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Council and charity open Weller Youth Centre in Knoll Park
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (268+ words) A new youth centre has opened its doors after a partnership between a charity and the local council. The Hangleton & Knoll Project built the Weller Youth Centre in Knoll Park in a joint venture with Brighton & Hove City Council. The…...
Aldrige's Tik Tok vicar sends out thousands of free Bibles
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (589+ words) A vicar has sent out more than 3, 140 free Bibles on request after an impromptu offer he made on Tik Tok blew up his inbox. In May last year, the Reverend David Sims from St Thomas Church in Aldridge, Walsall, put…...
I got a "10, 000 maintenance loan for my degree. Now they want it back
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1333+ words) Until recently, David Robinson was happy in the knowledge that the nursing degree he finished last year had been a worthwhile investment to move him along in his career with the NHS. He had used an NHS bursary and drew…...
The parents using play to stop children getting 'trapped' by screens
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (994+ words) Recently the UK government announced new guidance which states children under the age of five should be limited to one hour of screen time a day, while under-twos should not be watching screens alone. The guidance suggests "screen swaps" - taking…...
Leeds family share experience of juvenile arthritis
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (14+ words) BBC Leeds family share experience of juvenile arthritis...
Howdon parents fear son seen as 'too disabled' for an education
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (476+ words) The parents of a teenager with a rare neurodegenerative condition have started legal proceedings against a local authority claiming his educational needs are not being met. Milo Browne, 13, from Howdon in North Tyneside, has 2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyryl-Co A dehydrogenase deficiency (M3 BHA)…...
Furniture poverty on the rise, Harrogate charity says
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (522+ words) A North Yorkshire charity working to combat furniture poverty has said it has seen a "big increase" in demand for its services. Essential Needs, based in Harrogate, sells second-hand furniture and essential household items at affordable prices to those in…...
Loans decision leaves Doncaster student 'overwhelmed and scared"
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (608+ words) A student told to repay a "21, 000 maintenance loan after being told she was not eligible for financial support said she had been left feeling "overwhelmed and scared". Agata Wiznefska, from Doncaster, is studying for a BSc degree in Health and…...
Maxaa laga ogyahay nooca cusub ee cudurka Covid ee qaybo dunida ka mid ah lagu arkay
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (808+ words) Ururka Caafimaadka Adduunka (WHO) ayaa isha ku haya nooc cusub oo ah Covid-19 oo noocyo badan leh, kaas oo ilaa hadda laga helay 23 waddan. Noocan cusb oo si rasmi ah loogu magacaabay BA. 3. 2 ayaa sidoo kale lagu arkay USA, Hong…...
Youngest heart operation patient meets surgeon
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (566+ words) A child who is believed to be the youngest to have open-heart surgery has been reunited with the surgeon who treated her. Fleur, from Nottinghamshire, was delivered six weeks early with her twin sister, Ottilie, and was discovered to have…...