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Rangers to repair Devil’s Cauldron trail platform after flooding

Rangers to repair Devil’s Cauldron trail platform after flooding

Repair work to a viewing platform at a National Trust site is due to be carried out after it was damaged during flooding.The National Trust said the Devil's Cauldron trail platform at Lydford Gorge, near Tavistock, Devon, had taken a "battering" and it had been left covered in leaves and branches following heavy rain.The trust said rangers were planning to remove and repair the sides and floor of the platform which stretches across a large pothole full of…

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Oasis fan’s death at Wembley was ‘tragic accident’, inquest told

Oasis fan’s death at Wembley was ‘tragic accident’, inquest told

The death of an Oasis fan who fell from height at a concert at Wembley Stadium was a "tragic accident", a pre-inquest review has heard.Lee Claydon, 45, from Bournemouth and known to his family by his middle name Clive, fell from an upper level at the end of the show on 2 August.At Barnet Coroner's Court, Det Sgt James Raffin, of the Metropolitan Police, told the hearing it was no longer being treated as a criminal case. "We…

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‘First snow falls’ and ‘male firefighters celebrated’

‘First snow falls’ and ‘male firefighters celebrated’

Carley GilbertThe first snow of the season has fallen in parts of the West of England including in this street in Tunley, BathHere'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 storiesThe first snow of the season has fallen in some areas across the West. The Wilts and Glos Standard reports a yellow Met Office warning in place for ice and sleet.Tonnes…

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Cornwall woman among five killed in snowstorm in Chile

Cornwall woman among five killed in snowstorm in Chile

A British woman is among five people who have died in a snowstorm in Chilean Patagonia.Victoria Bond, from Cornwall, was named by officials in Chile as among those killed in the tourist hotspot of Torres del Paine National Park, in the south of the country.Along with Ms Bond, two German and two Mexican citizens died in the snowstorm, according to Jose Antonio Ruiz, the presidential delegate of the Magallanes region of southern Chile. Their bodies were found on…

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Poland to close last Russian consulate over ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’ | News

Moscow accuses Poland of Russophobia, pledges to respond by reducing Polish diplomatic and consular presence in Russia.Published On 19 Nov 202519 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePoland has announced it will close its last remaining Russian consulate in the northern Polish city of Gdansk following the targeting of a railway line to Ukraine from Warsaw, blaming Moscow for the incident.“I have decided to withdraw consent for the operation of the Russian consulate in Gdansk,” Polish Foreign…

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Pedestrian, 75, dies after Sidmouth crash

Pedestrian, 75, dies after Sidmouth crash

A pedestrian has died following a crash, police have said.Officers were called to Under Lane, Harcombe, near Sidmouth, at about 15:10 GMT on Monday following an incident which involved a black Range Rover, said Devon and Cornwall Police.A 75-year-old local man was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died, police said. His next of kin have been informed.Police have asked for witnesses to get in contact. Source link

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Two people seriously injured in A390 crash in Cornwall

Two people seriously injured in A390 crash in Cornwall

Two people have been taken to hospital with "significant injuries" following a crash on a main road, police have said.Officers were called to the crash which involved two vehicles on the A390 near Chiverton Cross, towards Truro, at about 13:35 GMT on Tuesday.The force said a yellow Fiat Panda and a black Nissan Qashqai were involved and the drivers of both vehicles, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s, were injured and remained in…

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Isles of Scilly reclaims rare 16th Century navigational tool

Isles of Scilly reclaims rare 16th Century navigational tool

A rare navigational tool is back on the Isles of Scilly more than 400 years after it was lost at sea.The Pednathise Head astrolabe, dated to 1568, was used by early explorers to measure the altitude of the sun or stars to determine latitude, with only 120 of the devices known to have survived from that era.The item was discovered in a Spanish shipwreck in the late 1980s, at Pednathise Head, before it was taken across three continents…

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Second platform at Newquay station reopens after nearly 40 years

Second platform at Newquay station reopens after nearly 40 years

A second platform has opened at a Cornish railway station for the first time in nearly 40 years as part of a £50m infrastructure project.Newquay station has only had one platform in use since October 1987, when a signal box closed.However, Network Rail said digital signalling - which replaced the previous "token system" - had allowed trains to return to the second line.Bogdan Lupu, Network Rail's industry programme director, said the completion of the work "paves the way…

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Family in Exeter ordered to take down summerhouse

Family in Exeter ordered to take down summerhouse

A family has been ordered to remove a summerhouse from their garden by council planning officials.Andrew Causley said he was "baffled" by the enforcement notice issued by Exeter City Council.The summerhouse was installed to replace a children's playhouse that was about the same size and was in the same position in the garden in Alphington, on the edge of Exeter, for about 25 years.The city council said it was unable to comment as the case was live.The council…

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Weather Watcher’s photos developed into artworks

Weather Watcher’s photos developed into artworks

David BraineSenior broadcast meteorologist, Bedruthan StepsBBCJulie Taylor loves sharing her pictures of the Cornish weather A keen photographer who helped with the pilot and start of BBC Weather Watchers 10 years ago has "never lost the excitement and pride that I had on that first day".Julie Taylor recalled snapping "a beautiful pink dawn" down the road near her home in Cornwall when she headed out to take as many pictures as possible on the first day of Weather…

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Fire destroys building at Somerset Animal Farm Adventure Park

Fire destroys building at Somerset Animal Farm Adventure Park

GoogleA fire has destroyed a building at Animal Farm Adventure ParkA fire has completely destroyed a building at an animal adventure park.Firefighters attended a blaze at the Animal Farm Adventure Park in Berrow, near Burnham-on-Sea at 15:37 GMT on Tuesday.Four appliances from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) were sent to the incident.A building measuring 30m x 50m (98 ft x 164 ft) was completed destroyed by the flames, said DFRS. The cause of the fire,…

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