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By Jill Dando News Meet big-hearted brilliant Tilly, 11, who has won an award for her selfless kindness helping desperate survivors of Tsunami’s and other disasters across the world Tilly of Worle Community School Academy student in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset has been supporting the charity Water Survival Box. She helped
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Megan, 12, Jenson, 12 and Chloe, 11 On the 14th and 15th of May 2022, the BellaTrix Dance Company team Queen Bs and BellaTrix had huge success in the National HipHop championships in Telford. BellaTrix Dance Company trains students from five to 29 in HipHop dance styles; they have both
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By Jill Dando News A Weston-super-Mare company is hosting an exclusive event to attract and recruit new talent within the local area and surrounding towns. On Friday 27 and Saturday 28 May, the Ascot Group is opening the doors to its business campus and welcoming a host of visitors to
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By Jill Dando News Super Archie, 15, of Worle Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, has won the prestigious Mayor’s Youth Award for his amazing eco and community work. Weston Mayor James Clayton presented Archie with the award. He said: “As Mayor I decided to create the mayor's
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A Weston-super-Mare company demonstrated the town’s huge potential as a business hub at a VIP-packed grand opening event to celebrate the completion of its state-of-the-art headquarters. On Thursday 31 March, the Ascot Group welcomed over 120 VIPs, business leaders and government officials - including the Mayor of Weston-super-Mare -
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By Jill Dando News Jill Dando’s first newspaper, the Weston Mercury, has covered a brilliant story found by reporters finding good news stories in her memory. The Weston-super-Mare newspaper in Somerset covered their story about an inspirational 13-year-old girl who one day wants to find the cure for Alzheimer&
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By Jill Dando News Future neuroscientist Kira, 13, is over the moon after winning an incredible unique world Oxbridge scholarship. Kira, a Year 9 student from Worle Community School Academy in Weson-super-Mare, is delighted after schooling a unique Oxford and Cambridge universities scholarship. It will be paid in full by
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By Tamsen, 14 and Mia, 13, Jill Dando News A town council has partnered with a popular school to make an incredible underpass art work project The two underpasses near the popular Priory Community School Academy (PCSA), part of The Priory Learning Trust (TPLT) in Somerset have been lit up
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By Jill Dando News Hundreds of 11 to 25-year olds are to get mental health support through a 3D virtual world based on gaming technology. Young people in Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset now have another boost to their mental wellbeing through the interactive 3D virtual world Self-Help Space, They will
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By Jill Dando News Emilio Santoro has been crowned Europe's top Elvis impersonator after telling Jill Dando reporters of his big world dream five years ago. Emilio has been named European Elvis Tribute Artist Champion and will soon start a world tour. Remarkably, Emilio told Jill Dando news
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By our Climate Change Correspondent in Glasgow for Jill Dando News Students have been interviewed live on Good Morning Britain at COP26 in Glasgow after their award-winning international eco work. Jack Clark and Olivia Finch were asked questions on climate change action at 6.12am in the biting early morning
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By Jill Dando News A Sixth Form student has been selected to meet Ministers and delegates at the world changing COP26 after award-winning international eco work. Olivia Finch, 16, (pictured above right) of The King Alfred School Academy Sixth Form in Highbridge, Somerset has been rewarded for her outstanding environmental
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By Jill Dando News Jack Clark and Olivia Finch achieved incredible things as Head Boy and Head Girl during their time at Worle Community School Academy, (WCSA) part of The Priory Learning Trust, (TPLT) and have been rewarded by representing the UK at COP26 in Glasgow. They will travel on
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By Jill Dando News A senior councillor has praised a world-class art exhibition displayed by dozens of talented students. Mark Canniford of North Somerset Council enjoyed the eye-catching display opposite Waterstones in the Sovereign Centre in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. He was met by Neville Coles, CEO of The Priory Learning Trust
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By Jill Dando News Weston super Mare Mayor James Clayton was quizzed by Jill Dando Reporters from Ashcombe Primary School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. He was in the thriving Somerset school to meet their Year 4 students who had been working on their REAL Project - 'Should everyone be listened
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By Jill Dando News North Somerset residents are to enjoy a jobs bonanza as a Weston firm embarks on one of Britain’s biggest post Covid-19 expansions. The Ascot Group has acquired its third site at Worle Park Way and plans to create 200 high quality jobs at their Google-esq