Literacy

A £10,000 library opens at Mason Moor Primary School after backing from the National Literacy Trust.

The short films will feature at a Community Language Celebration event in Jersey Library.

Stephen Oldfield was in his 50s when he took the plunge and learned to read and write.

The organisers are aiming to develop communication and literacy skills through everyday tales.

Guille-Allès Library in St Peter Port is one of four South West finalists for Library of the Year.

The writer behind the How to Train Your Dragon series is among those banging the drum for books.

The National literacy Trust say less than one in three children are regular readers.

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library gives books to under fives and was set up in 2013.