An anti-bullying website developed by a Colchester student has had 56,522 hits since its launch two weeks ago.

The Pupiline website was set up by Oli Watts, who attends the Gilberd School, for victims of bullying to log on to a website designed and written exclusively for young people by other youngsters.

And Oli said the site has visitors all over the world with enquiries from Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Australia and South Africa.

The site has had an average of 2,173 hits a day, or about 90 an hour.

And Oli said the site has visitors all over the world with enquiries from Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Australia and South Africa.

Thirty two per cent of hits came from the UK and a further 29 per cent from the US.

The site is on www.pupiline.net

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