A couple from Germany are looking for a child in Devon who wrote a message in a bottle, which they found washed up on a beach in Denmark. Barnstaple Town Council said the bottle had been found in Fjaltring, Denmark, and had been written by someone from Barnstaple. In a note to the council, the couple said they had been walking along the beach when they found the bottle - which may have been sent by a 12-year-old…
A three-part series on the realities of climate change – but with innovative solutions to safeguard our future.This decisive decade demands unprecedented action to address humanity’s greatest challenge. With global access, this three-part series examines the real consequences of climate change for our civilisation, through the rest of the 21st century and beyond.Irish journalist Philip Boucher-Hayes visits climate hotspots, from Greenland’s melting glaciers to sub-Saharan Africa’s weather extremes, from the flooding of agricultural land in Bangladesh to the…
Echobelly are currently on tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second album, On, widely regarded as one of the foremost Britpop albums and, to date, Echobelly’s most successful. Written and produced at an essentially chaotic and high-pressured time for the young band, it nevertheless successfully managed to funnel that restless, uncomfortable energy into a standout work of glossy dream pop with a darker edge, with legendary ‘90s bangers Dark Therapy, Great Things, Car Therapy and King Of…
The Apartments: That’s What The Music Is For (Talitres Records) Released 17 October 2025 CD | Vinyl | DL | Streaming 4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0 Cult Australian band the Apartments are releasing their eighth studio album after a five-year gap. In their crepuscular world, romantic attachments from the past gain renewed life through songs. Robert Plummer likes the misery. Sydney-born and Brisbane-bred, Peter Milton Walsh has been plying his trade as a singer-songwriter since 1978. What Mark…
Georgina BarnesSouth WestStuart HuntleyStuart Huntley hopes to raise awareness of mental health and lossA Devon priest is taking on a medieval themed pilgrimage in memory of his friend.Rev Stuart Huntley, an ordained Church of England priest and a historical re-enactor, said his two day walk would be done in full medieval attire for his friend Will who took his own life.The event will raise funds for suicide bereavement charity Pete's Dragons and 10 local churches along the route,…
Young people have created artwork focused on climate change for an exhibition at a museum in Devon.The 'Earth Action North Devon: Explorers Create!' exhibition has opened at the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon with support from local charity Earth Action North Devon.Students enrolled on the charity's Ocean Explorer education programme created sketches, and upcycled items and photographs after visiting inspiring locations including Croyde beach, Lee Bay and Chapel Wood.Alison Mills, director of the museum, said she hoped…
The KooksBirmingham Utilita Arena11th October 2025 Skinny-trousered, tousle-haired noughties survivors reap the benefits of longevity by playing their biggest shows to date. Sam Lambeth knows, she knows, that he’s not fond of asking. How do bands graduate to headlining arenas? In the recent past, it was to write anodyne choruses that could be sang en masse without those people knowing what it even meant – Sex On Fire and Human being two prime examples. In 2025, the secret…
NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud and Ibrahim al Khalili followed Palestinians making their way back to northern Gaza after a ceasefire deal was announced.Published On 11 Oct 202511 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkSave Source link
Billy Bragg: A People’s History – edited by Iain Key Published by Spenwood Books Released 24th October 2025Buy HereThe publication of this marvellous celebration of the legend who is Billy Bragg could hardly be more timely. As a singer, writer, social commentator and champion of the disadvantaged and downtrodden, Bragg’s observations have never been more pertinent, which, somewhat ironically, is something which will probably make him very sad. But even if Billy claims he doesn’t want to change…
The Hwasong-20 ICBM was revealed for the first time at a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party.Published On 11 Oct 202511 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareNorth Korea unveiled its latest and “most powerful” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a military parade presided over by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports.The parade on Friday in the capital Pyongyang featured some of North…
BBCPeople are being invited to ring the bells to mark the anniversaryA "ringing and singing" event is set to take place in five bell towers across Devon and Cornwall to mark a centenary of ringing.The Devon Association of Ringers, alongside music charity Wren Music, said locals were invited to join the activities. In May, more than 100 bell towers were rung for the 100th anniversary.People visiting St Swithun's Church in Pyworthy, St. Paternus Church in North Petherwin and…
Measures to preserve parkland surrounding a historic mansion which has been put for auction have been added to the conditions of sale.The Grade II listed Pounds House in Central Park was put up for sale by Plymouth City Council (PCC) in April as it said it could not identify a use for the building.The council said part of the sale contract included a planting plan which would "preserve the park setting" of the property "for years to come".Councillor…