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Wassailing package •

Wassailing in Wiltshire with Naomi Styles

(from Podcast 'Behind the Headlines' episode 27/01/25)
Wassailing is alive and well in Wiltshire, and being integrated into the county identity even further thanks to Naomi Styles, who secured funding from DEFRA for new community orchards.
Coming from a musical family and wanting to keep folk practices alive, she's composed wassailing songs based around life in Wiltshire to sing at the celebrations that celebrate the trees, hope for a good harvest, and hark back centuries.
I've chatted with her about what drew her to put so much heart into this project.
Faceblindness Package •

The unseen struggles of faceblindness

This is a package I made around Christmas-time 2024, thinking about the challenges that seasonal celebrations bring to people with face-blindness.

With Christmas party season finally over, you've likely been around colleagues that you don't know very well- or family members you haven't seen in years!

How likely are you to recognise people you work with when they're not in their normal office wear, or those cousins that are now grown up?

I've been exploring the overlooked side effects of face blindness with Prof. Sarah Bate, an expert from Bournemouth University...
Greatest Hits Radio •

Cineworld Weymouth announces closure

According to a Facebook post, Cineworld Weymouth will shut on the 30th of December, following the landlord rejecting proposals.It follows 25 years of movie screenings at the chain cinema.People have taken to social media to complain that the town is going downhill, having lost the bowling alley and the town's main soft play. Some expressed worries that there are less and less things to keep families entertained over winter, or on rainy days.Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour...
Greatest Hits Radio •

Last asylum seekers leave Bibby Stockholm

A group of eight remaining men have left the accommodation moored in Portland, Dorset, according to a support group.A spokesperson for Portland Global Friendship Group told the PA news agency: "We held our last community drop-in yesterday. We have been saying goodbye to the men for months as there has been a continual movement since the men first arrived in August last year."We continue to support many asylum seekers nationwide from the Bibby Stockholm remotely as they navigate the complex asylu...
Greatest Hits Radio •

Weymouth FC part with Manager Mark Molesley

They posted a statement on their webpage, saying that after a meeting, the club Board of Directors have decided that Weymouth Football Club will part ways with Mark Molesley with immediate effect. They say this is due to results not meeting expectations.The club say Jason Matthews will take charge of first team fixtures while the club look for a new manager. They thanked Mark for his efforts and wish him every success in the future. Mark Molesley has a long and complicated past with Bournemouth...
Hits Radio •

Team Great Britain begin America's Cup Challenge

Sailing legend Sir Ben Ainsley, has said that skippering Britain to America's Cup sailing success for the first time would eclipse his achievements at the Olympics.Ben Ainsley will lead team INEOS Britannia as they aim for their first victory in the competition since it began in 1851.Having won the Louis Vuitton Cup, they are entitled to challenge team New Zealand for America's cup.The competition takes its name from the vessel that won the original race around the isle of Wight, a nineteenth ce...
Greatest Hits Radio •

Nottingham Panthers retire former player Adam Johnson's jersey number

"Forever our 47" said a tweet by the club.

Tributes were paid to the young player on banners above the game.

A 4-all draw with Manchester Storm was their first fixture since the 29-year-old passed away after being cut on the neck by a skate in the game against Sheffield Steelers.

The game was described as 'uplifting and moving' in a tweet by the club.

Panthers say they want to "honour Adam and everything about who he was as a person and a player".
Greatest Hits Radio •

Three arrested after crash near Bristol airport causes flight delays

Three arrested after crash near Bristol airport causes flight delays

Police are appealing for information after a serious collision that caused disruption at Bristol airport this morning.

It happened just after midnight on the A38 near the airport.

One person has sustained possible life-threatening injuries, and three people have been arrested in connection with the incident, two of whom are also in hospital. The other is currently in police custody.

The road had to be shut between the airpo
Greatest Hits Radio •

UK political leaders condemn surprise attack on Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the "enemy will pay a price" after the Hamas militant group launched a surprise attack this morning.

Israel's national rescue service reports at least 22 people have been killed and the health ministry says over 500 have been injured in Israel.

The numbers make the operation the deadliest in Israeli territory in years.

Prime minister Rishi Sunak condemned "Hamas terrorists" in a post to the social media site X.

Mr Netanyahu's comments in a telev
Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire) •

Murder investigation underway after Woman found dead in Blackpool

Officers were called to a report of an unexpected death on Redcar Road in Blackpool just before 11 am on Thursday, September 21st.

Police attended the scene and found a woman in her 50s had passed away. She's now been identified as Alison Dodds.

The force have confirmed her death is being treated as suspicious, after a post mortem discovered she suffered multiple injuries.

Patrols in the area have increased following this discovery, to alleviate concern.

Detective Chief Inspector Jane Webb f
Greatest Hits Radio (Devon) •

Fire crews work through the night at Little Torrington fire

Fire crews work through the night at Little Torrington fire

Multiple fire crews have been working through the night at a large barn fire in little Torrington in North Devon.

Six fire engines, a water bowser and an incident command unit were called to attend the fire at 6pm last night

Horses and small animals have been removed from a nearby stable to a safer area, due to the radiant heat.

The fire involved agricultural machinery, hay, and a small area of asbestos sheet roofing.
Greatest Hits Radio (Devon) •

Best South West Universities revealed

September means that school is back in session, and the results are in for the South West's best universities- according to The Times' Good University Guide, with three of our universities being rated in the top 20 in the country!

The University of Bath has bagged the top spot, being called the best university in the South West, and rated as eighth best in the UK.

The second best in the South West, is the University of Exeter, although it's in eleventh place country-wide.

And the University o
Greatest Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) •

Four arrested over cannabis farm warehouse in Exhall

Four arrested over cannabis farm warehouse in Exhall

Four men have been arrested after a raid on a large scale cannabis farm in Exhall yesterday.

The total street value of the cannabis being grown at the location was just over 1.2 million, including both plants growing and cropped product.

Dangerous weapons were also found at the address.

The cannabis farm was operating out of a warehouse unit on Bayton Road.

One man arrested was from Coventry, and the other three were of no permanent addre
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