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By Jill Dando News The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) are pleased to announce that their millionth hen to be rehomed has been adopted by His Majesty The King. The millionth hen, named Henrietta by His Majesty, was rehomed at Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire, along with 30 other hens, on
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By Jill Dando News Around the world, a record 4.3 billion people helped someone they didn’t know, volunteered time or donated money to a good cause in the preceding month according to the Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Index 2024. The world’s most generous country is
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By Health Correspondent, Jill Dando News These days in the UK, America and other western nations, health has become big business. So if you want some good news on healthy life and aging, a pop to visit the 16,000 residents of a tribe in the Amazon rainforest may be
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By Mental Health Reporter, Jill Dando News Many parts of the UK have enjoyed good summer sunshine in recent weeks As we all know rain will soon be on the way but for those of us who are sun lovers, it’s not all bad news. Walking on a rainy
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By Jill Dando News New student accommodation at UWE Bristol which is the largest low carbon development of its kind in the UK has been completed. Purdown View, a 900-bedroom student village at Frenchay campus, will be fully occupied for the next academic year starting in September. With sustainability at
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By Jill Dando News STORY FROM Winston Churchill had his own battles with mental health and would often take to painting to relax. Now a new study show that doing creative things can boost your mood. The new study from researchers in the UK, published in Frontiers in Public Health,
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By Jill Dando News Kind-hearted Bristol has been crowned the most caring place in the UK, according to the country’s leading charitable giving initiative, the Movement for Good Awards. Bristol residents have shown more love than anywhere else, submitting nearly 40,000 nominations to the annual awards over the
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By Jill Dando News While often seen as nuisances in Scotland's cities, flapping near sandwiches or startling toddlers, pigeons are getting a helping hand from a dedicated group of volunteers. A team of animal lovers is working to change the public perception of pigeons while tackling a painful
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News As September approaches, a new mental wellbeing course for 14-18 year olds in Worle in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is set to provide much-needed support for students struggling with back-to-school anxiety. Alongside this exciting initiative, local mental health expert Wendy Griffin, CEO of Wellspring Counselling has shared valuable
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By Jill Dando News Overwhelmed by UK news? Here are five top tips to find joy amidst it all, by The Post Co-Editor Dawn Carey As the UK grapples with ongoing social and political upheaval, the co-editor of the Good News Post Dawn Carey is offering guidance to help people
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By Jill Dando News They’re the cutest creatures but their numbers have plummeted to under 1 million in recent years. Now the comeback to save the hedgehog is on. England's first official hedgehog crossing road signs have been unveiled in Kingston, south-west London. Some 150,000 hedgehogs
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By Jill Dando News These days loneliness and mental health issues are at an epidemic levels. Not to mention levels of bad news, hatred and division. As a response, this newspaper the Good News Post was set up to flood the UK and world with positive good news stories to
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By Jill Dando News Footballing legend Harry Kane is part of a project to tackle loneliness and boost mental wellbeing by getting people talking. As human beings, we naturally thrive on being social and connecting with others around us. This is where a new partnership between Starbucks UK and Harry
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By Jill Dando News On Samaritans Awareness Day, Central Co-op is thrilled to announce Samaritans as its new charity partner. As voted for by its Members and colleagues, Central Co-op will officially begin raising funds and awareness for the charity from October. Samaritans’ exceptional volunteers provide a safe and non-judgemental
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By Jill Dando News Kindness campaigner Alison Bond, 27, is on a mission to make the world a better place - by sending letters and cards to thousands of people. She launched her Kindness Through Letters Mission project to cheer up and encourage people in lockdown. Alison from Lincoln, America
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By Jill Dando News Community spirit, fun and fundraising raised cash for Blagdon Playing Fields Association (BPFA) in Somerset. The BPFA are on a mission to breathe life back into the aging tennis court space and are striving to create an inclusive environment with sports facilities and activities for the