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The majority of us will know about the hardships faced everyday by the people living in villages in Africa, but what do we actually do about it? The sixth form students of Calder High are taking matters into their own hands as part of the Great Generation 2010.

Talia Gianotti, Billy Painter and Rowan Carter came in to Drivetime on the 26th of November 2009 to talk to Rob Bray about the Great Generation Project 2010 and what they're doing to raise the £20,000 needed, over the next few weeks - listen to the interview here

For more information, or to make a donation, call 01422 883213 for more information or visit the Calder High website. For more information on the whole project visit the Great Generation Project website

Rob Bray (centre) with Billy and Rowan

Phoenix 96.7 FM, broadcast the event live and repeated it again at 2pm on Sunday afternoon. It was a very big day for Calderdale, and Phoenix was there broadcasting the whole thing, both live and afterwards with special interviews.

Not only did this mark a new era for the Halifax Parish Church but was also the first time Phoenix FM had broadcast an event live from outside its Dean Clough-based studio.

Click here to listen to the podcasts of recordings taken at the event, from the full service to interviews

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The Birmingham Stage Company has come to the Victoria Theatre, and they've brought David Almond's beloved character Skellig with them.

Bringing to life the story of the "nobody" from "nowhere", the cast does a great job of telling the story, with brilliant live music performed by the cast throughout, creating a great and compelling atmosphere.

A very enjoyable night that's not just for kids, Skellig is definitely worth a watch.

Danny Swindells went to the Victoria Theatre to interview Dean, who plays Michael, and Neal Foster (Manager of The Birmingham Stage Company) who plays Skellig, listen to the full interview here

Neal as Skellig (top) and Dean as Michael (black and white top)

The Wright Brothers are making the news again, but this time it's not about planes, it's about trains.

Andrew and Chris Wright have opened up the Jubilee Refreshment Room at the Sowerby Bridge train station, offering all the usuals plus six special hand-pulled cask beers.

After restoring and rennovating the listed building, Chris and Andrew set about the long task of turning it into the station's new refreshment centre.

Click here to listen in on the story

A collection of interviews by Sara Hinchliffe and Audrey Smith with participants at the Big Green Weekend held at Hebden Bridge during the May Bank Holiday weekend. Broadcast as part of Sara's weekly Coffee Culture show the Wednesday afterwards, it particularly features the Big Green Market, the Biggest Slug Competition and the Secret Garden. Also included are performances by Hebden Bridge Junior Band and busker Tom, plus more great music.

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Picture shows Phoenix FM trainee Jonny Taylor's great design for the supporters' flag, waved with gusto at the slug contest by fans of Phoenix FM's own slug, Vernon. To our delight, he WAS victorious - he came second!

The West Yorkshire Police fire-arms team have come up with the "Think Life, Not Knife" campaign, to inform young people about the dangers of carrying gun, knives and even replica weapons.

Aimed at young people between the ages of 11 and 25, voiced with a powerful presentation, examples of confiscated weaponry and the weaponry the Fire-arms unit are amred with as well as an interactive DVD. The team will be touring the local schools making this presentation to spread the message.

More information and a booking form can both be found on the West Yorkshire Police website here.

Listen to P.C. Roy Romani here