Monthly Archives: November 2025

Devon event to promote benefits of being ‘film friendly’

Devon event to promote benefits of being ‘film friendly’

Two groups are bidding to make Devon a more attractive prospect for the film industry.Screen Devon and Mid Devon District Council are hosting a free event later this month with the aim of finding locations and services which could support film and TV productions in the region.Landowners, venues, businesses and communities are being asked to go along to the information event at Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, on Friday 28 November.Screen Devon said it was "a priority" to make Devon…

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Homes proposed next to Camel Creek Family Adventure Park

Homes proposed next to Camel Creek Family Adventure Park

Lee TrewhelaLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceMeeting PlaceThe plans look to provide between 1,200 and 1,500 homesA new village of up to 1,500 homes has been proposed next to an adventure park. The area has been planned by the the joint administrators of Camel Creek, a family theme park near Wadebridge in Cornwall, and would be known as Tredinnick Garden Village. The site had existing planning consent for development as a holiday park which the proposal would look to build…

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Exeter Women boss Steve Salvin wants response to Gloucester loss

Exeter Women boss Steve Salvin wants response to Gloucester loss

Exeter Women head coach Steve Salvin says his side know where they need to improve after their 47-31 loss at home to Premiership Women's Rugby champions Gloucester-Hartpury.The Chiefs conceded five tries as they trailed 31-7 at half-time before rallying after the interval to claim a try-scoring bonus point. The defeat - a first of the season for Exeter - leaves them third in the table after two matches. "The big thing for us is we feel like we…

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Exeter City’s Gary Caldwell says winning run breeding confidence

Exeter City’s Gary Caldwell says winning run breeding confidence

Progression to round two moves Exeter one step closer to repeating last season's impressive run in the FA Cup.The Grecians were beaten by Premier League side Nottingham Forest on penalties in the fourth round in an epic tie at St James Park.City beat Championship side Oxford United on the way as they reached the fourth round for the first time since 1981."Everyone wants to get in the third round of the FA Cup when the big boys come…

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Woman injured in car crash into bridge on Dartmoor

Woman injured in car crash into bridge on Dartmoor

A woman has sustained serious injuries when her car crashed into a bridge on Friday.Emergency services were called at about 14:10 BST after a red Honda Jazz was in collision with Dunna Bridge on the B3357 on Dartmoor, Devon.The driver, in her 80s from the Beaworthy area, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, where she remains in a critical condition, Devon and Cornwall Police said.Any witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam has been…

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‘Pathbreaking’ history book charts migrant influence on India’s diplomatic identity

‘Pathbreaking’ history book charts migrant influence on India’s diplomatic identity

The story of the Indian ‘coolie’ and how the journeys of more than one million migrants influenced India’s diplomatic identity has been explored for the first time in a new history book. Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy: Caste, Class and Indenture Abroad, 1914–67 represents a decade of research and writing by its author, Dr Kalathmika Natarajan and is among the first to substantively draw links between international relations, indenture, and labour migration. Covering India, Sri Lanka, Britain and the…

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Search goes on for ‘naughty teenager’ flamingo missing from Hayle

Search goes on for ‘naughty teenager’ flamingo missing from Hayle

Paradise ParkFrankie does not have the bright pink colourings many associate with flamingosThe owner of a wildlife sanctuary has said he and staff are "beside ourselves" with worry as they wait to hear of new sightings of a flamingo that has gone missing.Frankie escaped from the walled garden at Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall on Sunday morning, despite having clipped feathers.The flamingo is the second one bred at the park and there have been a number of sightings,…

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Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people

Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Becky Dale and Wesley Stephenson,Senior data journalists, BBC VerifyGetty ImagesWater companies have been ordered to tackle potentially harmful levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water sources for more than six million people, the BBC can reveal.Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are a group of thousands of substances used in everyday products. They are persistent pollutants which build up in the environment, and a small number have been linked to increased…

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