Yeovil students create their own shoe designs on work experience

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BBCStudents were tasked with creating a shoe for 14-15 year-oldsMore than 100 students have taken part in a new work experience project where they create their own shoe design for a world renowned shoemaker.The scheme, in Yeovil, Somerset, is different to the normal type of work experience where one student usually shadows an employer.Year 11 students from Preston School, Castle School and Westfield Academy worked in teams to reimagine Somerset shoemakers Clarks, for a new generation of 14…

Hopes for Dorset Council road improvement funding boost

Post published:November 6, 2025
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Stephen StaffordSouth of EnglandGoogleThe A30 bridge at Shaftesbury is among the repair projects that could be fundedRoad improvements in Dorset could receive a £115m funding boost, the county council has said.Dorset Council's Highways Capital Programme Strategy has been released with plans for spending on roads over the next four years.It said it could potentially receive extra funding from central government for projects including the including repairs to the A30 Shaftesbury Bridge, on top of £15.5m confirmed for work…

Bournemouth park eco-friendly viewing platform opens to public

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A park has installed a viewing platform made from recycled plastic to give visitors better access to its pond life.The environmentally friendly structure at Queen's Park in Bournemouth has a wood-like effect and was opened to the public on Monday.Queen's Park and Charminster Neighbourhood Forum submit a successful bid to Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council for the work.The local authority allocated community infrastructure levy funding to get the project off the ground.Councillor Alasdair Keddie, ward councillor for…

A guide to Remembrance services across the West Country

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Alexandra BassinghamWest of EnglandBBCHundreds of handmade poppies were attached to a fence overlooking Clevedon's pier last yearMilitary personnel will be honoured during Remembrance services across the West Country this weekend.Thousands of people are expected to attend parades ahead of a two-minute silence held at 11:00 GMT on Sunday 9 November. There will also be wreath-laying at cenotaphs and memorials. Events are being held across Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, with residents in towns and villages attending.Road closures will…

Record number of cases of bluetongue confirmed in Cornwall

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BBCOn Wednesday the Animal Plant and Health Agency confirmed there was a total number of 50 bluetongue cases in CornwallNew national figures show Cornwall has the highest number of cases of bluetongue, a disease that affects livestock.The Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) has reported a total number of 154 bluetongue cases in Britain since July 2025 with 50 premises in Cornwall having confirmed cases, up from one case in 2024 and none in 2023.The virus is transmitted…

Devon to see 1,300 more children get free school meals

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Miles DavisDevon political reporterPA MediaMore children are getting free school meals after councils switched to auto-enrolmentAbout 1,300 children in Devon are now getting free school meals who were not previously entitled to them.Devon County Council and Torbay Council have changed the rules so families who are entitled to free school meals automatically get them without having to apply.The increase in the number of children who are eligible also brings with it extra "pupil premium" funding that can be…

Devon’s elite attempts to “police” patriotism during World War One had limited success, research shows

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Rich and powerful Devonians attempted to “police” patriotism during World War One because they were dismayed by an indifferent response to the European crisis by some in the county, research shows. These ‘provincial patriots’ were alarmed by objections from some eligible Devonian men reluctant to serve in the Army and the low recruitment rates in the area. But their efforts to restore the county’s patriotic reputation and convince Devon’s reluctant men to enlist achieved mixed success. This was…

Man City’s Foden scores two goals in win over Dortmund in Champions League | Football News

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Phil Foden’s dazzling double against Borussia Dortmund kept Manchester City unbeaten in UEFA Champions League after four matches.Published On 6 Nov 20256 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePhil Foden sent an emphatic reminder to England’s head coach Thomas Tuchel with two brilliantly taken goals in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.“He is back,” City manager Pep Guardiola said. “He is a special player.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of…

FAA to reduce flights by 10 percent as US government shutdown drags on | Aviation News

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The agency made the announcement as it confronts staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers who are working unpaid.Published On 5 Nov 20255 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will reduce air traffic by 10 percent across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown, it has said.The agency made the announcement on Wednesday as it confronts staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers,…

Otter St Mary Tar Barrel event sees thousands flock to town

Post published:November 5, 2025
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BBCThe annual event is believed to date back to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605Thousands have flocked to a rural town to see flaming tar barrels carried along its streets for Bonfire Night.Ottery St Mary was expected to double in size with 20,000 visitors and the Devon town had to close to visitors with the car parks filling up early due to poor weather.The evening spectacle, which is believed to date back to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, started…

Killer ‘hurled abuse’ at paramedic before attack in Somerset

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Martin Jones,BBC West Investigations in Wells and Chris Lockyer,SomersetFamily handoutPaul Wells was killed by his neighbour in Highbridge, Somerset, in 2020A paramedic who attended the house of a man who later that day went on to kill his neighbour, said he hurled "venomous" abuse at her when she tried to help him.Richard Matthews, who had severe mental health problems, admitted fatally stabbing his neighbour Paul Wells in Highbridge, Somerset, on 25 June 2020, and was sentenced to an…

Israel’s focus on political drama rather than Palestinian rape victim | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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The revelation last week by Israel’s top military lawyer, Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, that she leaked the footage of a gang rape of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman military detention centre in 2024 has shaken the country’s political and media establishment.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – whose leadership of the genocidal war on Gaza has drawn global condemnation – called the leak “perhaps the most severe public relations attack that the State of Israel has experienced”.…