Monthly Archives: December 2025

Cornwall church holds gentle Blue Christmas service

Cornwall church holds gentle Blue Christmas service

A gentle and reflective service was held at a church in Cornwall for people who find the festive season difficult.The Blue Christmas service, led by local priest the Reverend Lisa Coupland who starred in series three of the BBC's Traitors, was held at St Mawgan-in-Meneage Church near Helston. The service aimed to provide a peaceful space for those who may be struggling through bereavement, loneliness, stress, or other personal challenges.Mrs Coupland said it was a wonderful way to…

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Paul Wotton: Torquay United boss ‘angry’ after 2-1 loss at AFC Totton

Paul Wotton: Torquay United boss ‘angry’ after 2-1 loss at AFC Totton

Torquay United boss Paul Wotton says he felt he was "wasting his breath" in his side's 1-0 loss at 10-man AFC Totton.Brandon Haunstrup got the only goal of the game shortly before half time for the hosts. He was sent off shortly before the hour mark for a second booking and the Gulls won a penalty soon after which Jordan Young fired over the bar.The Gulls failed to capitalise on a number of chances as they lost for…

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Camborne beat Redruth 28-18 to take Cornish derby spoils

Camborne beat Redruth 28-18 to take Cornish derby spoils

Camborne continued their unbeaten league record over Cornish rivals Redruth as they won 28-18 at the Rec in National Two West. Camborne have won five and drawn the other of their six meetings since they were promoted back to the fourth tier three years ago and resumed their league rivalry after a 32-year break. In incredibly tough wet conditions AJ Hussell's try put Camborne 7-3 up at the break before two Kyle Moyle penalties made it 13-3 after…

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The Prem: Saracens 24-30 Exeter: Late Greg Fisilau and Henry Slade tries secure dramatic Chiefs win

The Prem: Saracens 24-30 Exeter: Late Greg Fisilau and Henry Slade tries secure dramatic Chiefs win

Saracens made a late change to their line-up as Olly Hartley, who had not been named in the squad, replaced Lucio Cinti.And it was the hosts who made the brighter start, with Caluori instinctively picking off a loose pass from Slade and running through unchallenged, before Theo Dan set up Malins to touch down in the corner at the end of an effective line-out routine.The Chiefs' start was made worse when Tom Hooper was sent to the sin-bin…

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Devon County Council Funding Cuts Set To Reduce Core Library Opening Hours By 30% – Exeter Observer

Devon County Council Funding Cuts Set To Reduce Core Library Opening Hours By 30% – Exeter Observer
Devon County Council Funding Cuts Set To Reduce Core Library Opening Hours By 30% – Exeter Observer

Devon County Council library service funding cuts are expected to reduce the core staffed opening hours of the county’s libraries from a total of just under 1,300 hours each week to just under 915 hours each week, a fall of nearly 30%. The cuts are expected to affect 43 of Devon’s 50 libraries, four of

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Devon County Council funding cuts set to reduce core library opening hours by 30%

Devon County Council funding cuts set to reduce core library opening hours by 30%

Devon County Council library service funding cuts are expected to reduce the core staffed opening hours of the county’s libraries from a total of just under 1,300 hours each week to just under 915 hours each week, a fall of nearly 30%.The cuts are expected to affect 43 of Devon’s 50 libraries, four of which are in Exeter.The county council has outsourced the provision of library services, which it has a statutory duty to provide, to Libraries Unlimited,…

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Cornish Pirates thrashed 47-10 at Chinnor

Cornish Pirates thrashed 47-10 at Chinnor

Cornish Pirates' "execution was off" in their 47-10 loss at mid-table Chinnor, according to coach Joe Walsh. The defeat was Pirates' heaviest of the season and a fourth in succession as they dropped from fourth place to eighth in the Champ table. "The execution was off, parts of our plan we need to look at," Walsh told BBC Radio Cornwall."But ultimately Chinnor executed the basic skills of the game really well and we executed our skills poorly."Whether it's…

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Aria Thorpe fundraiser hits £31k, leaving her family ‘moved’

Aria Thorpe fundraiser hits £31k, leaving her family ‘moved’

Adam Crowther,BristolandSarah Turnnidge,BristolFamily photographAria died on Monday after suffering a single stab wound The creator of a fundraiser set up to support the family of a nine-year-old girl who died after being stabbed has described the response as "overwhelming". More than £31,000 has been raised in a matter of days in memory of Aria Thorpe, who was found dead at a house in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, on Monday evening. A 15-year-old boy has been charged with her murder…

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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 17 years in corruption case | Imran Khan News

Khan and his wife have denied accusations that they misrepresented the value of state gifts, including jewellery, and profited from them.Published On 20 Dec 202520 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 17 years in prison after a Pakistani court found them guilty of illegally retaining and selling valuable state gifts.The sentence, handed down on Saturday, capped a years-long saga that saw the…

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