Charity
By Jill Dando News A lady who is taking part in Weston Hospicecare’s Strictly Fun Dancing next month has said the hospice helped her family at a time of need. Strictly Fun Dancing sees amateur couples train for ten weeks to learn ballroom dancing with professional teachers from Salsa
News
By Jill Dando News A Sixth Form student has sensational reached the semi finals of Miss Teen Great Britain competition. Amy Dunn, 17, of The King Alfred School Academy Sixth Form in Highbridge, Somerset, part of The Priory Learning Trust, said she is “over the moon”. The competition celebrates teenagers’
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
schools
By JIll Dando News Hundreds of people of all ages enjoyed a free breakfast with a host of fun activities and events at Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. There were fun events, food and gift stalls, craft activities and more. PCSA is a school at the very heart
health
By Health Correspondent People should aim to meditate for around 45 minutes every day to cut stress-related high blood pressure, according to new guidelines. The International Society of Hypertension also encouraged listening to music, doing yoga and mindfulness. The long-standing medical advice to quit smoking and cut down on salt
Charity
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
Mental Health
By Shane Dean, Founder of Tonic Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus said: “Making money is a happiness; making other people happy is a superhappiness.” Wise sages down the ages confirm such a truth. We all feel low from time to time and these days in the UK and America,
UK
By Royal Correspondent, Jill Dando News King Charles has issued a plea for social media understanding in a passionate address at Mansion House. The King warned against the dangers of heated online debate. In the address, which was delivered to the lord mayor of London and the City of London
Animals
By Parliamentary Correspondent, JIll Dando News TJ, a cockapoo, has been crowned winner of the prestigious Westminster Dog of the Year competition. TJ, who entered the event with Mims Davies, Conservative MP for Mid-Sussex, impressed the judges with their loveable character and loyalty. The Westminster Dog of the Year took
Happiness
By The Editor (Good News and Happiness) A doctor aged 102 (and a half!) years has been telling her secrets of health and happiness on the podcast of one of the world’s best doctors. Dr Gladys McGarey passionately believes health and happiness is twinned with finding our purpose to
life
By Entertainment Correspondent For getting out and about with the kids, the seasons don’t get much better than autumn. From conker collecting to jumping in leaf piles, there are so many brilliant, low-cost autumnal activities for the whole family to enjoy. So, whether you looking to whizz through the
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, 21, Disabilities Correspondent, Jill Dando News A mum who set up video tutorials to help people understand Makaton after using the sign language with her daughter has had a book from author Jacqueline Wilson dedicated to them. It follows a Prime Minister’s award for mum
achievement
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
achievement
By Jill Dando News Students from The King Alfred School Academy in Highbridge, Somerset were among those receiving Cadet awards. Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge Sea Cadets unit held its annual awards evening and AGM when it opened its doors to cadets, parents, supporters and guests. The school is part of The
Charity
By Jill Dando News Romesh Ranganathan considered taking his own life when he was a teenager. The 45-year-old comedian explained that because he ended up at such a low point when his dad was sent to prison for two years in in the early 1990s after being convicted for fraud.