Animals
By Jill Dando News Inspirational pooch Eebbers worked at the Minneapolis airport in America for 10 years and got a deserved huge send off. Now he is off to live it up swimming, playing, resting and just being a dog. Voted cutest canine by the Transportation Security Administration, the wonder
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By Jill Dando News Dozens of Corgi owners dressed in their best royal attire gathered in Australia to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The event, organised by the Perth Corgi group, took place in Langley Park, Perth, where approximately 50 dogs and their owners gathered in tribute to the late monarch
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News Who doesn’t feel stressed out with the modern pace of life and a turbulent world? Now its good news for staying calm in the middle of difficult times - it’s true that so-called ’Forest Bathing’, walking mindfully in the woods, is good for you.
Charity
By Jill Dando News The global pandemic has shut down entertainment for the limited life children and their families supported by Richard House for more than two years. But that all changed with a spectacular concert with some superb musicians. In partnership with The Lang Lang International Music Foundation (LLIMF)
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By Jill Dando News The organisers of a fundraising darts competition have presented £1,200 to an inspirational mental health charity. Lewis Tuck and Rob Broom organised the recent darts event at Highbridge Social Club in Somerset where dozens of players took part, raising funds for mental health support charity
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By Zahra, 18, Jill Dando News Formed in 1996 in London, Coldplay are the most successful band of the twenty first century, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Consisting of lead singer Chris Martin, drummer Will Champion, bassist Guy Berryman and guitarist Jonny Buckland, the band have had
Sport
By Jill Dando News A young archery enthusiast has won a silver medal in a top national tournament. Darragh Joyce of The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset competed at the Archery GB Youth Festival, a national tournament at Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire. In the Under 18
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By Jill Dando News Students have been unveiling a 30-foot wonder wall of wonderful sporting greats. Three current currents of Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset unveiled the collage designed to inspire students with the role models Student Ashley Ozua is on the books of Bristol Rovers joined Izzy
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By Josh, 16, Jill Dando News 104 year old Bertha Komor's lifelong dream of holding a penguin has come true after the visit of the cute Mr Red Green of the Mystic Aquarium. The penguin visit made the resident smile with joy and proves that dreams can come
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By Jill Dando News Olivia, 17, of The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge has joined dozens of reporters across Somerset to celebrate the unique Jill Dando News scheme she helped to start five years ago. Olivia was founding student reporter at Jill’s old school, Worle Community School Academy
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By Jill DANDO News Students from The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset are excelling in paddlesport competitions Cadets joined with others from neighbouring sea cadet units to represent Somerset & Dorset district in the South West Area Paddlesports Regatta. The cadets from Burnham-On-Sea & Highbridge’s Sea Cadet
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The Year 11 students were able to enjoy the first prom since the pandemic at Priory Community School Academy, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. They set off in style from the school’s base in a variety of cars and other vehicles wearing an array of incredible ball gowns and smart suits. They
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By Jill Dando News Inspirational Kenichi Horie has made history, becoming the oldest person to ever sail solo across the Pacific Ocean - but he is not stopping there. It took 69 days for the 83-year-old Japanese adventurer to travel from San Francisco to the Kid Strait off the western
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By Jill Dando News One of Britain's most proactive and award-winning young environmentalists is to run the global social media on work experience with the UK Schools Sustainability Network (UKSSN). Jack Clark, along with Olivia Finch, featured on national TV news in Glasgow COP26 in November, representing UK
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By Tamsen, 14, Jill Dando News Jaydon Cheadle, 14, of Priory Community School Academy, has enjoyed a prestigious cookery class with Great British Menu finalist, Olivia Barry. The budding chef impressed the top chef with his cooking skills in a Monarch Education competition which celebrated the BBC’s 100th anniversary.
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By Jill DANDO News School nurses have received hundreds of text messages from students across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) over the six weeksafter launching a new text messaging support service. ChatHealth was launched on April 25 by the Community Children’s Health Partnership (CCHP), which is led