Monthly Archives: November 2025

Bournemouth Christmas attractions fully reopen after flooding

Bournemouth Christmas attractions fully reopen after flooding

A Christmas attraction that was hit by flooding is now fully reopen, organisers have said.Heavy rain caused flooding in Bournemouth's Lower Gardens at the weekend, forcing the closure of a Christmas train, festive golf and a Santa's workshop, and leaving some illuminations in darkness.Events staff worked with the council and contractors, after the water subsided on Sunday, to repair the affected installations.Organiser Bournemouth Christmas Events said the remaining illuminations were switched back on on Monday.The flooding happened on…

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Promise of new £1.1m Exeter quayside bridge disappears

Promise of new £1.1m Exeter quayside bridge disappears

Miles DavisDevon political reporterBBCHeather Baker from Saddles and Paddles says the missing bridge is a key part of the jigsaw for riverside routesThe promise of a new £1.1m bridge for the quayside in Exeter has evaporated.One business owner had said the bridge was vital to connect riverside walkways and cycle paths in the city and around its historic quayside.Devon County Council had said it would construct a new bridge with a £1.1m grant from Active Travel England to…

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Billy Rowley: Yeovil Town appoint Walton & Hersham boss as new manager

Billy Rowley: Yeovil Town appoint Walton & Hersham boss as new manager

"It's a massive community club. The history of this club is incredible, I know a few boys who have played for this team and they can't speak highly enough of it," Rowley told Yeovil's website., external"I'm just looking forward to getting on the grass with the lads. When a club like Yeovil call you up, it is incredibly hard to turn that down."Walton & Hersham say they received an approach for Rowley during their Southern League Premier South…

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Record low salmon count in River Frome for second year

Record low salmon count in River Frome for second year

Marcus WhiteSouth of EnglandChris ConroyAtlantic salmon are classified as "vulnerable" in English chalk streamsA river has recorded a "catastrophic" salmon count, hitting a record low for a second successive year, a charity has said.Since 2002, the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has spent about four weeks in late summer catching and tagging juvenile Atlantic salmon in the River Frome in Dorset.Numbers fell to 3,226 this year, from last year's low of 4,593.The charity said the species was…

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Biker in hospital with life-changing injuries after Devon crash

Biker in hospital with life-changing injuries after Devon crash

A biker has suffered life-changing injuries after a serious crash in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Police said it was called to Post Hill, Tiverton at about 00:10 GMT on Sunday after a KTM 125CC black and orange motorcycle hit a telegraph pole. The force said the rider, a man in his 20s, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital. His next of kin are aware. Police said local road closures were put in place and officers…

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Golf ‘still an option’ at Solent Meads course, council says

Golf ‘still an option’ at Solent Meads course, council says

Solent MeadsBCP Council said the end of the lease at the golf course created a natural chance for it to rethink the use of the landA council says it is still considering keeping golf at a course where more than 8,000 people have signed a petition against any possible plans to change its use.The lease for Solent Meads in Southbourne, Bournemouth, is due to run out this time next year with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council looking…

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Vitality Blast fixtures: Somerset start title defence with rematch of 2025 final against Hampshire

Vitality Blast fixtures: Somerset start title defence with rematch of 2025 final against Hampshire

Men's Vitality T20 BlastNorth Group: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Durham, Yorkshire, LeicestershireCentral Group: Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire Bears, Somerset, Glamorgan, WorcestershireSouth Group: Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Middlesex, Essex, HampshireVitality Blast Women's Competition (Tier 1): Warwickshire Bears, Durham, Essex, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, Yorkshire.Vitality Blast Women's League 2 (Tier 2): Derbyshire Falcons, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire Foxes, Middlesex, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Sussex Sharks, Worcestershire Rapids. Source link

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Stroke survivors invited to join new rehabilitation study using gaming technology 

A new study is inviting stroke survivors with limited movement to take part in research that has turned rehabilitation exercises into a fun online game.   The University of Exeter study is exploring whether game-based exercises can help people regain movement and confidence at home, even several years after a stroke.  Stroke affects around 100,000 people in the UK every year, and more than 1.2 million people are living with its effects. About 70 per cent of them are left with upper limb impairments.  While rehabilitation is known to improve…

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‘Beloved and cherished’ red panda dies at Cornwall wildlife park

‘Beloved and cherished’ red panda dies at Cornwall wildlife park

Zookeepers have said they are sad after a "beloved and cherished" red panda died.Suri, who was more than 10 years old, had been at Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall, since 2016, where she had taken part in visitor handling sessions, the keepers said.They said the wildlife sanctuary had given more than £20,000 the Red Panda Network, a conservation and research group, from donations from the sessions.Keeper Becky Waite said Suri had been very popular with visitors as she…

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Mediha: Confronting the horrors of ISIL captivity | Documentary

A Yazidi girl who survived ISIL captivity films herself to process her trauma as rescuers search for her missing family.Mediha, a teenage Yazidi girl from Iraq, shares her story after four years of abduction and enslavement by ISIL (ISIS). Through intimate video diaries, she confronts trauma and seeks justice by initiating legal action against her captors. Meanwhile, rescuers risk their lives to look for her missing mother and younger brother in Syria and Turkiye.As Mediha fights for accountability,…

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Constantin Ursu: How Moldovan boxer with world title ambitions ended up in Plymouth

Constantin Ursu: How Moldovan boxer with world title ambitions ended up in Plymouth

With fewer local fighters coming to his gym, Dann began looking abroad for talent.It led to him finding the 6ft 3in (1.9m) southpaw from a country sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine in eastern Europe."I have one friend here, he's been here for 10 years now, and he met Marlee," explains Ursu."They had a chat and said 'we have someone in Moldova'."At the time I didn't want to move. I was comfortable in my country and staying home. I…

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