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Children 'put at risk of choking' and 'injury from falling objects"
16+ hour, 30+ min ago (727+ words) File image of a children's nursery(Image: Getty Images) A childminder who put pre-schoolers at risk of choking by letting them walk around while eating and gave them beanbags to sleep on is set to be struck off. The woman…...
Vinnie Jones 'can't bear' seeing grandchildren 'hooked' on i Pads and screens
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (696+ words) Former Wimbledon midfielder Vinnie Jones has launched a scathing attack on 'addictive' technology, holding it responsible for fuelling mental health struggles amongst youngsters. The Hollywood actor argued that greater efforts are needed to reconnect children and young adults with the…...
M&S issues new alert to people aged 16 to 24
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (380+ words) The initiative expands upon M&S's current employability programmes(Image: Mike Kemp, In Pictures via Getty Images) Marks & Spencer is set to launch 1, 000 new traineeships for young people in a significant boost for jobseekers struggling to gain their first foothold…...
Warning over use of baby slings and carriers after deaths
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (428+ words) A mum using a baby sling New parents should be given more guidance on the safe use of baby slings, researchers have said. Baby sleep experts at Durham University have called for better education for parents before they buy, or…...
Find out the number of children living in poverty where you live in Bristol
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (1005+ words) The number of children living in poverty across the UK is on the rise, with two-thirds of kids in some neighbourhoods living below the breadline. Almost 2. 43 million children under the age of 16 were living in poverty in the UK during…...
Bristol 'still has 31, 700 student accommodation shortage"
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (597+ words) An artists impression of the student accommodation development on 'Freestone Island', near the Dings in St Philips - part of the Temple Quarter regeneration project. There are plans for 494 student beds in a PBSA close to the new University of Bristol…...
Bristol's most prolific foster carer slams 'naive' Government plans
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (582+ words) Foster carer John Stokes(Image: Bristol Live) A man who has fostered more than 100 troubled teenagers in Bristol in a career spanning more than 30 years has slammed the Government for "missing a crucial opportunity" to sort out the fostering system....
Stark figures show one in eight South Gloucestershire children in poverty
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (422+ words) The impacts can be long-lasting(Image: Ben Birchall/PA Wire) One in eight households in South Gloucestershire are living in poverty according to new figures, which are expected to rise. With the current unstable state of the world, demand for…...
More than 1 in 10 UK parents have no support network, new study finds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (923+ words) Living far away from relatives is a key reason parents lack support(Image: Getty Images) They say it takes a village to raise a child " but more than one in 10 modern parents have no one to support them. A survey…...
Major changes to University of Bristol's new campus
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (700+ words) Construction of University of Bristol's Enterprise Campus pictured in September 2024(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC) Major changes to the University of Bristol's (Uo B's) new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus have been proposed. The first main building is nearly complete and…...