Mr Digby said one of the barriers to engagement was people “feeling embarrassed” about being scammed but explained the sessions were all about making sure people did not feel alone.
“Just having that reassuring conversation to say you’re not alone…
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Weird and wonderful traditions coming up in the west in 2026
Beth CruseWest of England
ReutersCheese-rolling attracts thousands of participants and spectators to Gloucestershire each year From tumbling down hills after cheese to racing homemade contraptions, the West Country’s calendar is packed with events…
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TV tonight: Jill Scott, Big Zuu and Sam Ryder take on Taskmaster | Television
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
9pm, Channel 4
TV chef Big Zuu, former Lioness Jill Scott, Eurovision star Sam Ryder, dictionary corner’s Susie Dent and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis are the plucky contestants out to win a golden Greg Davies…Continue Reading
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Oxford choir brings harmony to Jersey
“The choir of Magdalene College is renowned worldwide,” Mr Mews said.
“People may not realise they’ve already heard them – they’ve featured on programmes like Blue Planet with Sir David Attenborough, as well as major films.”
Choir member, Jack…
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‘Leicester is the all-women punk rock band capital of the UK’
The 56-year-old was one of the first to join up with Ms Miller in 2022 after answering an advert that promised to turn older women with very little music experience into punk rock band members in just 66 days.
She said it was just what she needed…
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Access to Dartmoor enabling ongoing inspiration
Today’s artists continue to try to capture the moor’s rugged essence.
Millie Brown, co-owner of Field System Gallery, said: “There’s something about, I don’t know if you would call it the nature, spirit, or magic, but Dartmoor has a lot of it and…
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Poole choir supporting cancer patients seeks new members
A Poole-based community choir that supports local families struggling financially because of cancer is looking for new members.
The DCCF Choir was founded in 2024 to support the work of the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF).
The choir performs…
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Otterbourne pantomime’s ‘relaxed’ performance ‘accessible to all’
Tom Horscroft, an audience member at one of the dress rehearsals at the 240-person capacity venue, said the show was “perhaps not quite so scary in certain parts”.
“But it really gets the kids involved and the audience are really on board, with…
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More than 60 Henri Matisse artworks donated to Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris | Henri Matisse
The Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris has received an “extraordinarily generous” donation of 61 works by Henri Matisse that have been kept in the artist’s family.
Most of the donated art – which includes paintings, drawings, etchings,…
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Cambridge lido fences decorated in mural in bid to deter graffiti
The 100-yard long pool (91 metres) opened in 1923 and is now run by GLL, the charitable social enterprise that works with Cambridge City Council.
It remains open over the winter, because some hardy swimmers enjoy the water all year round.
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