Following up that iconic debut was never going to be easy and taking five years to do it only increased the pressure but the Stone Roses much misunderstood second album really does stand the test of time. If many thought the follow up to the iconic debut should have been either an album of effortless sublime guitar shimmer like the debut or the sinuous funk infused grooves of Fools Gold then the final release was another music in…
UNAIDS says millions across the world lost access to treatment and preventive care due to financial shortfalls.The United Nations agency for combating AIDS has announced that global funding disruptions for treatment and prevention programmes are leaving millions of people without access to care.In a report released on Tuesday, UNAIDS said the global response to the disease “immediately entered crisis mode” after the United States halted funding when President Donald Trump took office in January.Recommended Stories list of 3…
BBCRick Turner said the tourism sector was "massively impacted" by the last budgetThe boss of a rural attraction has said tourism needs to be offered hope when Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Budget on Wednesday. Rick Turner, director of The Big Sheep in north Devon, said the government's last budget led to closures and sucked enthusiasm out of the tourism and hospitality sector.He said: "We need the bright light in the future to see where we're going, rather…
PA MediaThe new dental surgery in Chard will open on 2 DecemberAn NHS dentist has paused prospective patients from registering due to "high demand" on the first day of applications.The new surgery in Chard, Somerset, will open on 2 December on Leach Road and be run by One Smile Dental.The opening comes only two months after another dental surgery opened in Wellington, and there are also plans for a new service in Crewkerne.Local MP Adam Dance said the…
Alison StephensonLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceBBCPolice commissioner Alison Hernandez said she would take intelligence from councillors over gatherings that cause problemsDevon and Cornwall Police deal with about 60 protests a month as a result of community unrest, a police and crime panel has been told.Police and crime commissioner Alison Hernandez said many of the protests were small but police undertook "significant tactical planning and engagement with community leaders" ahead of the larger demonstrations.The panel meeting on Friday also heard…
Good journalism costs money Upgrade to paid E O Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADAR Quirk Theatre presents a festive family-friendly adventure set in the snowy South Pole. Leigh Curtis Quirk Theatre is bringing a festive family-friendly adventure set in the snowy South Pole to Exeter Phoenix from 14 to 28 December.
Ernie and the Sea of Ice - Exeter ObserverDemocracy doesn't work when people don't know Upgrade to paidEO Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADARQuirk Theatre presents a festive family-friendly adventure set in the snowy South Pole.Leigh CurtisQuirk Theatre is bringing a festive family-friendly adventure set in the snowy South Pole to Exeter Phoenix from 14 to 28 December.Ernie and the Sea of Ice follows a voyage through Antarctica by a group of adventurers in the…
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), backed by the US and Israel to oversee the distribution of aid in Gaza, has announced it is ending its controversial “mission” and is closing aid distribution sites following a US-brokered ceasefire agreement.Under increasing international pressure to allow aid into the besieged Gaza Strip earlier this year, Israel and the US backed the GHF as an independent agency to administer aid. Israel completely blocked aid to the Strip from March this year, claiming…
George Thorpe,South WestandSeb Noble,Cornwall political reporterBBCIndustry Minister Chris McDonald said the critical minerals industry to offer a lot of value to the South WestMinerals from the South West could play a big part in a strategy to reduce the UK's reliance on using foreign material, the government says.Industry Minister Chris McDonald visited Cornwall to launch the Critical Minerals Strategy, which aims to produce 10% of the UK's mineral needs domestically, along with a further 20% through recycling products…
BBCWorkers at Leonardo have previously walked out over payStrike action which was due to take place at a defence manufacturer has been called off.Thousands of employees at Leonardo, which runs the UK's only helicopter factory in Yeovil, Somerset, voted to accept a new pay offer from the firm worth 8% over two years.Unite members across Leonardo sites in Yeovil, Luton, Basildon, Newcastle and Edinburgh had already walked out earlier in the month after rejecting a 3.6% pay rise.Leonardo…
Dan CheethamDan Cheetham says his blood was "almost like plasticine" after the biteA former Royal Marine has had a finger amputated, 13 years after being bitten by a black widow spider. Plymstock resident Dan Cheetham, 41, suffered the venomous bite on his right hand in 2012 while in the middle of the Mojave Desert in California during a training exercise. Mr Cheetham, originally from Wrexham, said he was taken to hospital via a 14-minute helicopter ride at the…
The government has launched its refreshed UK Critical Minerals Strategy during a ministerial visit to the University of Exeter, Cornwall and its world-renowned Camborne School of Mines (CSM). Chris McDonald MP, Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and the Department for Business and Trade, unveiled the strategy during a breakfast speech on the Penryn campus. The Minister then took a tour of CSM’s laboratories to see some of the cutting-edge work taking…