NewsFeedThousands of children in Gaza have been forced to take on adult responsibilities such as providing food, water and caring for family members injured by Israeli attacks. The UN says this ‘lost generation’ of children needs urgent help to get over the trauma of war.Published On 12 Nov 202512 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
Facilities for bus users are set to be improved in two towns after receiving council funding.Devon County Council approved spending of £850,000 on moving and improving bus shelters and changing the road layout around Barnstaple railway station.It will also spend £550,000 on replacing bus shelters and improving information displays at the main bus interchange in Newton Abbot on Sherborne Road.The council said it was also providing £1.4m on supporting bus companies to buy zero emission buses with all…
album review The Lovely Basement Lowlands Precious Recordings of London / No Aloha CD/DL/LP Released Fri 14 November 2025 Fourth album from Bristol-based Alt-Country band – Post-cool or too old to care? The Lovely Basement are one of the best-kept secrets of the indie world and the newest additions to the Precious Recordings of London roster. Ged Babey has been following them for six years now. This is The Lovely Basements best album yet. I loved their debut…
Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle does not think the number of hamstring injuries in his side is down to their training regime. Fly-half Arwel Robson is undergoing scans to ascertain the extent of a suspected tear, while Sol Moody, Arthur Relton and Jack Forsythe all have minor hamstring injuries."I generally think it is the change of surface," Cattle told BBC Radio Cornwall. "They're not major ones, Arwel's is a bit different, we're waiting to see the severity…
Communities affected by noisy drivers are being asked where they would like to see a new noise camera being deployed.The technology includes an automatic number-plate recognition system attached to a microphone which can take a directional sound sample and record moving footage.After trials in other parts of the country, Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez said she would like to see the force working with councils to identify locations which would benefit the most from…
The future of a discount store branch is under "thorough review" after experiencing rising costs and diminishing sales, bosses have said.Trago Mills chairman Bruce Robertson said management was consulting with staff at the Falmouth branch in Cornwall to find "an amenable solution" after six-figure deficits had continued.The firm said the combination of high energy and taxation costs and "at best, flat sales" had led the business "to a point where it cannot continue to absorb the Falmouth store's…
Adam PostansLocal Democracy Reporting Service Stephen SumnerAt the hearing, PC West was sacked without notice after breaching his bail conditions and lying about it to policeA police officer who breached his bail conditions by contacting a woman he was ordered to stay away from has been sacked without notice.PC Thomas West was found to have committed gross misconduct following a two-day hearing at Avon and Somerset Police headquarters in Portishead, Somerset.Following his arrest in March 2024, he was…
Indy Almroth-WrightSouth of EnglandJames RobertThe fire broke out on a balcony of the Ammonite Building in DorchesterResidents who had to leave their flats after a fire in August have started moving back in.The fire on a second-floor balcony of the Ammonite building in Brewery Square, Dorchester, broke out on 29 August shortly before 18:45 BST.The fire spread up the exterior, leaving all 16 flats uninhabitable and forcing residents into temporary accommodation.Brewery Square said nine apartments were now safe…
Available for over a yearResearchers at the University of Exeter's Penryn campus tested 61 gulls across nine seaside towns in Cornwall and found that nearly half of those exposed to a shouting voice flew away within a minute.Programme WebsiteShow less Source link
A bid to open a hub for veteran's care in Plymouth has been announced.It is a part of the government's Valour programme, run by the Ministry of Defence, which aims to offer "easier access" to health, housing, employment, and welfare services for ex-service personnel.A Valour centre in Plymouth would aim to do this by "bringing together" local charities, NHS services, housing providers, and employment agencies.The programme forms part of the government's plan to "renew the nation's contract with…
Brad Pauls is looking forward to a "massive opportunity" after being being pitted against WBO global middleweight champion Shakiel Thompson.The 32-year-old former British middleweight champion will face the unbeaten Thompson from Sheffield in Manchester on 26 January on the undercard of Moses Itauma's fight with Jermaine Franklin.It means Pauls' planned fight in Bristol later this month has been cancelled.The Cornish boxer lost his Lonsdale belt to Denzel Bentley last December but has fought once since then, beating Panamanian…
Plans to create one of the largest renewable energy schemes on local authority land in south-west England are to be drawn up after winning support from councillors.Dorset Council says, if approved, the solar project at Higher South Buckland Farm, Chickerell, would help meet net-zero energy targets, generate investment and create jobs.A report to the council's cabinet said the poor soil quality and topography of the 60 hectare (140 acre) site made it "increasingly uneconomic for conventional farming".At a…