Michael Rosen EXCLUSIVE interview
The Young Journalist Academy was given the exclusive opportunity to interview Michael Rosen about his book ‘The Missing’ and find out about the creation of the book and the stories behind it. Michael was appearing in Newark as part of the 2024 Newark Book Festival. Our team of reporters headed Continue Reading
LIFE OF LANCELOT: DIVERSITY & STRUGGLES IN LINCOLNSHIRE – CONTRAST FROM THEN AND NOW
Lancelot McFayden. Smithville, Jamaica to Boston, Lincolnshire. A young boy from Jamaica, who left his Caribbean home in 1944 to assist the ‘Mother Country’, was welcomed to the UK with open arms after being encouraged to help the war effort. But as the times have changed, many views have also Continue Reading
Ralph Ottey: The desire to join.
In 1942, 19-year-old Ralph Ottey came from the Caribbean to join the Royal Air Force (RAF) and became part of the World War 2 Dam Busters. What inspired him to get on that ship to fight for Britain? Ralph was raised by his grandparents in Little London (Jamaica). He was Continue Reading
WW2 – Bomb Shock
The Army still has not made a final decision what to do with an unexploded WW2 Bomb in Plymouth . But what does the local government plan to do and what measures are in place to keep citizens safe? Read on as WW2 is coming back to bite. The police Continue Reading
Remembrance Day 2022
Today is a day of remembrance. This morning, pupils and teachers from Burgh Le Marsh Primary school joined members of the community at the War Memorial within the grounds of the Parish Church. As Young Journalists, we wanted to find out more about why Remembrance is still important in 2022. Continue Reading