Cornish Pirates urges people to call out violence against women

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The Cornish Pirates have launched a campaign on social media to encourage people to "stand up" when they see domestic violence.The club released a video featuring pledges from players to "call out" violence against women and girls.Neil Smith, community coach at Cornish Pirates, said they aimed to "show our support for women and girls and to end domestic violence, not just in Cornwall, but globally"."The boys standing up and putting that message across hopefully will encourage more people…

Mexico’s art rock Descartes A Kant bring their thrilling live show to the UK

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Following international acclaim for their most recent album “After Destruction”, Guadalajara, Mexico’s art-rock juggernaut Descartes A Kant bring their unique live show to Europe next week and play their first ever UK shows in Folkestone and London. Equal parts Punk, Metal, Pop, Shoegaze and Cabaret, the critically-acclaimed underground group have made a real name for themselves as an otherworldly, unpredictable theatrical live act. So much so that even the Wall Street Journal chimed to say that “trying to describe…

McCarthy Stone Amends Heavitree School Playing Field Retirement Complex Plans To Trigger Second Public Consultation – Exeter Observer

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McCarthy Stone Amends Heavitree School Playing Field Retirement Complex Plans To Trigger Second Public Consultation – Exeter Observer

Retirement home developer McCarthy Stone has made minor amendments to its application for full planning permission for a three-storey retirement complex on a former playing field in the heart of Heavitree. The application was initially submitted to Exeter City Council at the beginning of August, prompting dozens of objections. These included concerns about the need

McCarthy Stone amends Heavitree school playing field retirement complex plans to trigger second public consultation

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Retirement home developer McCarthy Stone has made minor amendments to its application for full planning permission for a three-storey retirement complex on a former playing field in the heart of Heavitree.The application was initially submitted to Exeter City Council at the beginning of August, prompting dozens of objections.These included concerns about the need to preserve valuable green space and the prospect that the development would harm the character of the area, which includes a range of Georgian residential…

Qatar GP 2025: Piastri takes Qatar sprint win ahead of Norris

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Oscar Piastri cut McLaren team-mate Lando Norris' championship lead by two points with victory in the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix.The Australian led an uneventful race from start to finish as Norris trailed home behind Mercedes' George Russell, the top three finishing in the order in which they started.Red Bull's Max Verstappen moved up from sixth on the grid to finish fourth, losing one point to Norris in the championship.Norris now leads Piastri by 22 points…

Dorset council announces free parking in run-up to Christmas

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A council is offering free parking in the run-up to the festive season. Dorset Council said the initiative was intended to support local businesses and encourage residents to shop locally.Free parking will be available in council-run car parks in Beaminster, Blandford, Bridport, Corfe Castle, Dorchester, Ferndown, Gillingham, Lyme Regis, Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Wareham, Weymouth and Wimborne.Councillor Richard Biggs said: "Christmas can be an expensive time, especially with the current pressures on household budgets."The JustPark app and ticket…

Thunberg and Albanese join pro-Palestine protests in Italy | Protests

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NewsFeedActivist Greta Thunberg and the UN’s Francesca Albanese joined hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters in Genoa on Friday, as nationwide strikes took place across Italy over Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s proposed military spending and support for Israel.Published On 29 Nov 202529 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

Festival award for Cornish mine exploration film mental health

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The Carbis Bay Crew spend hours deep underneath Cornwall, even digging out old tunnels and diving through flooded sections to reach new areas.Members admit their hobby has the potential to be extremely dangerous so they are all qualified in rescue techniques and are careful not to reveal where they access the old mine workings, to prevent other less-qualified people following in their footsteps. The film maker, Dan Simpkins, had to complete safety training with them before going underground…

Paignton man says West End show ‘spoilt’ by others in audience

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BBCJim Rowe said everyone around them were "annoyed" by the conductA man has criticised a theatre after he said audience members disrupted a production of Moulin Rouge. Jim Rowe from Paignton booked two tickets for him and his wife to see the show at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End on 11 October, but said the experience was a "great disappointment" after "two girls" in front of them were "talking loudly, videoing and dancing" throughout. He said…

New ‘urban mini meadows’ created in Devon town

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Selected green spaces in Devon are to be transformed into "vibrant wildflower meadows", the council has said. South Hams District Council said the initiative to create 11 new urban mini meadows was part of its ongoing commitment to enhance local biodiversity and to support wildlife. A selection of the council-owned spaces had already benefited from relaxed mowing regimes.The work included removing the top layer of grass, moss, and organic matter, then sowing a locally sourced perennial wildflower mix…

Normal rail service resumes after dry embankments slowed trains

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Hourly rail services are being reinstated on the London Waterloo to Exeter St David's service following work to remedy issues caused by dry embankments.South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail said the service, which passes through Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset will be back to a normal timetable, and journey times, from Saturday.Trains had been running on a reduced timetable with speed restrictions since August, after dry soil disturbed tracks above the embankments.Bruce Duncan, Chair of the Salisbury-Exeter Rail…

The High Span: Blithering – album review

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Album Review The High Span Blithering Spinout Nuggets LP/CD/DL Release date: – 28/11/25 Our Score Their first album was splendid. Rock and Roll for tea-sippers rather than lager drinkers. This one is too. ‘The High Span provide a strange and special blend of DIY post-pop jangle and experimental sounds, of lyric-driven guitar-indie and a bit of English awkwardness’. This is Englishness without any of the ugly connotations, says Ged Babey. For The Man With Everythingthe Perfect Gift is…