Helping others . . . District Cadet of the Year Harry Wilson (18) is pleased his mother made him join St John Youth all those years ago. PHOTO: RUBY HEYWARD
If everyone took part in the St John Youth programme, the world would be a better place, Harry Wilson says.
After earning his stripes, and being named District Cadet of the Year, Harry (18) is now stepping up as a St John Youth leader.
At 11 years old, Harry felt like he was thrown in the deep end when his mother signed him up for St John Youth.
It was 2015, and his family had just moved to Oamaru from England. His mother saw the programme as a way for Harry to get involved in the community.
Tributes pour in for non-violence activist and shining light of Leicester As I told her recently, I had never met anyone like her before, and don’t suppose I ever will again
Penny Walker, who has died at the age of 70, moved to Leicester from Coventry in 2011 and has dedicated her life to campaigning for peace and human rights. (Image: Coventry Telegraph)
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By Iona Stewart-Richardson
A cat on the Isle of Wight, who had to undergo surgery and move house after his owner died - is waiting to find his forever home.
Like many of us, an all-black cat called Felix (pictured below) has had a tough year filled with bereavement and illness, but now he is on the mend, enjoying life again and waiting to find a home of his own.
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Animal charity volunteers on the Isle of Wight are trying to reunite a cat, thought to be from Russia, in time for Christmas.
Ivan - as he s been named - had a microchip that originated in Russia. Now a team of cat-lovers are trying to reveal his identity and reunite him with his family.
Cats Protection s Isle of Wight Adoption Centre has joined forces with volunteers at the charity s Southampton and Gosport branches to investigate.
He was originally handed over to the Southampton Branch by a kind-hearted couple in October. They had been feeding Ivan in their garden in the Netley Abbey area, where he had been sleeping rough for over five months. The couple had let him into their house when the weather turned colder but had to keep him away from their own two cats who were fearful of the unknown cat.