National World YourWorld Top Stories 31 December, 2024

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00:00This is Your World, top stories for Tuesday the 31st of December 2024.

00:07Brought to you by National World.

00:11Choir's Christmas concerts end season in style.

00:14The three performances of the all-together Now Yorkshire Community Choir's Christmas

00:19concert, which included members from North and West Yorkshire, proved to be a delightful

00:24finale to our adventurous Christmas season, and indeed to 2024.

00:31The ban on Christmas in Scotland, a 400-year suppression.

00:35Christmas, a festival synonymous with joy, celebration and family gatherings, was banned

00:42in Scotland for nearly 400 years, starting in 1573.

00:49Pictures St. Colman's College Prize-giving 2024.

00:54Staff pupils and distinguished guests came together recently to celebrate the achievements

00:58of pupils at St. Colman's College.

01:03Ripon Slimmer hits target after losing 3.5 stone.

01:07Jess Dale has reached her goal weight after joining Slimming World in October 2023, following

01:13a hospital appointment where she was told she was obese.

01:19The Neenah Valley Community Band are on the lookout for new brass players.

01:24Anyone's New Year's resolution to play in the NVCB band, please drop us a message if

01:29this is something that might interest you.

01:33Jill lost 8 stone and found her confidence.

01:37Jill Barraclough, a busy working mum from Doncaster, lost 8 stone with Slimming World,

01:43developing new healthy habits, improving her health and gaining confidence along the way.

01:50National Cup semi-final for Hemel Storm at the Stormdome this Sunday.

01:55Mark Clarke's Hemel Storm will face Newcastle Knights at home in the semi-final of the National

02:00Cup.

02:01It has been confirmed after a draw determined the sides' fates.

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