The most ambitious version of Boomtown ever created

Post published:October 28, 2025
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Visitors take in ‘big’ Mars sculpture at Truro Cathedral

Post published:October 28, 2025
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A 7m (21ft) wide sculpture of Mars on display at Truro Cathedral has been providing lots of school half-term fun. The artwork called Mars: War and Peace was created by Luke Jerram and follows his Gaia installation, which was exhibited at Truro Cathedral in 2023.The artwork featured detailed NASA images of the planet and at an approximate scale of 1:1million, each centimetre of the internally-lit sculpture representing 10km (6.2 miles) of the surface of the planet.The piece is…

Footballer Wes Fogden had hour-long ambulance wait for broken neck

Post published:October 28, 2025
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Dorchester Town manager Tom Killick told BBC Radio Solent the wait was 'unacceptable'A footballer who broke his neck during a match waited an hour on the pitch for an ambulance.Dorchester Town FC's Wes Fogden suffered two fractured vertebrae during the FA Trophy game at Basingstoke on Saturday before the game was abandoned.Club manager Tom Killick said it was "unacceptable" that someone with such a serious injury had to wait so long in the cold.South Central Ambulance Service apologised,…

Cabaret Voltaire announce final tour

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photo by Leon Chew CABARET VOLTAIRE REDUX STEPHEN MALLINDER & CHRIS WATSON ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THEIR FINAL UK TOUR – OCTOBER 2026 WITH SUPPORT FROM GAZELLE TWIN CABARET VOLTAIRE LIVE – 2026 10 October – Birmingham Town Hall 11 October – Liverpool Arts Club 13 October – Nottingham Rock City 14 October – Cardiff Tramshed 15 October – Bath Forum 17 October – Newcastle Boiler Shop 18 October – Glasgow Barrowland 19 October – Manchester Albert Hall 21 October – Bexhill…

Views sought in Poole on £400k Baiter skate park rebuild plans

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Skaters, BMXers and scooter riders are being urged to help refine the final designs of a £400,000 skate park revamp.BCP Council is looking to completely rebuild the area next to the boating lake at Baiter Park in Poole.Initial concept designs for the skate park have already been shaped by feedback from local skaters who submitted a wishlist of features for the project.The council is working on the designs with specialists Maverick Skateparks and views are being sought until…

Bird flu found at RSPB nature reserve on the Somerset Levels

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The RSPB has closed a hide at one of its nature reserves after a number of cases of bird flu were identified.The charity confirmed Canada Geese and Mute Swans at Ham Wall, near Glastonbury in Somerset, were found to be carrying the disease, though numbers were "relatively low", it said, with fewer than 20 cases identified in eight weeks.None of the birds were found in public areas, so the reserve remains open except for the Avalon Hide. "This…

Housing sites removed from council strategy

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Trevor Bevins,Local Democracy Reporter and Tristan Pascoe,Dorset Political ReporterDorset CouncilDorset Council said that national planning policy required it to expand its scope for new housing sitesMany Dorset sites identified for residential and commercial development are likely to be rejected because they contravene national policy or do not have the land owners' consent, according to one councillor.Former council leader Spencer Flower says there has been "a significant amount of public unrest," over some of the sites identified in the…

Impasse leaves Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks mired in uncertainty | Taliban News

Post published:October 28, 2025
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Three days of negotiations in Istanbul fail to yield breakthrough, but both sides maintain ceasefire is holding.Published On 28 Oct 202528 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is mired in uncertainty after the pair reportedly failed to find a breakthrough during three days of negotiations in Istanbul.State media in each country blamed the other on Tuesday for the lack of agreement on a long-term truce in Turkiye. The talks were…

Sam Ryder says he's in Newquay every few weeks

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The singer-songwriter has been talking to David White. Photo credit: Jack Robinson. Source link

‘Policy frictions’ behind Cornwall Council Reform UK resignations

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Seb NobleCornwall political reporterBBCCouncillors O'Connor, Thomason-Kenyon, Knight and Parsonage are four of the five members of the new Cornish Independent Non-Aligned Group Former leaders of Reform UK on Cornwall Council have said they faced "friction" as they tried to balance the national party's priorities with the interests of Cornish residents. Five members of the party have left to form a new Cornish Independent Non-Aligned Group on the authority.They claim they were told by party leaders to focus on…

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: O2 Apollo, Manchester

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Gillian Welch & David RawlingsO2 Apollo, Manchester25th October 2025 The Grammy-winning pair’s first Manchester show in fourteen years powerfully evokes the American heartland Gillian Welch is nothing if not authentic. As she gazes out at a sold-out Manchester Apollo, there’s one particular quote that springs to mind for her. “As my friend Buck White once said, you sure could stack a lot of hay in here!” White was an icon of bluegrass, having led his band The Whites,…

‘Coast road closure’ and ‘excitement’ for lantern event

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BBCThe B3191 Cleeve Hill has been closed to vehicles since January 2023Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media.Our pick of local website storiesOur top three from yesterdayWhat to watch on social media Source link