AFC Bournemouth – Can Bournemouth keep Semenyo?

Available for over a yearIt's been revealed that the Cherries winger has a £65m release clause in his contract which is active in January. Our Bournemouth commentator Jordan Clark gave Jono Holmes the very latest on Semenyo's potential transfer situation. (Image: Getty)Programme WebsiteShow less Source link

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Call for safety measures at Timepiece after Freshers’ Week fall

Miles DavisDevon political reporterBBCTimepiece said staff did everything needed to get the young woman homeSerious concerns have been raised for students during Freshers' Week after a young woman fell backwards down stairs in a nightclub before she was moved out of the club by security staff.The woman, a first year student at the University of Exeter, was seen on CCTV in the Timepiece nightclub in September coming out of toilets supported by friends before she fell backwards down…

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Magdalen Road Christmas Fair – Exeter Observer

Magdalen Road Christmas Fair – Exeter Observer
Magdalen Road Christmas Fair – Exeter Observer

Good journalism costs money  Upgrade to paid E O Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADAR Community-run market returns for thirteenth year with festive food, music and gifts. Leigh Curtis Magdalen Road Christmas Fair returns to St Leonard’s on Saturday 6 December for its thirteenth year. The road will be closed to provide

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Gritting begins as South West faces cold snap

Gritters have been deployed in parts of the South West as the region braces for icy temperatures this week.Devon County Council said its fleets had been out in North Devon and Dartmoor on Sunday, and Cornwall Council said 28 gritters would be on standby to cover about 1,490 km (925 miles) of the most heavily-used A and B roads in the county.It comes as the Met Office issued several yellow severe weather warnings for snow and ice parts of…

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Bridgwater MP calls for new one-way route to be scrapped

An MP has called for the new one-way system to be dropped claiming it has led to "traffic chaos".Bridgwater MP Sir Ashley Fox said making East Quay and Salmon Parade in the town one-way and scrapping a major upgrade to the Cross Rifles roundabout has made traffic "intolerable". Mike Rigby who is in charge of Planning on Somerset Council said there is always a period of "bedding in" with any new scheme, but "elements seem to be working…

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Mother’s ‘horror’ as daughter dies on Weymouth railway line

Steve HumphreyBournemouthBTPRoxy Phillips was described as enjoying horse riding and competingAn inquest has heard how the mother of a teenager watched paramedics trying to revive her daughter after she was electrocuted on a railway line.Roxy Phillips, 15, was walking home along the track in Weymouth, Dorset, in the early hours of 23 March 2023 when she came into contact with the live rail. Kerri Walker went to the scene after a mobile phone call in which a friend…

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Two missing after mudslides rip through northern Italy | Weather

NewsFeedFirefighters in northeastern Italy are searching for two people missing after a mudslide tore through a home overnight in Brazzano di Cormons. A woman and a 35-year-old German man who lives locally remain unaccounted for. One person has already been rescued.Published On 17 Nov 202517 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Man who scratched cars and popped tyre in Truro jailed

A man from Cornwall who used metal tools to cause an estimated £5,000 worth of criminal damage to cars has been jailed.Roger Duque, 39, of St Thomas Close, Truro, Cornwall appeared at Truro Magistrates' Court earlier where he was sentenced to six months in prison, reduced to four for an early plea, after admitting to causing the damage on two cars in the city.The court heard how Duque took to the streets in the early hours of 8…

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St Petrocks Launches Fundraising Appeal As Number Of People Sleeping Rough In Exeter Continues To Rise – Exeter Observer

St Petrocks Launches Fundraising Appeal As Number Of People Sleeping Rough In Exeter Continues To Rise – Exeter Observer
St Petrocks Launches Fundraising Appeal As Number Of People Sleeping Rough In Exeter Continues To Rise – Exeter Observer

Exeter homelessness charity St Petrock’s has launched its 2025 Christmas fundraising appeal with a short film underscoring its mission: that everyone deserves a place to feel safe, supported and connected – especially at Christmas. The sixty-second film, produced by Devon film-makers All Told, features interviews with St Petrock’s client Richard, volunteer Linda and head of

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St Petrock’s launches fundraising appeal as number of people sleeping rough in Exeter continues to rise

Exeter homelessness charity St Petrock’s has launched its 2025 Christmas fundraising appeal with a short film underscoring its mission: that everyone deserves a place to feel safe, supported and connected – especially at Christmas.The sixty-second film, produced by Devon film-makers All Told, features interviews with St Petrock’s client Richard, volunteer Linda and head of client services, Rowan.Richard says he would have “been in the gutter twelve, thirteen years ago” if not for the charity, which he describes as…

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Yeovil Town hope to buy back Huish Park by the end of the season, says owner

On the pitch Yeovil have struggled and sit 18th in the National League table, having not won in their past six league matches, with five of those defeats.They are also on their third manager in less than three months. Mark Cooper was sacked on 26 August following a poor start to the campaign and his replacement Danny Webb lasted just 10 days before leaving for personal reasons. Richard Dryden - previously assistant coach under Cooper - has been…

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New data shows how critically endangered penguins are directly competing with fishing vessels for their food

A new study finds critically endangered African penguins are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance, increasing competition for food and adding pressure to a species already in crisis. The study, led by the University of St Andrews and including Dr Richard Sherley from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation in Cornwall, introduces a novel metric called “overlap intensity” which measures not just…

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