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By Jill Dando News When you’re 86 you’re well qualified to give tips on a perfect Christmas Day dinner! Now care home residents of Lottie.com have shared their best-kept secrets to cooking Christmas dinner: Lottie is an organisation helping people to find the UK's best
Animals
By Jill Dando News The main walkways around the sanctuary were lit up with twinkling lights, creating the perfect seasonal atmosphere for the hundreds of visitors to the event. Picture - The Donkey Sanctuary Hosted by celebrant and BBC Radio presenter Emma Britton, the evening featured traditional carols sung by
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By Jill Dando News Correspondent Hollywood actor Hugh Grant and wife Anna have donated £20,000 Christmas gift to Britain's kindest plumber. Hugh and wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein donated a staggering £20,000 to James Anderson, 55, from Burnley as a 'wonderful Christmas gift'. James told
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By Jill Dando News A kangaroo pic has won a top comedy award. The funniest and most popular photography competition in the world –The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has reached its conclusion and is proud to announce that the OVERALL WINNER of this year’s competition is Jason Moore, for
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By Scouts Correspondent, Jill Dando News When life starts to feel trickier than usual, Chief Scout, Bear Grylls has some brilliant tips to help us find a way through. We all go through difficult times in life. Those times where we need a bit more support, a helping hand, or
Charity
By Charity Corespondent, Jill Dando News The FUCHSIA Cancer Support Group held a coffee morning at the NightJar Pub in Worle, Somerset where they raised over £170 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The group welcomed Weston-super-Mare Mayor Cllr Ciaran Cronnelly as a flurry of visitors sample cake, tea and coffee. The
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By Animal Correspondent, Jill Dando News It’s good news for endangered Koala’s with a brilliant new partnership. In a momentous stride towards koala conservation, Australia Zoo and global not-for-profit organisation Wildlife Warriors are thrilled to announce an incredible partnership with BCU Bank, further protecting Australia’s iconic yet
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By Dogs Correspondent, Jill Dando News A brave dog, who was set to take part in a Battersea Muddy Dog Challenge event before being diagnosed with a terminal illness, has completed her own fundraising walk for the leading animal welfare charity. Tank the eight-year-old Labrador Cross, was originally signed up
Mental Health
By Mental Health reporter It’s official - breaks from social media boosts your mental wellbeing. Results of a new University of Bath study that asked participants to take a week-long break from social media found positive effects for wellbeing, depression and anxiety. Asking people to stop using social media
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By JIll Dando News With Children’s Mental Health Week less than four months away, today Place2Be has announced that the 2024 theme will be My Voice Matters. We developed this year's theme alongside children and young people in Place2Be partner schools*. My Voice Matters is about empowering
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By Jill Dando News @ Priory Year 10 students from Priory Community School Academy have been participating in a special Bikeability programme with local police. Students Oscar, Kayden and William , aged 15, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset worked in the school's Nurture Hub all day, putting their minds and hands to
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By Joel, 15, Football Correspondent, Jill Dando News Eddie Nketiah made his debut just years after his heartbreak of being rejected by Chelsea as a 14 year old. The goalpoacher said the knock gave him the determination to succeed at Arsenal he has fought into the first team - now
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By Africa Correspondent, Jill Dando News It’s good news for a Kenya community as a UK charity has passed the landmark of planting their 2000th tree. During their 2023 mission, Kenya Hope Charity planted their 2,000th tree in Kenya to help offset global warming. The charity is based
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By Samara, 19, Mental Health Corresponden Samara is the Mental Health Correspondent for the Good News Post. She graduated from Jill Dando News at the inspirational The King Alfred School Academy Sixth Form in Highbridge, Somerset last September. Since then she has become our Mental Health Correspondent, an Ambassador for
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By Jill Dando News An Italian student has completed a 1,500km (932 miles) cycle ride through Europe to his grandparents' home in England. It took 20-year-old Claudio Barchiesi 15 days to cycle from his home town of Barzano, Italy, through eight countries, to Barrow, Suffolk. He aimed to
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DON'T MISS: https://goodnewspost.co.uk/sir-richard-branson-sir-cliff-richard-nick-ross-and-fiona-bruce-lead-tributes-to-absolutely-brilliant-jill-dando-news-on-the-anniversary-of-the-bbc-presenters-death/ By Editor (Happiness) Jill Dando News The three-part series Who Killed Jill Dando? will stream on Netflix on 26th of this month - but the good news is her unique positive legacy continues to expand. Students in schools across Jill’s