Business
By Business Editor Blinds By Mark, a premier Bristol-based blinds and curtain fitting company, is celebrating a remarkable achievement—passing the stringent qualifying process and officially becoming a Which? Trusted Trader as of March 21st, 2025. Choosing a home improvement business can be a daunting task, but Which? Trusted Traders
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By Business Editor Bristol Airport has launched a new training and skills initiative to help support people struggling to get into employment in the region. The Airport is funding the ‘Take Off Programme’, starting this month, which will provide mentoring and skills development for people such as those in education,
Animals
By Jill Dando News Inner Farne, one of the Farne Islands cared for by the National Trust, has re-opened for visitors to enjoy the annual spectacle of seabirds returning to breed, with the first puffins spotted back on the islands. 2025 marks 100 years of the 28-island archipelago being in
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By Jill Dando News With nesting season underway, we look at how to help birds nest and raise their chicks successfully. Come March something very special is happening in our hedgerows. In parks and gardens across the UK, birds are preparing to welcome in the next generation by building nests.
Animals
By Jill Dando News How far would you go for a good meal? For some of the ocean’s top predators, maintaining a decent diet requires some surprisingly long-distance dives. Massachusetts Institution of Technology (MIT) oceanographers have found that big fish like tuna and swordfish get a large fraction of
People
By Education Correspondent University Centre Weston (UCW) and the University of Worcester (UoW) have formed a partnership to deliver a brand-new Paramedic Degree Apprenticeship in collaboration with the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT). This partnership is built on shared values and a strong commitment to supporting the
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By Education Correspondent Students from Weston-super-Mare’s Hans Price Academy in Somerset, have enjoyed a taste of the exotic Far East as part of a twinning relationship with a school in Japan. This international cultural and educational exchange saw students engage with their partner school by delivering English lessons and
Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent Free cab rides for football fans with Three UK’s #TalkMoreThanFootball mental health initiative with Samaritans New research released this week revealed that two-thirds (64%) of football fans struggle with their mental health, with almost half (42%) turning to an unlikely source of support - taxi
Animals
By Jill Dando News National Geographic Explorer Diego Pol and a team of researchers and paleontologists from Argentina and Uruguay working in the Anacleto Formation near northern Patagonia, have identified a new long-necked dinosaur species, Chadititan calvoi, described in Revista del Museo Argentino Ciencias Naturales. The new species, whose name
Animals
By Jill Dando News Scientists have revealed for the first time that some fish sneak up on their prey by hiding behind sharks. The previously unknown behaviour was discovered by a team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Edinburgh, studying sandbar sharks in the Mediterranean Sea. Underwater video
People
By Jill Dando News The Salvation Army stepped in to help a homeless couple who survived by following the Cornish coast Salt Path with only a tent for shelter. Their journey mirrors Ray and Moth whose story has been made into a film called The Salt path which is launching
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By Amélie, 13, Priory School’s Good News Room for Jill Dando News Mother's Day is the one day of the year where mother's, caregivers, grandmothers finally get to sit back and relax and it is right around the corner. The question is, do you have
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By Community Correspondent The Donate For Defib Weston-super-Mare initiative has received a heartwarming show of support from across the globe, this time from a familiar face—Josh Bell’s former headteacher, Peter Turner, of Ashcombe Primary School in Somerset. Now living in Colombia, Mr. Turner made a special trip back
Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent St John Ambulance has launched the Hi Vis Stress Vest campaign to get builders to open up about their mental health, after new research* reveals nearly seven in 10 have suspected a fellow worker was suffering from serious depression – but found it too difficult to talk
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By Education Correspondent Clevedon School’s Musical Theatre department continues to thrive, securing five major wins at the David Beach Awards and two trophies at the County Drama Festival in March. At the David Beach Awards on March 8th, the school’s production of Footloose received 11 nominations and won
Animals
By Jill Dando News A rare species of Polynesian tree snail once declared Extinct in the Wild has officially been downlisted, thanks to a decades-long conservation programme led by ZSL — the charity behind London Zoo — and its global conservation partners. The Partula tohiveana snail — wiped out in the wild due