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Sam Perkins has returned to swimming training at Crown Pools after the coronavirus lockdown - Credit: Charlotte Bond An Ipswich teenage swimmer who rises at 4.20am for training is back in pool - after refusing to let the coronavirus crisis knock his Olympic dreams off course. Sam Perkins has wanted to be an athlete since he was at primary school, when he drew a picture of himself with an Olympic gold medal round his neck during a day when children were encouraged to "be the best you can be". ...

Liverpool woman who took huge risk at 17 now has two successful businesses Ella Deakin started her first business in 2017, at just 17 years old Updated (Image: Elle Deakin) A Liverpool woman who took a “huge risk” at 17 years old now has two successful businesses in the city. Ella Deakin, now 21, created her first business, Teepee Sleepee, back in 2017 when she was just 17 years old. Teepee Sleepee was Liverpool’s first teepee company and was established after Ella saw a teepee party on ...

A FORMER A-grade student at The King Alfred School Academy, Highbridge, has just been elected president of Britains best students union. Evie Croxford achieved achieved A grades in her A-levels in Biology, Chemistry and Psychology while at King Alfreds. She now takes over the highly prestigious University of Sheffield Students’ Union, which was awarded the Whatuni Student Choice Award for Best Students’ Union for the fourth consecutive year in 2020. It was also voted number one stud...

Former Highbridge student becomes President of leading university Students’ Union A former Highbridge sixth form student has become President of a leading university’s Students’ Union. Evie Croxford, a former top A level student at The King Alfred School Academy, has just been elected President of the prestigious University of Sheffield Students’ Union. The group was awarded the ‘Whatuni Student Choice Award’ for Best Students’ Union for the fourth consecutive year in...

Former University of Hull site earmarked for housing development The plot of land in Cottingham has capacity for up to 116 new homes Updated The Ferens Hall site at Cottingham could provide much-needed housing for the area (Image: Savills) Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be ...

Stephen was just like most young people: he enjoyed spending time with his friends and family, he worked hard in school and at his part-time job. With a passion for maths, art and design, he had dreams of becoming an architect, hoping to one day make a positive impact in his local area and the wider community. Whilst Stephen never got to live out his dream, his Foundation strives to help ensure other young people do. Stephen Lawrence Day is about nurturing the youth of today, helping them achie...

A CHESTER high school teacher has toasted a landmark birthday with a poignant fundraising feat. Queen’s Park High School maths teacher Robin Johnson marked his 50th birthday by running a marathon in memory of his brother-in-law James Donovan. James sadly passed away a year ago after a long battle with cancer. Due to Covid restrictions, very few people were able to attend his funeral and both family and friends have not yet had a proper opportunity to celebrate his life. Queens Park ...

Five Londoners on the cusp of adulthood come together to talk gentrification, pollution and the future of navigating the city as a young woman Welcome to A Future World – Dazed’s network, community, and platform focusing on the intersection of science, technology and pop culture. Throughout April, we’re featuring conversations and mission statements from the people paving new pathways for our planet: activists, inventors, fashion pioneers, technologists, AI scientists, and global youth ...

Rashaun Stewart The tale of Jamaican excellence is old as the nation itself. Jamaicans in the diaspora have achieved stratospheric feats in numerous arenas, be it academia, sports, performing arts or otherwise. Twenty-year-old Elyseia Brown is a member of the diaspora who has distinguished herself not only on the local stage, but overseas as well. Hailing from Bridge Water in Westmoreland, Brown is presently a student enrolled at the prestigious Monroe College in New York. She is an honors stud...

Ashfall delays start of Trinity term Article by April 14, 2021 The start of the new school term has been delayed by one week as the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training embarks on a massive cleanup of school plants, due to the ash fall from the La Soufrière volcano. Term 3, for all students in public nursery, special schools, primary and secondary schools will now commence on Monday, April 26. This applies to both face-to-face and online classes. Mi...