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By Sports Reporter, Jill Dando News The Vortex Netball Club is launching in Highbridge and Weston Super Mare Somerset, bringing a premier training program to the local community. Vortex will begin recruiting for players in June before training starts at The King Alfred School Academy and Broadoak Academy. Led by
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By Jill Dando News Little Oliver is only seven years old, but is already is a budding Martin Tyler. He has been given top tips from current BBC Radio Five Live football commentator Sheridan Robins. Oliver is a student at St Anne’s Church Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset and part
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By Football Correspondent, Jill Dando News Famous faces from music and film are injecting fresh energy and investment into ambitious smaller football clubs across the UK. These celebrity investors are using their passion for the sport and financial resources to transform modest teams into thriving professional outfits. Leading the charge
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By Jill Dando News In a remarkable display of skill and teamwork, Churchill Primary School has emerged victorious as the south-west football champions, proudly representing Somerset. The school's triumph on the field has earned them the prestigious opportunity to compete in the national finals, taking place at Derby
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By Evie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent There are jubilant celebrations as three gymnastic stars represent England. Three fantastic students from The Priory Learning Trust have had the amazing chance to compete for England with their team at the Caledonia International in April 2024! This is an amazing, once in
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By Jill Dando News She has just set a personal best on TV in the Indoor Athletics Championships - five years since her Head of PE predicted she would compete on TV in the future. Stephanie started her athletics while at Priory Community School Academy in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. She is
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By Jill Dando News The Year 11 team at Worle Community School Academy, Weston Super-Mare, Somerset beat off the challenge of top local team Bristol Brunel Academy with a four goal avalanche. Captain Logan Harvey will now lead the team out against Devenport High School for Boys (Plymouth) in the
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By Josh Keyes, 17, Jill Dando News Top world footballer Raheem Sterling is inspiring on and off the pitch. In conjunction with the Raheem Sterling Foundation, talkSPORT & News UK, Raheem Sterling Broadcast Academy is back for a second season. It has a new cohort of young people from Manchester
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By Jill Dando News Zach, 10, of Ashcombe Primary School got to meet his star footballing hero Dayle Grubb at Weston Football Club - and at the same time wrote up the first post Covid19 Jill Dando News story. Dale has been a star striker for many years and also
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By Joel, 15, Football Correspondent, Jill Dando News Eddie Nketiah made his debut just years after his heartbreak of being rejected by Chelsea as a 14 year old. The goalpoacher said the knock gave him the determination to succeed at Arsenal he has fought into the first team - now
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By Jill Dando News Kieran Browning-Parsons (pictured in white/green top) is thriving in his BMX career. He has just competed in the South West Championships at Decoy in Newton Abbot. He finished 2nd place all day long in the 17-29 Male Category (racing up an age group) and finished
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By Ellise Hollie Hayward, Disabilities Correspondent, Jill Dando News The Festival was attended by clubs from Denmark, Norway and Ireland; and Bristol City Cerebral Palsy FC were selected to represent England, with the FA supplying them with England shirts for the event. The team had a great tournament, with the
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With the resurgence of Nottingham Forest over the past few months, visionary owner Evangelos Marinakis spoke about the club becoming a ‘dominant force’ in English football, and has said ‘all things are possible’ - our motto for Jill Dando News. Some 40 years ago, manager Brian Clough said and did
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By Jill Dando News Several young swimmers are celebrating success after taking part in two leading events this month. Taking part in his first Welsh National Summer Championships, Leo Woodrow, 12, from Somerset, UK scooped five medals from the nine events he entered. The Championships took place over five days
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By Jill Dando News Four young archery enthusiasts from Burnham-On-Sea in Somerset, UK have brought home a haul of medals after competing in Archery GB’s annual Youth Festival Tournament in Shropshire this month. The members of Burnham Company of Archers - all part of The King Alfred School Academy
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Lexi, 12 Six years of training paid off when Evie, 11, received a bronze medal at her recent national competition on the 11th September 2022. Working with a trio with two older gymnasts, Evie competed at the British Aerobic Championships which was hosted at Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Trent. Having just started