Education
By Jill Dando News Clevedon School students were one of the first schools in the country to be selected for a new project called ‘Lessons at Number 10’ This gives the opportunity for students to not only arrive and walk up to the famous doorway, but also experience a day
People
By Jill Dando News Two veterans had an emotional reunion last month as they met by coincidence at our Llandudno rehabilitation centre, 70 years after serving together in the jungle during the Malayan Emergency. When blind veterans Arthur and Joe decided to book into our rehabilitation centre in North Wales
Mental Health
By Joel,16, Jill Dando News correspondent 9 IN 10 BRITS SAY SPENDING TIME IN NATURE HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, YET A THIRD SPEND TIME IN IT JUST ONCE A WEEK OR LESS, WWF REVEALS * New research by WWF reveals that spending time in nature is
Animals
By Jill Dando News The internationally renowned Watoto Children’s Choir, currently on the last leg of their 2024 Australian tour, made a special stop at Australia Zoo where they not only performed, but had the incredible opportunity to live out a dream—spending time with some of Australia’s
schools
By Emily, Zoe and Leah, Jill Dando News Correspondents Students at The King Alfred School an Academy have been celebrating their annual Raise and Give (RAG) week, raising money for the Highbridge Area Foodbank. TKASA’s Sixth Form organised and hosted an array of brilliant events. A favourite was ‘Soak
Animals
By Jill Dando News A kind gesture by an East Devon football club means the four-legged residents of The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth can enjoy continued well-being through exercise and play. Feniton Football Club donated 60 used footballs to the sanctuary after hearing that the resident donkeys often play with
Sport
By Joel, 16, Jill Dando News correspondant A new multi-million-pound sports hub has opened at King George V Playing Fields in Portsmouth thanks to a £4.4 million grant from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation. Portsmouth City Council provided £3.7m towards the scheme. Local
People
By Jill Dando News The Grand Title award for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 has gone to Shane Gross for his captivating image of ribbons of tadpoles swimming through a pond. In The Swarm of Life, a drove of inky-black and gold western toad tadpoles swim among towering plants
wellbejng
By Wellbeing Correspondent, Jill Dando News Employees around the world at the London Stock Exchange were given a powerful reminder to prioritise their mental health during a transformative event led by renowned motivational speaker and former TV presenter Pete Cohen. Known for his dynamic energy and deep-rooted philosophy of intentional
Health,
By Health Edifor, Jill Dando News Michael Mosley’s family have set up an obesity and diabetes research fund in memory of legend of health. Dr Michael Mosley’s family, in partnership with the Chronic Disease Research Foundation, are proud yo launch the Michael Mosley Memorial Research Fund (“the MM
Animals
By Amelie, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent @ Priory School Until the 3rd of November, the donkeys of Sidmouth invite tourists to trick or trot with them - if they dare! The Donkey Sanctuary began as a UK rescue mission over 50 years ago and has continued to grow since into
People
By Jill Dando News A deaf lady who was involved in a road traffic accident has paid tribute to the firefighter who used his recently acquired British Sign Language skills to look after her. June Carol Lush described Ben Middleton as ‘a huge comfort’ after he was called to the
Education
By Jill Dando News The Open University (OU) has collaborated with the charity ‘Made By Dyslexia’ to support the launch of DyslexicU, a free online university that aims to promote ‘a new school of thought’ by teaching the principles of dyslexic thinking. DyslexicU is hosted on the OU’s Open
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Charity
By Charities Editor THE CEO of a leading UK firm based in Worle, Somerset near Bristol has joined the trustee board of a charity that runs a homeless centre. Somewhere To Go, based in Weston-Super Mare, Somerset announced that Andrew Scott, CEO of The Ascot Group, is now part of
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By Amelie, 13, Jill Dando News Priory Community School Weston Wallz, a street art festival in Weston-Super-Mare run by Europe’s International Street Art Hub ‘Upfest’, returned to brighten the town In Somerset. Some 18 new large scale street-art pieces were painted across the seaside town, adding to the 46