Yearly Archives: 2025

Plymouth anti-child exploitation operation has ‘haunting’ results

Plymouth anti-child exploitation operation has ‘haunting’ results

Police have described the results of an operation to target child exploitation in Plymouth as "haunting".On 30 October, officers from Devon and Cornwall Police's city centre neighbourhood team conducted a day of action around the exploitation of children.Police cadets worked with officers to conduct test purchases at hotels, in which an attempt was made to book a double bedroom for one night, to be paid for with cash, no ID was provided, and neither officer or cadet carried…

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Radio presenters marching on in three-legged walk

Radio presenters marching on in three-legged walk

Radio presenters from across the country taking on day two of a 1,000-mile three-legged challenge for Children in Need (CIN). In the South West, the day started bright and early, where BBC Radio Cornwall presenter James Churchfield - and Pudsey - paid a visit to Grampound School.Churchfield, alongside James Dundon, are each hoping to complete 12.5 miles (20.12km) over two days.Throughout the morning, teams will also cover routes in Lanhydrock, and a wander through the Eden Project.Churchfield and…

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Lewis Moody ‘overwhelmed’ by support since MND diagnosis

Lewis Moody ‘overwhelmed’ by support since MND diagnosis

Moody discovered he had MND after noticing some weakness in his shoulder while training in the gym.After physiotherapy failed to improve the problem, a series of scans showed nerves in his brain and spinal cord had been damaged.Moody, who has two sons, aged 17 and 15, says dealing with the mental impact of his diagnosis has been harder than the physical effects so far. "I have small symptoms in the hand and shoulder," said Moody."The only real effect…

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Henri Herbert | Get It While It’s Hot

Henri Herbert | Get It While It’s Hot

Henri Herbert: Get It While It’s Hot (HH Records | AWAL) CD | DL | Stream Out 7th November 2025 PRE-ORDER HERE Self-taught piano-playing phenomenon Henri Herbert is back with a band and most definitely a bang as he unleashes his new album Get It While It’s Hot upon the world. And it’s time to hold onto your hats as Henri brings us this earthshaking collection of songs which is steeped in the wild spirit and raw energy of…

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Israeli army, settlers strike 2,350 times in West Bank last month: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Cycle of terror’ spikes as Higher Planning Council set to advance plans to build 1,985 new settlement units in occupied West Bank.Israeli forces and settlers have carried out 2,350 attacks across the occupied West Bank last month in an “ongoing cycle of terror”, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CRRC).CRRC head Mu’ayyad Sha’ban said on Wednesday that Israeli forces carried out 1,584 attacks – including direct physical attacks, the demolition of homes and the…

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New effort to tackle Camborne’s anti-social behaviour

New effort to tackle Camborne’s anti-social behaviour

Caroline RobinsonSouth WestStreet Focus CamborneStreet Focus Camborne's first meeting brought together charities and businessesThe next phase of a project to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB) has launched. Street Focus Camborne's first meeting brought together charities and businesses to discuss areas of progress and what support they needed next.The project, which is run by the police and crime commissioner in collaboration with Devon and Cornwall Police and other local authorities, started its first branch in Torquay last year.The…

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Theatre and Performance scholar wins international awards for experimental new film

Theatre and Performance scholar wins international awards for experimental new film

A drama scholar has won a pair of European awards for his directorial work on his debut film. Professor Konstantinos Thomaidis picked up the Best Director Award at the Berlin Indie Shorts Festival last month, for his short documentary, Mother Company, which he co-helmed with Alexander Raptotasios. This was followed by further honours at the Berlin Indie Film Festival, where Professor Thomaidis, of the Department of Communications, Drama and Film, received Best First Time Director for a Short…

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Graduate innovation to detect water contamination up for national award  

An innovation designed by a University of Exeter graduate to detect contaminated water and save lives has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.   The FluoroGlow device is designed to detect Cryptosporidium in water – a parasite that can cause severe illness and even death, especially in children and vulnerable people.   Previously, it has been difficult to detect without slow laboratory-based tests. But FluoroGlow aims to change that by providing rapid and reliable results directly at the…

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Tips to support hedgehogs from rescue charity Secret World

Tips to support hedgehogs from rescue charity Secret World

BBCThe rescue centre is currently housing around 50 hedgehogsA wildlife rescue centre has said we need to support hedgehogs in our gardens this winter as they say the mammals are close to becoming "endangered".Staff at Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre near Highbridge in Somerset are currently housing around 50 hedgehogs and have calls everyday about animals.George Bethell from Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre said: "Numbers have declined quite a lot in the last 30 years so they are…

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Loud fireworks can have ‘fatal outcomes’ for animals says RSPCA

Loud fireworks can have ‘fatal outcomes’ for animals says RSPCA

Alexandra BassinghamWest of EnglandBBCEvent organisers are being urged to consider quiet fireworks to protect animals and wildlifeFirework event organisers are being urged to consider quieter, more animal-friendly displays.The RSPCA has said it wants the noise levels of fireworks reduced, their sales limited and firework-free zones created.The charity reported last year on the severe injury of a horse named Foxy and the death of dog Luna after both were separately spooked by fireworks.A spokesperson for Cheltenham Animal Centre said:…

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