Yearly Archives: 2025

Solar power could be used at more mid Devon public buildings

Solar power could be used at more mid Devon public buildings

Bradley GerrardLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceLewis ClarkeMid Devon District Council said three of its leisure centres had some form of renewable energy provision A council has said it is investigating expanding its use of solar panel after the installation of panels on its leisure centres helped to combat emissions. Mid Devon District Council's cabinet heard three of its leisure centres had some form of renewable energy, including solar panels and heat pumps, which had reduced running costs and lowered…

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Bookmarks in returned South Molton Library books go on display

Bookmarks in returned South Molton Library books go on display

A library has collected dozens of bookmarks left inside returned books to create a Museum of Lost Bookmarks.Staff at South Molton Library, in Devon, have created the wall display.Emma Ward, library assistant, said: "We think we will need a bit more room for it to grow as there are always more bookmarks coming into the library."We'll do what we can to reunite them with people but if not, we will honour them by putting them on display," she…

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Restoration of Saltash pebble war memorial almost complete

Restoration of Saltash pebble war memorial almost complete

Christine ButlerBBC News CornwallBBCJane Michie holds a repainted pebble her late husband originally painted seven years ago The restoration of a memorial created from painted pebbles in tribute to soldiers who died in World War One is nearing completion.The 141 pebbles which make up the Saltash Pebble Memorial represent all 140 soldiers from the Cornwall town who died during World War One, with the extra pebble for those soldiers whose names were never recorded.Saltash Great War Committee said…

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Gay naval veteran ’emotional’ to be part of Remembrance parade

Gay naval veteran ’emotional’ to be part of Remembrance parade

Briony LeylandSouth of England, Bournemouth BBCFormer Petty Officer Alex Rasmussen was discharged from the Royal Navy for being gay in 1996A navy veteran who was discharged from the armed forces for being gay has said he feels "proud and emotional" to be part of Remembrance events.Former Petty Officer Alex Rasmussen, from Bournemouth, was made to leave the Royal Navy in 1996 after colleagues discovered his sexuality.The government said it deeply regretted the historic mistreatment of LGBT people in…

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Hundreds of US flights cancelled as regulator orders cuts to air traffic | Aviation News

The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting air traffic by 10 percent due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.Hundreds of flights across the US have been cancelled following an order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to temporarily cut air traffic by 10 percent at the country’s 40 largest airports to maintain safety amid a shortage of air traffic controllers due to the government shutdown.More than 790 flights scheduled for Friday were cut from airline schedules, according to…

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Grieving families’ despair at care home inspection gaps

Grieving families’ despair at care home inspection gaps

Eleanor Layhe, Jemma Woodman,South West and Ella RuleTrudy PolkinghornLugh Baker died in 2021 and his mother, Trudy Polkinghorn, said she "was so angry" with the regulator, the CQCCare homes that are graded as inadequate or requiring improvement are often not being reinspected for a year or more, a BBC investigation has found.More than 2,100 care homes in England as of October this year were rated as "requires improvement" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - but the BBC…

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How long will the US government shutdown last? | Government

The federal government shutdown is now the longest in US history.America’s longest government shutdown is becoming more painful by the day.At least 40 million Americans are struggling to get food, more than a million federal workers haven’t been paid, health insurance premiums are rising, and flights are getting disrupted.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listCongress has been locked in a standoff over a bill to fund government services, with Democrats demanding tax credits that will make health…

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Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Lando Norris says improved consistency has helped him regain championship lead

Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Lando Norris says improved consistency has helped him regain championship lead

Norris has gained 35 points on Piastri since the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August, which Piastri won while Norris retired with a fuel-line failure.That result made Piastri a strong title favourite, especially in the context of his consistency through the season up to that point. Norris is still one victory short of Piastri's tally of six this season so far.But Norris rejected the idea that he had started taking more risks since that race because…

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Exeter homeless death rate highest among English cities featured in annual Museum of Homelessness campaign charity report

Exeter homeless death rate highest among English cities featured in annual Museum of Homelessness campaign charity report

Exeter’s homeless death rate in 2024 was the highest among all the English cities featured in this year’s Museum of Homelessness Dying Homeless Project report after rising nearly threefold since the previous year.The campaigning charity, which publishes its research into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness across the UK each October, found that 21 people died while homeless in Exeter in 2024. It recorded eight such deaths in the city in 2023 and 2022.Exeter’s 2024 homeless death rate,…

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Weight-loss drug makers announce pricing agreement with Trump | Health News

United States President Donald Trump, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have unveiled a deal to slash the prices of popular GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs for the government’s Medicare and Medicaid programme, as well as for cash payers.The deal, announced on Thursday, is aimed at increasing access to treatments through US Medicare for people aged 65 and above and the Medicaid programme for low-income people, which together provide healthcare coverage for nearly half of all Americans.Recommended Stories list of 4…

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Global Pasty Championships launched with 250-year-old recipe

Global Pasty Championships launched with 250-year-old recipe

An international pasty competition has been launched with the help of a 250-year-old recipe.The Global Pasty Championships, which is due to take place in February next year, was announced at the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall.Chief executive David Harland said the first recorded written recipe of a pasty was by John Tremayne, from the Heligan estate, in 1746.The recipe, which has ingredients including mutton, lard and port, was sampled by people at the launch.Mr Harland, one of…

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Man rowed with carer before fatal Tenerife balcony fall

Man rowed with carer before fatal Tenerife balcony fall

Matthew Hill Health CorrespondentBBCJamie told a care manager to tell his mother he loved her before fatal fallThe mother of a 25-year-old man with autism has accused his carer of unprofessional conduct before he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Tenerife, an inquest heard.Jamie Cole from Bristol was accompanied on holiday by a carer who he left after reportedly becoming upset about the cost of a restaurant bill on 14 January 2025. He was found…

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