By Jill Dando News Emily is the first junior at the Clevedon weekly event to reach the milestone of completing all of her 100 runs on the Clevedon seafront. Emily wished to thank all the volunteer CJPR Marshals who support the Clevedon Junior Parkrun come rain or shine every week
Business
By Business Editor Customers over the age of 60 can enjoy the breakfast which includes a sausage, bacon, fried egg, hash brown, Heinz Baked Beans, toast and butter alongside any refillable hot drink for just £5, saving customers up to £3. Morrisons has introduced the deal to help customers in
Animals
By Jill Dando News Two projects dedicated to protecting the endangered Stone-curlew are celebrating their 40th anniversaries, with the bird's population more than doubling since the 1980s. These efforts, led by the RSPB in partnership with farmers, landowners, and other organizations, have significantly boosted Stone-curlew numbers across the
Animals
By Animal Correspondent Baloo, a retired police dog, has been announced as the winner of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award competition at Crufts 2025. Eight-year-old Baloo was a finalist in the Extraordinary Working Dog category with her owner, Mandy Chapman. In October 2018, while on duty, police dog Baloo
Sport
By Sports Correspondent To mark World Book Day 2025, the Premier League will gave away more than 28,000 free books to children across England and Wales through its Premier League Primary Stars education programme. The books have been donated to the programme by the World Book Day Charity, run
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By Emily, 13 Jill Dando News in the King Alfred Good News Room The King Alfred School Academy’s production of Sister Act stole the show at the prestigious David Beach Adult and Youth Awards Evening on 7th March, winning an incredible six awards, including the David Beach Youth Trophy
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By Happiness Editor One of the world’s leading emotion scientists is on a mission to show how awe can boost your wellbeing. Whether it’s the beauty of nature, the kindness of a stranger, or the magic of a shared moment with others, awe is all around us – and
Animals
By Fun Correspondent The most entertaining and joyful free photo competition in the world, the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards are back and open for your hilarious and wonderful wildlife images and videos. Thanks to the unbelievable success and positive reaction we had following last year’s competition, we are beyond
Sport
By Education Correspondent A new partnership between the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) and Bristol Bears Rugby brought excitement and inspiration to primary school pupils as six Bears players visited CLF academies to celebrate World Book Day. The visits saw Tom Gwilliam and Kofi Cripps engaging with pupils at Evergreen Primary
Health,
By Health Correspondent A new service aimed at supporting older people who are starting to become frail, could reduce emergency hospital admissions by more than a third and save the NHS money, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The results from the clinical trial, published in The Lancet
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By Jill Dando News Teachers from Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, challenged themselves this month to see who could win the most points for their school house. The challenge? They fought the disgusting Bushtucker trial made popular by the ITV show ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out
Animals
By Jill Dando News Whipsnade Zoo’s four European Brown bears Mana, Minnie, Naya and Cinderella, have awoken after three months of deep slumber, signalling the start of spring at the UK’s largest zoo. The foursome were spotted frolicking through their woodland home and splashing in their pool in
People
By Jill Dando News Every February half-term for the last nine years, visitors and families have helped to plant hundreds of thousands of snowdrops at the National Trust’s Wallington in Northumberland. On Sunday 2 March, visitors put on their gardening gloves one more time to help plant the final
Business
By Travel Correspondent Travelling to and from Bristol Airport by public transport will become even easier next month with more frequent bus services for customers. The frequency of the A1 and A3 Flyer will be increased both during the day and night, seeing more journeys than ever, with seven additional
People
By Jill Dando News In a remarkable display of resilience and skill, 16-year-old Liv Morledge, a member of Burnham Company of Archers, Somerset, has secured three gold medals in her first three competitions of the year. This achievement marks a triumphant return to form after a challenging recovery from a
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By Ellise Hollie-Hayward, Disabilities Correspondent Clothing can be a real struggle for people with disabilities or delayed fine motor skills, making it difficult to put on or take off certain garments. This limitation often restricts their clothing choices. However, society is becoming more inclusive, and adaptive clothing is now making