Mini Skirt: All That We Know – Album Review

Mini Skirt – All That We Know (Bad Vibrations/Fuzz Club) LP | CD | DL Out 14 Nov 2025 Nathan Brown listens to the second album from Miniskirt, the latest obnoxious Australian import, and hears The Stooges and Wire in their raw punk DNA. It’s a well worn cliche to reference The Stooges, but in […] The post Mini Skirt: All That We Know – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War. Source link

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Cornwall marathon champion says age is no barrier to running

Oz CurtisAndrea Simmons won the marathon's 70+ categoryA woman who clocked a personal best at the New York Marathon and scooped a world championship title has said running is possible at any age.Andrea Simmons, 71, from Newlyn in Cornwall, won the marathon's 70+ category and finished the race in a time of 3:37:48.The race doubled up as the Age Group World Championship and made the Hayle Runners member the Marathon Majors Worldwide Champion.Simmons, who also claimed the 70-74…

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Professor Sir Steve Smith honoured with lifetime achievement award by Times Higher Education

Professor Sir Steve Smith, the University of Exeter’s long-serving former Vice-Chancellor, has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award by Times Higher Education. At the prestigious THE Awards 2025 in Edinburgh this week, Sir Steve received one of the night’s top prizes, the THE Outstanding Achievement Award, for his remarkable contribution to the higher education sector. Sir Steve accepted the award – the first to be presented on the night – from THE Editor, Chris Havergal, and Chief…

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Children in Need 2025 fundraising in the south of England

Stephen StaffordSouth of EnglandVikki EkemaA 12-hour dance marathon was one of the fundraising events for BBC Children in NeedFundraisers of all ages across the south of England have been going the extra mile to support BBC Children in Need.From Hampshire and Dorset to Oxfordshire, Berkshire and the Isle of Wight, people have been baking, cycling and rattling collection buckets as part of the BBC's annual charity appeal.Schools, care homes, leisure centres and community groups have embraced the challenge…

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Dorothy Wall: Ireland forward returns for Exeter after lengthy injury

Exeter boss Steve Salvin says he is relishing the return of Ireland forward Dorothy Wall.The 25-year-old is among the replacements for Exeter in their Premiership Women's Rugby meeting with Harlequins.Wall has not played since rupturing her Achilles tendon during the Six Nations and missed this year's World Cup. "It would be a fair comment to say Dorothy was certainly amongst our top three players last season," head coach Salvin told BBC Radio Devon."She's a phenomenal player, very, very…

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Exeter City stadium fire caused an estimated £100k of damage

BBCClive Harrison said about 60% of the medical room was damagedA fire at Exeter City's home ground may have caused about £100,000 of damage, the club's general manager believes. Firefighters were called to the blaze at St James Park at about 22:00 GMT on Wednesday after smoke was seen billowing from a portacabin near the Well Street end of the ground.Clive Harrison said the community had rallied round with offers of help after the fire damaged the club's…

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‘National League is League Three’ – inside non-league’s 3UP campaign

Out of the 20 clubs relegated from League Two since 2015, eight have since won promotion back to the fourth tier - Barnet, Oldham, Grimsby, Notts County, Chesterfield, Leyton Orient, Cheltenham and Tranmere.Clubs who have paid a heavier price are Dagenham & Redbridge, who were relegated to National League South last season after nine years in the National League, and Macclesfield Town - though the club was dissolved due to financial issues which began while still in League…

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Thee Headcoatees: Man-Trap – album review

Album Review Thee Headcoatees Man-Trap Damaged Goods LP / CD / DL Released 14 November 2025 (5/5) First new release since 1999’s Here Comes Cessation, a mere 26 years ago, from the Sisters of Suave. Thee Headcoatees; Ludella Black, Kyra LaRubia, Bongo Debbie & Holly Golightly – with Billy Childish needless to say at the helm. This is a most welcome return from the Medways Shangri-La’s (kinda speaking) says Ged Babey, babbling excitedly, like a fool.  It’s a…

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Man, 24, charged after woman raped in Bournemouth

A man has been charged in connection with a reported rape in Bournemouth.Dorset Police said the attack, in a wooded area off Maxwell Road, was reported on 5 November at about 21:20 GMT.The force said specialist officers were supporting the woman, in her 30s, and had updated her on the latest development.Mohammed Fathi Eltbie from Bournemouth has been charged with rape. The 24-year-old is due to appear before Poole magistrates on Friday. Source link

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