Monthly Archives: December 2025

European Sun: School Report – single review and Interview

European Sun: School Report – single review and Interview

Single Review / Interview European Sun  School Report (Skep Wax)    DL / CD released 30 December 2025 School Report, by European Sun is a 17-minute pop song in which a diary of an anxiety-ridden day is punctuated with readings from the singer’s school report: the acid, dismissive remarks made by uncaring teachers years ago echoing cruelly down the years. An epic, free-wheeling, Sister Ray length song that encapsulates “what it’s like to live in my head for…

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Disappointment over Bournemouth Women’s FA Cup clash location

Disappointment over Bournemouth Women’s FA Cup clash location

Cherries fans hoped the FA Cup clash would be played at the Vitality StadiumWomen's football fans have expressed disappointment after it was revealed a major home game would not be played at their club's stadium.AFC Bournemouth Women are set to face Manchester City in the FA Cup on 18 January but, unlike some high-profile matches, it will not be hosted at the Vitality.The club said to protect the pitch, the clash would instead take place at Snows Stadium,…

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Devon gorse fires on same moor started deliberately

Two gorse fires in the same area of moorland were thought to have been started deliberately, a fire service has said.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the fires broke out on Monday at about 15:20 GMT in the West Anstey Common area, in Devon.South Molton Fire Station said on social media there were two separate blazes which involved gorse on the moor affecting a total area of about 600m (1,968ft).The service said the fires were extinguished…

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Pothole repair funds could rise in Cornwall, says councillor

Pothole repair funds could rise in Cornwall, says councillor

The amount of money spent on repairing potholes in Cornwall is expected to rise, a councillor has said.Dan Rogerson, Cornwall Council's transport portfolio holder, said an early reading of the local budget shows the money the authority will get to maintain roads "will go up slightly over the course of three years".Cornwall received about £32m this financial year from the government, with an additional £12m dependent demonstrating a record of success. As of mid November, the council had…

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Post genre Rosalia and Aya create different future/now visions

Post genre Rosalia and Aya create different future/now visions

Post genre and the resurrection of future music with Rosalía and Aya Pop culture can be so many things – it can be a place of comfort and order with its many high decibel revolutions tidied up into neat alphabetical record collections. It can be new artists doing their version of an old music, or it can be cosy fireside talks on genre-bending moments from Bowie to the Sex Pistols.  There is a place for everything and a…

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Bath man ordered to pay back £4.1m made from stolen cash

Bath man ordered to pay back £4.1m made from stolen cash

A man has been ordered to pay more than £4m after portraying himself as an experienced trader and using cash stolen from friends and family.Jeff Arundell from Sion Hill in Lansdown, Somerset, was jailed for six and a half years in 2023 for offences he carried out in 2016 and 2017, including fraud and money laundering.A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing On 19 December 2025 found the total amount Arundell, 75, had illegally benefitted from was £4.8m and…

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Thailand delays release ‍of Cambodian troops over alleged truce breaches | Conflict News

While the ceasefire has held since Saturday, Thailand says Cambodia violated the deal with drone flights over the border.Thailand has said it is delaying the transfer of 18 captured Cambodian soldiers amid the Southeast Asian nations’ simmering border conflict due to alleged breaches of a renewed truce agreement, as the ceasefire passed the 72-hour mark that was supposed to trigger their release.Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura said on Tuesday that Bangkok had reconsidered the timing of the…

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Truro three-storey care home that ‘would invade privacy’ approved

Truro three-storey care home that ‘would invade privacy’ approved

People living by the site of a proposed care facility have said the three-storey building would be an invasion of privacy and lead to traffic and noise issues.The charity Sanctuary Housing applied to Cornwall Council to build the 54-bed Mountford House care home on the site of a smaller home in Cyril Road, Truro.The council's planning department recommended approval, but local a Liberal Democrat councillor raised the project in a strategic planning committee this month, citing residents' concerns.Approving…

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Study explores wellbeing impact of board games

Study explores wellbeing impact of board games

Caroline RobinsonSouth WestUniversity of PlymouthThe aim is to create the first toolkit of how tabletop role-playing games could be used to enhance people's wellbeingResearchers are exploring the ways board games and tabletop role-playing games could be used in health and social care interventions.The University of Plymouth said researchers found games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Dixit could lead to improvements in confidence, assertiveness, and real-life social engagement, especially in neurodivergent players.It received funding alongside Manchester Metropolitan University…

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Floodwater and high tides close the Liskeard to Looe branch line

Floodwater and high tides close the Liskeard to Looe branch line

The Liskeard to Looe branch line will be closed during New Year until the track can be safety checked by a team of specialised divers. The branch line has been closed since Saturday 20th December because of floodwater although a replacement minibus service has been in operation. The dive team arrived on site on Monday 22nd December but Network Rail said the water was still too deep and running too fast for the divers to be able to…

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