Plan for three mobile saunas at Blackpool Sands rejected

Post published:November 11, 2025
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A plan to put mobile saunas on a Devon beach has been rejected.South Hams District Council's Development Control Committee heard it would be a "dereliction of duty" to allow the saunas at Blackpool Sands.Sea Kayak Devon and the Blackpool Start Partnership already have one sauna on the sands and had applied to replace it with three new pods - which would have been visible from the road and coast path.Planning officers believed the benefits of the saunas would…

Cottage approved after unlawful demolition

Post published:November 11, 2025
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Miles DavisDevon political reporterBBCSome of the work that was carried out at Singleton Gardens in April exceeded the planning consentA stop notice was issued by Torbay Council after demolition work was carried out at the siteTorbay Council's planning committee heard this was the latest in a series of applications made for the site on Meadfoot Sea Road in the Wellswood area of Torquay.Mike Cowdery from the Torquay Neighbourhood Forum said the latest planning application did "nothing but sow…

‘I’ve given seven babies to other families and do not regret it’

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Jen SmithSouth West health correspondentEmma PilarzEmma Pilarz has had nine children - seven of them for other peopleEmma Pilarz is a mother-of-two from Barnstaple in Devon. But she has given birth nine times – seven of the babies were for other people. She is one of a handful of surrogates across the south-west of England who have been telling the BBC why they chose to become a surrogate as the practice comes under increasing scrutiny."I'd had my two…

Remembrance service to honour ‘forgotten’ Cornish soldier

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Barry WestThe Remembrance Day service will take place from 12:30 GMT at Sapper William Hart's headstoneA headstone will be the focus of a Remembrance Day service for a former Cornish blacksmith mistakenly called a deserter by the Army.Sapper William Hart joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in the Canadian Railway Troops and was sent to help maintain the railways in France in 1918.He died at the age of 36 from tuberculosis while on leave in St Ives a…

‘Rust bucket’ planters split opinion in Penzance

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David DixonCornwall, CornwallBBCMetal planters installed in Penzance has been called a "ridiculous waste of time and money"A mayor has robustly defended the installation of metal planters in a town's high street as part of traffic layout changes.The work to transform Market Jew Street in Penzance started in July with the aim of making the area more pedestrian-friendly, but the multi-million pound project has been controversial.Steel planters added to the area have faced criticism with one trader calling them…

Cornish cinema offers smart glasses for hard-of-hearing film fans

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BBCJane Ninnis from Hearing Loss Cornwall said the glasses were simple to useA cinema in the South West has introduced glasses which aim to help customers with hearing problems.White River Cinema in St Austell said the "WatchWord" technology would allow visitors to view subtitles through a pair of smart glasses.The subtitles appear through the glasses as captions with a handheld controller allowing the viewer to change the size, position, colour, focal-length and brightness of the text.Staff at the…

Shoplifters targeted as business forced to shut in Southampton

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Sabah Choudhry,Southampton and Curtis Lancaster,South of EnglandBBCSam Kerr, runs the Southampton branch of the fancy dress store"Shoplifting has played a big part," says the manager of a fancy dress shop which is having to close its doors after more than 50 years of trading.Sam Kerr, runs the Hollywood Just for Fun store in Southampton and says: "Because nothing gets done they feel they have the right to take your stock."The branch will shut on 15 November but the…

Oxford archives show how Englishmen uncovered Tutankhamun

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Ethan GudgeSouth of EnglandGriffith Institute/Harry BurtonTutankhamun's tomb was discovered almost wholly intact in 1922A century ago, the mummified body of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was unwrapped for the first time - having been entombed thousands of years before.To mark the hundred-year anniversary, a new database containing thousands of personal records and documents from the time has been opened at the University of Oxford - making them fully accessible for the first time.The tomb of the former boy-king…

Jannik Sinner dominates Felix Auger-Aliassime at ATP Finals in Turin | Tennis News

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Jannik Sinner begins his ATP Finals title defence with victory against Felix Auger-Aliassime on home soil in Italy.Published On 11 Nov 202511 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareItaly’s Jannik Sinner began his bid to retain the ATP Finals title with a resounding 7-5, 6-1 win over injury-hit Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in their round-robin clash at a packed Inalpi Arena in Turin on Monday.The pair were meeting for the fourth time since August, and eight days after…

US Democrats recovered support from Muslim voters, poll suggests | Elections News

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Ninety-seven percent of Muslim respondents in a CAIR survey say they voted for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.Published On 10 Nov 202510 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareMuslim voters in the United States overwhelmingly favoured Democratic candidates in last week’s elections, amid mounting anger at President Donald Trump’s policies, a new exit poll suggests.The survey, released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Monday, shows 97 percent of Muslim voters in New York backed…

Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Trump as US extends Syria sanctions relief | Politics News

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The United States has issued a new waiver to lift the most serious sanctions against Syria, as interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Washington.The move on Monday coincided with al-Sharaa’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, underscoring Damascus’s push to forge strong economic ties with the West after the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIt also highlighted al-Sharaa’s stunning transformation from an al-Qaeda leader to the president of…

Devon teenager supports legal challenge to ban phones at school

Post published:November 10, 2025
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A Devon teenager has joined two fathers seeking to legally challenge government guidance on phones in schools.In July, Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery announced they would be seeking a judicial review of government guidance as part of a campaign to get smartphones banned in schools.Flossie said she believed the Department for Education had failed to protect her and other children from harm inflicted from mobile phones during the school day.The 17-year-old said using smartphones "completely changed" her life…