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Daily Mirror
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Katie Price says son Harvey is 'coming home for good' after long fight
Katie Price's son, Harvey, who is blind and autistic, has a big change ahead of him as he leaves residential college and heads out into the 'real word' Katie Price has revealed her eldest child, Harvey, is "coming home for good" after struggling to find the 23-year-old a college place. Harvey, who is blind and autistic - and is one of 2,000 people in the UK who has Prader Willi syndrome - has a big change ahead of him as he leaves the specialist school he's currently in and heads out into the "real world". Katie, 47, has spoken candidly about the cost of keeping Harvey in residential college amid cuts to council funding as well as being declared bankrupt for the second time. And now, she's revealed her "baby bear" is coming home to her before Harvey moves to independent living in October in Littlehampton. Speaking on her podcast with her sister, Sophie, she said: "Harvey is doing the countdown for his new place. He's got his leavers ceremony where they give out certificates and then it's the 'real world ' Mr Harvey Price. Katie explained that Harvey was first going to a temporary accommodation, before beginning his new placement in October. She shared: "I've found him a place in Southampton which is temporary. It's got five other adults in it. Then he moves to his place in October, which is Littlehampton, which will be nearer to me. He's going from college to independent living." The glamour icon took to her Facebook page, sharing her excitement over Harvey's big change as she cuddled next to her firstborn in his college bedroom. She captioned the adorable snap: "Reunited with my baby bear. Harvey's coming home for good in 12 days." Last Tuesday, Katie shared another photo of the pair and gushed: "Love you so much Harv, not long now" with the hashtags '#soproudofyou #familytime # newbeginningsahead." Harvey, whose father is former footballer, Dwight Yorke, had been living at the £350,000-a-year specialist school, National Star since 2021, but amid cuts to funding and Katie's financial difficulties, he was withdrawn last year. The mum-of-five has had a tough time trying find her son a new place, with one care home calling Harvey 'too difficult' and the West Sussex County Council reducing his funding. Katie spoke candidly on her podcast about tirelessly trying to get Harvey into a new place after she was forced to withdraw him from National Star. Though he later returned to school, the doting mum was hit by more upheaval in February when Harvey lost a place at a care home. At the time, Katie claimed that her son had lost his place weeks before he was due to move in after the management changed and they determined that they couldn't cater for his needs. Reflecting on Harvey's heartache, she said: "We worked months and months for that and he was told four-and-a-half weeks before that he couldn't go there, and Harvey has been doing the countdown. "It's stressful because you want the right thing for your child and it is a lot of time and effort to go back and do more meetings, more forms, it is very time-consuming because you want the best for your child."
Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Katie Price reveals son Harvey, 23, is 'coming home for good' and entering the 'real world' after struggling to find him a place at specialist college due to funding cuts and her bankruptcy
Katie Price has revealed her eldest son Harvey is 'coming home for good' this week, after she struggled to secure him a place at a residential college amid cuts to council funding and her bankruptcy. The former glamour model, 47, explained that the 23-year-old will begin 'independent living' in a new place that is nearer to her home in Sussex, after previously lamenting the long distance between them. Harvey is blind, autistic, has septo-optic dysplasia, a learning disability and is one of the 2,000 people in the UK with Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder. He had been living at £350,000-a-year specialist institution National Star since 2021, but amid cuts to funding and Katie's financial woes, he was withdrawn last year. Since then, she has had a difficult time trying find him a new place, with one care home calling him 'too difficult' and the West Sussex County Council slashing his funding. But, speaking on her podcast, The Katie Price Show, last week, the mother-of-five revealed that Harvey is now leaving his college and heading out into the 'real world'. The former glamour model, 47, explained that the 23-year-old will begin 'independent living' in a new place that is nearer to her home in Sussex, after previously lamenting the long distance between them Katie said: 'Harvey is doing the countdown for his new place. He's got his leavers ceremony where they give out certificates and then it's the "real world" Mr Harvey Price.' She explained that he was going first to a temporary accommodation, before beginning his new placement in Littlehampton in October. She said: 'I've found him a place in Southampton which is temporary. It's got five other adults in it. 'Then he moves to his place in October, which is Littlehampton, which will be nearer to me. He's going from college to independent living.' The TV personality also took to her Facebook page to reveal her excitement over the move, sharing a sweet photo of her and Harvey cuddling during a visit to see him at college. She captioned the heartwarming snap: 'Reunited with my baby bear. Harvey's coming home for good in 12 days'. While on Tuesday, she shared another shot of her giving him a kiss and gushed: 'Love you so much Harv, not long now' with the hashtags '#soproudofyou #familytime # newbeginningsahead'. Katie got candid on her podcast as she detailed what a difficult undertaking it had been trying to get Harvey into a new institution for months on end, since she was forced to withdraw him from National Star. The TV personality also took to her Facebook page to reveal her excitement over the move, sharing a sweet photo of her and Harvey cuddling during a visit to see him at college On Tuesday, she shared another shot of her giving him a kiss and gushed: 'Love you so much Harv, not long now' with the hashtags '#soproudofyou #familytime # newbeginningsahead' Though he later returned to school, she was hit by another hurdle in February when he lost a place at a care home for being 'too difficult'. At the time she explained how Harvey had lost his place weeks before the move after management changed and they determined that they couldn't cater for his needs. Reflecting on the tough journey, she said: 'We worked months and months for that and he was told four-and-a-half weeks before that he couldn't go there, and Harvey has been doing the countdown. 'Well it's stressful because you want the right thing for your child and it is a lot of time and effort to go back and do more meetings, more forms, it is very time-consuming because you want the best for your child.' Katie has also frequently stressed the challenges of Harvey being placed a long distance away from her and admitted that he often became upset and wanted to return home. In April, she detailed their 'difficult and upsetting' journey back to the college, after Harvey became so distraught at having to return that he lashed out in the car. Taking to Snapchat after the move, she admitted she was 'heartbroken' to see her son so upset, telling her followers she hoped to be able to move him to a branch closer to her new family home in Sussex after leaving her Mucky Mansion. She said: 'Now that was very difficult, it was really upsetting. Harvey just did not want to go back to college. I'm surprised I've still got a car left. He was literally gonna go for the car. Katie has also frequently stressed the challenges of Harvey being placed a long distance away from her and admitted that he often became upset and wanted to return home 'It is so sad when your son just doesn't wanna go to college and just wants to be with you all the time. 'That's why I can't wait for him to come home near us but the place we have got for him is not ready yet, maybe in May. So yeah, it is heartbreaking.' In July last year, she revealed that the local authority had cut Harvey's funding because he has 'no healthcare issues', with an assessor concluding that he 'only needs social care'. Katie - who was declared bankrupt for a second time last year over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000 - has been trying to secure funding to extend Harvey's time at National Star for another year. Speaking on her The Katie Price Show podcast last year, the reality star admitted : 'I'm having a nightmare at the minute. 'We were looking for him to stay at his college another year or if not a placement, but [the local authority] haven't accepted it. 'They've given me three months that he has to find somewhere else by July. With someone like Harvey you need the transitional move, you need to do it slow.' Katie was Harvey's primary caregiver until he turned 19, and in 2021 filmed his move into National Star College as part of BBC documentary Katie Price: Harvey and Me. His biological father is former footballer Dwight York, who briefly dated Katie in 2001, before breaking up soon after she fell pregnant with Harvey.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Headlines: Tower block fire and eerie shipwrecks
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories Footage of firefighters tackling a blaze at a block of flats near Castle Park features on Bristol Live. Surrounding roads were closed while crews got the blaze under pictures of long-sunken boats being raised from the bed of the River Avon near Bath appear on Somerset Live. The five vessels were attached to salvage airbags and towed away earlier this crews have descended on Marine Parade Weston-super-Mare to film the latest season of long-running BBC show Father Brown, the Weston Mercury reports. Elsewhere another production company has been using West Street as the backdrop for an undisclosed students at special educational needs college National Star, based near Cheltenham, have won an award for completing 200 hours of volunteering in the community, Gloucestershire Live reports. The four have now been invited to Buckingham Palace. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media A post from Avon and Somerset Police about 14-year-old Ryan who has been missing since 9 May has been widely shared. The force say he may be using an electric bike to get around.A common parking scam has already been been employed in a car parks operated by South Gloucestershire Council, Yate and Sodbury Voice reports, just a day after charges were introduced. A QR code sticker is posted on signs and payment machines, directing smartphone users to fake payment MP Alex Mcintyre MP has written to NHS Gloucestershire about "dental desserts" in the county. He says the south west is one of the areas "hardest hit" by lack of access to dental of their play-off match on Wednesday, Forest Green Rovers put out a statement warning people the unauthorised sale of football tickets is a criminal offence. The club wrote on Facebook: "Any tickets found to be on sale online or elsewhere can be cancelled by the club without a refund."
BBC News
13-04-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Gloucestershire in pictures: Pelicans, dancing and spring snaps
Spring has most definitely arrived in Gloucestershire and many have been spending plenty of time outdoors enjoying all nature has to this week's roundup of our favourite pictures from the week, we meet a gold crest captured at Westonbirt Arboretum and see some of the beautiful spring blooms on display also a postbox in Cheltenham which has been given an Easter-themed makeover... This foal appeared to be ready to pose for the camera in this beautiful shot taken in Upton St Leonards. We love the beautiful natural light that our Weather Watcher Tone Poet managed to capture so well. The University of Gloucestershire has teamed up with National Star, a specialist college for people with physical disabilities, to provide students with opportunities to express themselves fully through by inclusive teaching and learning processes, students spent 10 weeks preparing for the Dance Celebration Evening at the college's Ullenwood campus. This gold crest was spotted enjoying the spring sunshine at Westonbirt site has a collection of more than 15,000 trees which attract and provide habitats for a diverse range of wildlife. Westonbirt is beautiful to visit all year round, but there is something particularly special about what's on offer at this time of site is filled with stunning blossoms of pure whites and blushing pinks and looks particularly peaceful in this image captured on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Anyone posting letters in Up Hatherley, Cheltenham will be sure to have a smile on their face this week thanks to this Easter-themed postbox topper. Lots of people have been enjoying the sunshine with a visit to Rococo picture captured by Emma Brookes Photography shows the Red House, a Grade II listed garden pavilion. New accessible trails have opened at Beechenhurst in the Forest of Dean. It is part of a project by Forestry England to help people with disabilities, health conditions and access needs to enjoy the forest. One of the BBC's Weather Watchers, Space Walker, captured this gorgeous shot of Little Witcombe under blue April skies.
