Radio Script Week One

(Intro)Welcome to Winchester Newsbeat at 11 o’clock, I’m Hannah Keegan with a short news update.

(Story One- written by Cara Laithwaite)
Southampton was brought to a standstill on Thursday after an unexploded bomb was discovered in London Road; near the city centre.
The device, which had been left over from World War II, was uncovered by builders working on the site.
Both ends of London Road were cordoned off by police and nearby residents were evacuated.
The bomb was later removed by bomb disposal experts in the early hours of Friday morning and taken away to be safely detonated.

(Story Two- written by Justina Chlad)
In other news, unemployment in Winchester is on the increase, the number of people claiming Job Seeker Allowance rose in January and is now the highest figure since August 2009. Martin Todd, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for Winchester believes it is possible to lower the unemployment rate and states more jobs need to be created to tackle the problem.

(Story Three)
Young people living in and around Winchester will soon have access to a new youth cafe, as the campaign to raise an additional £150,000 for the build nears its halfway mark.
Winchester YMCA are in charge of constructing the new social outlet in the 13th century undercroft of St John’s House. The venue will be open to all and the YMCA spoke to 600 youths in order to draw up the scheme for the new cafe.
The venue aims to provide a place for young people to socialise and feel safe.
The YMCA have so far raised £45,000 from public donations and a further £20,000 grant was agreed by the city council at their last budget meeting. Another £85,000 is still needed to begin the build.
Simon Dodd , the YMCA Youth Programme manager is optimistic that the construction work will begin sometime in May due to positive public support.
‘’The support we’ve received from the council has been excellent. We also launched a fund raising appeal in mid November last year and I think we’ve had about £45,000 worth come in from the public.’’