Dewey Finn famously duped teachers and parents by taking on a bunch of talented youngsters and teaching them how to rock. Now a prep school in Surrey has become a YouTube sensation with a slick video straight out of the hit Jack Black film School of Rock. The school’s version of Pixie Lott’s No. 1 song
The mother of a Midland teenager who died from an undetected heart condition has urged young people to be screened to help avoid similar tragedies in the future. Paul Davies, from Cradley Heath, suddenly collapsed while riding his bike in January 1999, aged just 16. the teenager, who was a trainee mechanic, was healthy and active
A parish council have pledged to donate £100 to a heart charity, following the sudden death of a Cheslyn Hay woman. Fitness instructor and British Heart Foundation fundraiser, Zoe Teale, died suddenly in her sleep at the age of 23. Zoe, a former Great Wyrley High School pupil, was an enthusiastic swimmer for ten years having
A Johnstone woman is hoping to land her dream job – and be paid to go on holiday all year long. Christina Leon, 24, is a finalist out of 3,000 applicants from across the UK in the big search to find the face of lowcostholidays.com And if she wins, kind-hearted Christina will donate £1,000 to charity
Every week around a dozen apparently fit and sporty youngsters die from undetected heart conditions. Adrian Monti talks to one teenager about his lucky escape. Throughout his childhood James Bailey was obsessed with football, playing every day until he discovered quite by chance that the sport he loved could have killed him. It was only when he
Young people between the ages of 14 and 35 can undergo free cardiac screening in Wolverhampton next month. Twelve fit and healthy young people die in the UK every week as a result of sudden cardiac death. Currently, the NHS does not offer automatic free screening for young people and the charity Cardiac Risk in the
Harwich's new mayor and mayoress announced their arrival with the town's historic tradition of throwing cakes to children. In her red robes and gold chains, mayor Steph Tyrer and mayoress, her mum Eileen Tyrer, paraded through the streets. Crowds of children gathered outside the Guildhall as the duo threw sweet buns, known as kitchels, from a
Myerscough College students have been busy raising money for charity in a week of fun and festivities for the college's annual RAG Week. This year they decided to donate all their proceedings to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and managed to raise an excellent £1,018.50. Several fun filled activities were planned throughout the week including
The family of a Gwent man who died of a suspected heart attack at just 28 years old are raising money to support other families going through the heartbreak they experienced. Craig Cowland died on May 30, 2008, after suffering a swelling of the heart muscle known as right atrium myocardosis at his home in Risca.
It was a simple bee sting that gave Susie Murray the first inkling that something might be seriously wrong. Aged 23 at the time, she suffered a mild allergic reaction and took an antihistamine, but she still felt faint. Her husband Alan drove her to A&E, where she was given an injection of adrenaline – a routine treatment. It
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