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Each school had to select, plan, research, report, shoot and edit their own local news story.
The only guidance they had was to search for something distinctive and with a youth angle. Each school team had help from the Breaking the News website, their teachers, and a mentor who was an experienced broadcast news journalist.
These are the stories they made.
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Ayr Central|How will the latest shopping development affect businesses and customers in Ayr?
Ecoroute|'Ecoroute' may be a good idea, but who foots the bill?
Kingsteignton Development|Kingsteignton, Europe's largest village, faces a massive redevelopment
Supercasino Bid|In just over a year's time, the government will announce the location of Britain's first supercasino. Coventry believes it has the obvious location for this project.
Access No Areas|Campaigners claim a local council's decision to impose a dispersal zone around a West London newsagent is the wrong way to tackle antisocial behaviour.
Operation Bus Tag|Graffiti on local buses has prompted the Metropolitan Police to start a programme called Operation Bus Tag to target bus vandals.
Location, location, location|The London borough of Tower Hamlets is proving to be a big draw for film directors looking for that special place to make their masterpiece.
Fox hunting|Students investigate the tradition of fox hunting and implications of legislation banning it.
The State building|Students investigate what supermarket chain Morrisons intends to do with the State building, a listed building they bought in Grays.
Traffic|Students report about local traffic and unsafe road crossings near Lordswood School, and drug dealing in the underpass, an alternative often used by students to avoid the traffic.
Troubled Teens|Students investigate problems involving teenagers in their community and how the police are dealing with them.
New Sixth Form|Students report on the plan to add a sixth form at their school and how this could affect the school's future.