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BBC News Published image copyrightKhady Gueye image captionKhady Gueye said: "The project will continue to help students in need throughout the year" An initiative has provided 100 half-term food hampers to families who would normally receive free school meals. Local charities in the Forest of Dean started the free school meals project in a bid to tackle food poverty. Five secondary schools were involved and were each given 20 hampers filled with cupboard goods and stationery. Deputy headteacher Emily Smith at Dean Academy said it was a "relief" to be able to support students when they were ...

Arran Ayres from Meldreth has appeared at Cambridge Magistrates' Court today. - Credit: Archant The Meldreth man charged with a string of firearms offences has been remanded in custody, after appearing at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court today. Arran Ayres – of The Boulevard – is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a firearm without a certificate, two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition without a certificate, four counts of possession of a shotgun without a certificate, and possession of criminal property. The 24-year-old was arrested at the scene as pa...