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By Jill Dando News The Bristol Young Heroes Awards recognise the valuable contribution that Bristol’s young people make to the city, particularly those who have overcome adversity. The awards aim to shine a light on the young people across Bristol who would not otherwise be recognised. As well as
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By Jill Dando News Gympanzees is thrilled to announce a generous donation of £43,000 from the Bristol Brunel Lions Club towards their Project Home Appeal. This significant contribution brings the charity closer to establishing a permanent, inclusive leisure facility for children and young people with disabilities in the Bristol
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By Jill Dando News Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton’s ‘Together in Verse’ free poetry competition has sparked creativity across the Northwest, uniting people of all ages. Engaging people across the community, connecting them to chapters of their lives through the art of poetry, fostering creativity, building bridges between generations
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By Jill Dando News Team UK departed from Birmingham Airport for Canada to compete in the Invictus Games – with uplifting messages of support from sports and TV personalities cheering them on. The Royal British Legion (RBL) and Ministry of Defence (MOD) are proud to be taking 62 competitors – all veterans
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By Jill Dando News Donate For Defib W-s-M Project hosted its inaugural Defib Conference, a significant event aimed at showcasing the organisations vital work and its future objectives. Held at Locking Castle Church, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK the conference brought together experts, sponsors, and local leaders to discuss cardiac care,
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By Jill Dando News At just seven years old, Spencer, known to his rapidly growing fanbase as SpencerArcade, has already become a YouTube star, garnering a following of over 137,000 subscribers in just a few short months. His achievement is all the more impressive considering he began his gaming
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By Jill Dando News A historic Rolls-Royce Merlin engine from a WWII RAF Mosquito reconnaissance plane is being restored for display in a new national memorial. The engine, recovered from a crash site on a Welsh mountainside in 1944, is set to be a key feature of a monument in
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By Jill Dando News From Football Fan to Green Legacy: How a 103-Year-Old Superfan Inspires a Greener Future for Bristol When Margaret Dodds walked into Ashton Gate to celebrate her 100th birthday, she wasn’t just a fan—she was a living legend. As one of Bristol City’s most
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By Jill Dando News A Warwickshire woman in the UK who spent her childhood in and out of the care system has voiced her gratitude to award-winning Derventio Housing Trust for helping her into the first secure home of her life. Hollie Swanwick, 21, said she is relieved to finally
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By Jill Dando News Matt Hill has accomplished an extraordinary 12.5-hour tyre-flip challenge, raising £1,632.25 for Variety, a local children’s charity. The money raised will go towards funding a new Sunshine Coach minibus, which will make a significant difference to the lives of the disabled and
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By Ellise Hollie-Hayward Our Disabilities Editor Ellise was born with Cerebral Palsy and is on a mission to share her optimism and encouragement with the world. Here she gives a word of encouragement to educators after her latest motivational talk. “One of the greatest people to live in the last
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By Jill Dando News The Donate For Defib W-s-M Project, a vital community initiative, has reached a significant milestone after nearly a year and a half of operation. The project, which has been instrumental in installing publicly accessible defibrillators across Weston-super-Mare and surrounding areas, has been met with overwhelming support
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By Jill Dando News Finalist Alexander spoke about his late brother who had a learning disability, driving a huge number of donations to Mencap from fans of the show So far, the charity has received around £30,000 from over 2,000 donations A finalist of The Traitors, Alexander Dragonetti,
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Jill Dando News Disabilities Correspondent Caroline Keep is an educator and data scientist, and she is currently working on her PhD in digitization in education at the University of Central Lancashire. She is also a maker (someone who creates—think maker culture and makerspaces!) and one
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By Amélie, 13, Jill Dando News Correspondent The ongoing LA bushfire is leaving many citizens worried about the future of their state; the firefighters are working tirelessly to support their city. However even in the toughest times there's a small light of hope! Animals are being welcomed by
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By Jill Dando News How to eat a Creme Egg has long sparked lively debate amongst its fans, and now, thanks to a new survey*, we finally know the nation’s favourite methods for consuming this iconic Easter treat. A poll of 1,500 adults who have ever tried the