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By Jill Dando News More than 1.9 million trees – enough to fill over 1,200 football pitches – were planted across the Northern Forest in the last year. This brings the total to nearly eight million new trees since the project began six years ago. A new map shows the
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By Jill Dando News Rare coastal lichens, wildflowers and butterflies are being given a helping hand through the conservation and creation of "micro-habitats" across a landscape in Cornwall, the National Trust said. The project aims to help wildlife recover across the entire 2,400 hectare (5,900 acre)
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By Jill Dando News The World-Famous Comedy Wildlife Photo Competition is open and ready to accept entries of your funny wildlife photos and videos. It is with great excitement that for 2024, they have partnered with Nikon, one of the world's leading camera brands. A spokesperson said: “It
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By Oliver, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent It’s eco good news with the approval of a new solar farm. Though numerous locals objected to the application due to the land being fertile, the Council approved the project, as more electricity was needed because of local housing growth. Once connected
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By Jill Dando News Noah's ark are pleased to confirm that their popular Christmas tree recycling scheme will be returning in January 2024. Run in conjunction with North Somerset Council and other local charities, the scheme has gone from strength to strength, gaining momentum each year. Their Christmas
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BY Sam,13, and Jaiden, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondents COP28 is taking place from 30th of November to the 12th of December in Dubai, the capital of United Arab Emirates to discuss pressing climate matters. The UAE is a global hub and growth engine for sustainability, technology, business, commerce
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By Jill Dando News Waitrose is the first UK retailer to use renewable natural gas to power tractors at its farm in an industry leading move. It is a significant step towards reaching net zero across their own operations by 2035. They announced in 2021 that we will use they
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By Jill Dando News Two zoos in the US and UK have welcomed their very own ‘Paddington Bear’ as part of a special breeding program to help save the rare Andean species from extinction. The Chester Zoo in England released a new video of a ten-year-old Andean bear named Oberon
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By Jill Dando News Students and staff have received an Eco Schools award again for all the great sustainability and Green work over the past year. Students at East Huntspill Primary Academy and West Huntspill Primary Academy near Burnham on Sea and Bridgwater in Somerset are celebrating the prestigious award.
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By Special Correspondent Molly, 17, Jill Dando News @ TKASA Recently we have seen our planet hit a climate crisis, with recognition being brought to the issues that our environment faces through the huge influence of planetary activists such as Sir David Attenborough and young Greta Thunburg. Rising global temperatures resulting
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By India, 13 and Evie, 12, Jill Dando News A school’s Eco Club has been holding a whole week dedicated to Active travel recycling and all together everything Eco. This week includes battery collections (where you bring in your used batteries) and also new and fresh Tutor time slides.
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By Zoe, Year 9, Jill Dando News Inspirational student Jack Clark of The King Alfred School Academy 6th form, in Highbridge, Somerset got a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend a Buckingham Palace garden party to celebrate King Charles III Coronation. He was previously of Worle Community School Academy,
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By Maddie, 10, Jill Dando News @ St Anne’s Church Academy You can see the joy on the face of this Little Learner as she learns about the magical life cycle of a butterfly. Children, aged three and four, from St Anne’s Church Academy West Wick, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset have
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By Archie and his team of reporters at Jill Dando News Archie Matthews of Worle Community School Academy (WCSA) in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset has done a podcast with world-renowned professor from the National History Museum, Richard Herrington. The sensational student’s resulting podcast is now available across the world. Archie is
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By Jill Dando News The fabulous pupils Castle Batch Primary School Academy (CBPSA) in Weston-super-Mare, have won the prestigious international green eco-flag for their brilliant environmental work. It follows their amazing work in making their school more environmentally friendly and raising eco-awareness in fellow pupils. A staggering number of 48
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By Jill Dando News It’s the best news UK residents could hear. For households trying to resist turning on the central heating, there may finally be some relief. An early forecast for this winter has found that it should be milder than usual, which could save homes and businesses