Mark Smith
Journalist at BBC Radio Gloucestershire
Not a prolific tweeter! I'm a BBC journalist in Gloucestershire @BBCGlos. Rugby, tennis, triathlon and hockey fan. And of course these are all my own views.
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5 days ago |
bbc.com | Mark Smith
'Inadequate' children's services improving - OfstedMark SmithLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGoogleHalton Borough Council's children's services department was previously rated "inadequate" in all four areasImprovements have been made to a council's under-fire children's services department after being told it was failing but there remains "more to do", inspectors have said.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Mark Smith
Film venue latest to axe Kneecap screening Mark Smith Local Democracy Reporting Service Reuters The band said they rejected "any suggestion that we would seek to incite violence against any MP" A Cheshire venue has cancelled a screening of a film about hip-hop trio Kneecap after a clip on social media appeared to show one of the band members calling for the death of British MPs. Storyhouse in Chester was due to show Kneecap, a comedy drama about the rise of the band from Belfast, as part of...
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Mark Smith
Pubs encouraged to join Ask for Angela schemeMark SmithBBC News, GloucestershireThe Retreat PubThe Retreat in Stroud displays posters advertising the Ask for Angela schemePubs and clubs are being encouraged to adopt the Ask for Angela scheme, which is a code word that people can say to bar staff if they feel unsafe. Stroud District Council said it intends to include participation in the scheme as an expectation when it reviews its Licensing Policy later this year.
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Mar 3, 2025 |
bbc.com | Mark Smith |Steve Knibbs
New nursery 'making huge difference' for familiesMark Smith & Steve KnibbsBBC News, GloucestershireBBCThe new Dingley's Promise centre has opened in Hester's Way in CheltenhamA new nursery for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) is making a huge difference, parents have said. Gareth said his five-year-old daughter Peyton struggled when she went to a mainstream nursery at the age of two, and left after a few months.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
bbc.com | Mark Smith
Green energy boss settles High Court libel caseMark SmithBBC News, GloucestershireBen Whitley/PA WireDale Vince won his libel case against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaperThe green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince is to receive £40,000 in damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail after settling a High Court libel claim.
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