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PLAY TRANSFORMS TRAUMATISED CHILD’S LIFE

Guest Opinion Posted on 10/06/202410/06/2024

A young girl from Nottingham has started to overcome her extreme fear of hospitals thanks to health play specialists and resources from children’s charity, Starlight.

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English teacher and former drug addict team up to share powerful story of addiction, recovery, and human Connection

Guest Opinion Posted on 28/05/202428/05/2024

For decades, Rory Londer battled crack addiction and homelessness. When he shared his story as a guest speaker in Sweta Patel’s high school class, she witnessed how moved her students were. Their struggles with homelessness, addiction, and toxic relationships mirrored Rory’s own past. His transformation ignited hope within them: If he could turn his life […]

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Blind runner from Brighton may set Guinness World Record

Nancy Platts Posted on 25/03/202425/03/2024

Keith Turner, a 56-year-old blind runner from Brighton, has completed a half marathon aided only by a guide runner using sleigh bells. He has applied to Guinness World Records to set a first time world record for a blind person to run a half marathon in the fastest time, with no physical directional contact. Keith […]

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UK’s Only not-for-profit Recovery Record Label Faces Uncertain Future

Guest Opinion Posted on 16/02/202416/02/2024

Established in Brighton in 2018 to work with musicians in recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction, Not Saints has always had a challenging existence. In the world of music, where alcohol and substance misuse are interwoven into the very fabric of day-to-day life the challenges faced by Not Saints and the artists they work with […]

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Care home residents reveal secret to cooking Christmas dinner like your gran

Guest Opinion Posted on 20/12/202308/01/2024

Everyone loves their grandparent’s cooking; their secret recipes, star dishes, and, of course, roast dinners are favourites with all the family. From “have a tipple when you are making it” to “never be in charge of making it”, Lottie (a later living marketplace) has worked with care home residents across the UK, who have come […]