woman who left a large gift in her will to charity will benefit communities across the county for years to come. A charitable fund has been set up in the name of Margaret Ewins, of Ings, Windermere to honour a bequest of
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By Jill Dando News Three seemingly outrageous stories published recently have been confirmed as April Fools' Day pranks. While our readers were momentarily convinced, we can now reveal that these tales were nothing more than light-hearted hoaxes. At the Good News Post, we're not only committed to
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By Education Correspondent The redevelopment of Clevedon School will take a significant step forward when construction starts on replacement classrooms for the tented ‘Learning Village’ that was erected in September 2023 when the discovery of High Alumina Cement Concrete (HACC) closed 22 classrooms. Placed on the Schools Rebuilding Programme in
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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 Community Correspondent A mother and daughter from Liverpool are thrilled having both won 1st prize in their categories in a poetry competition. A lifelong lover of words, Linda is overjoyed to be recognized as a poet at 75 years old despite her ongoing health struggles. Angela Cheveau stated, “I
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By Jill Dando News From the Battlefield to the Bike: Meet Matt Obeng Life is full of unexpected paths, and for Matt Obeng, cycling became the road that led him to healing and connection. A former serviceman with two active combat tours in Iraq in 2004 and 2008, Matt dedicated
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By Jill Dando News The Hope Foundation's (HOPE) Mobile Dental Clinic, an outreach project of Hope Hospital, set up in 2023, continues to provide free and accessible oral healthcare to some of Kolkata’s most vulnerable populations including street connected children. The project focuses on prevention and developing
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By Science Editor The dirt on astronauts’ boots might one day power space exploration. A study published on April 3 in Device journal shows that solar cells made from simulated Moon dust can efficiently convert sunlight into energy, resist radiation, and reduce the need for bringing heavy materials from Earth.
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By Jill Dando News Despite being prehistoric predator and prey, massive meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs drank together from shallow freshwater lagoons on the Isle of Skye, 167 million years ago, according to newly identified tracks. The 131 footprints at Prince Charles’s Point on Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula makes the
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By Jill Dando News The Natural History Museum has announced an 11% increase in visitors from 2023, making it the second most visited UK attraction last year, according to The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). * August was the Museum’s busiest ever month with 766,081 visitors - boosted
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By Health Correspondent The Every Minute Matters campaign has smashed its target to encourage 270,000 people across Britain to learn CPR with almost two months to go. In an incredible testament to the powerful force of football, the Sky Bet campaign has encouraged the equivalent of three times the
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By Education Editor After the Murder of His Sister, Andrew ‘Bernie’ Bernard is Fighting to Stop the Radicalisation of Young Men Online A leading educator and speaker on masculinity and male well-being, Andrew ‘Bernie’ Bernard, an Associate with Independent Thinking, is calling for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister
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By Business Editor Andrew Scott calls for bold action to unlock Britain’s economic potential The UK’s entrepreneurs are the key to long-term economic success, and the government must actively support them with the right incentives, skills, and backing rather than hold them back with excessive taxes and legislation,
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By Health Correspondent In our latest round of grants we’ve awarded funding for new projects that aim to improve symptoms of Parkinson’s without the need for extra medication. Alongside working to find better treatments, we know it’s important that research also focuses on addressing the day-to-day challenges
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By Education Correspondent An event focused on the benefits of prioritising wellbeing within education, the Conference highlights included the relaunch of the Well Schools Movement, inspiring keynote speeches and a special video address from Schools Minister Catherine McKinnell. Youth Sport Trust Conference yesterday brought together more than 600 delegates to
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By Sports Correspondent The Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation has announced that Chelsea captain and England international Millie Bright has joined the team as an Official Supporter. Millie is joining the UK’s biggest sport’s charity to support its mission to transform communities where the