Audrey Dias

Bristol

Senior Journalist at BBC Points West

Senior Journalist @bbcpointswest .Chocoholic who loves (and sometimes hates) @WestHam Regional Journalist winner @asianmediaaward.

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Somerset and Wiltshire famers protest against Inheritance tax

1 month ago | bbc.com | Audrey Dias

Inheritance tax will 'devastate' family farmersAudrey DiasKelly WithersBen MarvellBBCVictoria Broughton and Nigel Witcombe joined the protest in Weston-super-MareA farmer protesting against planned changes to inheritance tax says her "whole farm could be lost".
Cook5 teaching Bristol teenagers to cook five meals from scratch

1 month ago | bbc.com | Audrey Dias

Teens taught to cook five meals from scratch Audrey DiasSarah TurnnidgeBBCResearch shows that ultra-processed foods make up to two-thirds of adolescents' diets A new charity says it wants to teach teenagers how to cook five fresh meals from scratch. Bristol-based CRuNCH, founded by food writer and campaigner Kate Percy, has launched a programme to teach 11 to 14-year-olds kitchen basics.
'MANvFAT rugby club has changed my life completely'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Audrey Dias |Christopher Mace

'Weight loss rugby club has changed my life completely'Audrey Dias & Christopher MaceBBC News, West of EnglandBBCPaul Parfitt said he is enjoying life again after losing weight playing rugby A player at a new rugby club that aims to help men lose unwanted weight said it has "changed his life completely". The group plays touch rugby at North Bristol Rugby Club in Almondsbury, near Bristol, and is run by MANvFAT.
'Nothing is impossible' says graduate refugee

2 months ago | aol.com | Audrey Dias

A Somali refugee who earned a degree while juggling shifts as an Uber driver wants others in his position to know "nothing is impossible". Abdullahi Abdi, 46, graduated with a 2:1 in social policy from the University of Bristol last summer, more than 15 years after arriving in the UK. He said he had been inspired by his late brother - the first in his family to attend university - who was killed in a terrorist attack in Somalia shortly after graduating.
University of Bristol

2 months ago | bbc.com | Audrey Dias

'Nothing is impossible' says graduate refugeeTess de la Mare & Audrey DiasUniversity of BristolAbdullahi Abdi said the achievement had made all his "difficulties and sacrifices" worthwhileA Somali refugee who earned a degree while juggling shifts as an Uber driver wants others in his position to know "nothing is impossible". Abdullahi Abdi, 46, graduated with a 2:1 in social policy from the University of Bristol last summer - more than 15 years after arriving in the UK.
Wiggly lines work 'devastating' says business owner

2 months ago | bbc.com | Beth Cruse |Audrey Dias

Work to reverse town's wiggly lines 'devastating'Beth Cruse & Audrey DiasBBC News, West of EnglandBBCDom Lamy, who owns Escala Tapas Bar on the beachfront, said people will be put off coming to ClevedonWork to reverse controversial changes to a town's seafront will have a "devastating" impact on trade, a business owner has said.
Work to reverse town's wiggly lines 'devastating'

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Beth Cruse |Audrey Dias

Work to reverse controversial changes to a town's seafront will have a "devastating" impact on trade, a business owner has said. Three months of work begins today to revise a scheme that saw wiggly road markings and a cycle lane painted to improve road safety on the beachfront in Clevedon, North Somerset.
Down's syndrome manikin 'upping hospital's game'

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Leigh Boobyer |Audrey Dias

Gwen is being used to train emergency care staff [Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust]A manikin created to look like it has Down's syndrome is being used to train hospital staff. Great Western Hospital, in Swindon, is using the child-sized manikin called Gwen to teach staff how to make adjustments for patients with Down's syndrome. A sensory room has also opened in the hospital for autistic children to be helped away from the noise of the busy emergency department.
Down's syndrome manikin 'upping hospital's game'

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Leigh Boobyer |Audrey Dias

A manikin created to look like it has Down's syndrome is being used to train hospital staff. Great Western Hospital, in Swindon, is using the child-sized manikin called Gwen to teach staff how to make adjustments for patients with Down's syndrome. A sensory room has also opened in the hospital for autistic children to be helped away from the noise of the busy emergency department. Consultant in paediatric emergency medicine Dr Phil Peacock said Gwen has "upped the game" for staff training.
Campaigners hope to stop ex-zoo plan for 196 homes

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Dawn Limbu |Audrey Dias

Campaigners are to hold a meeting in the hope of saving the former Bristol Zoo site from being redeveloped into 196 new homes with public access to the gardens for free. The homes were set to be built at the former Bristol Zoo Gardens site, but an application for a judicial review of Bristol City Council's decision to approve the scheme has been submitted. The campaigners, from Save Bristol Gardens Alliance, said they were not satisfied public access to the gardens would be permanently guaranteed.