NEWSWAVE - New Year's Resolutions

Join our reporter Tom Howe for NEWSWAVE, your weekly rundown of the top stories happening across St Austell and surrounding areas. In the latest episode, we join we join Creative Music Technology student Niklas Lake, who unveils his immersive underwater thriller audiobook WAKE and shares insight into its production. We check in with Behavioural Psychologist, Jo Hemmings, to explore why New Year’s resolutions are falling out of favour and what that says about our collective habits. As well as that, we take a trip into the story behind the UK’s biggest Christmas Tree-cycle Appeal with Nick Stammers, CEO and founder of Just Helping. We hear from Kieran Hemsworth from Grocery Aid and key worker Ed Cox, who join us to discuss the unsung heroes of Christmas and why supermarket staff deserve more recognition… …and we welcome Jo Miller from Microsoft UK and TV personality Amy Hart, who share why scams are on the rise, the role of AI and provide practical advice for those affected. Plus, Rory reveals how quirky time zone differences mean we don’t all ring in the New Year at the same time, while Jessica takes us around the world to explore fascinating New Year’s Eve traditions from Spain to the Philippines.If you live or work in the St Austell area and have a news story for us, contact [email protected].