'Work starts along railway' and 'drainage fears' on bike path
A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 2 November. Source link
All aboard for the final time in Newquay
The land train that shuttles Newquay tourists around is leaving Cornwall for Wales. Source link
Woman injured in car crash into bridge on Dartmoor
A woman has sustained serious injuries when her car crashed into a bridge on Friday.Emergency services were called at about 14:10 BST after a red Honda Jazz was in collision with Dunna Bridge on the B3357 on Dartmoor, Devon.The driver, in her 80s from the Beaworthy area, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, where she remains in a critical condition, Devon and Cornwall Police said.Any witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam has been…
Many bites for shark lego caught near Penzance
The shark Lego was auctioned off for charity. Source link
Search goes on for ‘naughty teenager’ flamingo missing from Hayle
Paradise ParkFrankie does not have the bright pink colourings many associate with flamingosThe owner of a wildlife sanctuary has said he and staff are "beside ourselves" with worry as they wait to hear of new sightings of a flamingo that has gone missing.Frankie escaped from the walled garden at Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall on Sunday morning, despite having clipped feathers.The flamingo is the second one bred at the park and there have been a number of sightings,…
Trump says ‘days numbered’ for Venezuela’s Maduro | News
The US president sent mixed signals over his plans for Venezuela as his military build-up in the Caribbean continues.Published On 3 Nov 20253 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePresident Donald Trump has sent mixed signals over the potential for a United States military intervention in Venezuela, as he dismissed talk of “war” but threatened the South American country’s leader.During a CBS interview, released on Sunday, the president warned that President Nicholas Maduro’s days are numbered. The…
Somerset charity responding to Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
School In A BagAround 400 bags have been sent out to JamaicaA charity based out of a farm in Somerset is sending out humanitarian support in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.School In A Bag in Chilthorne Domer has been supporting aid campaigns for 15 years, and has operated in 61 different countries in that time.Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica last week, before making its way across the Caribbean to Haiti and Cuba, claiming at least 49 lives in its…
NHS expands use of AI to stop ‘quiet killer’ liver disease
Getty ImagesA project using AI to discover liver disease early is being expanded across the South WestA programme using artificial intelligence (AI) to spot patients at risk of liver disease is being rolled out across the South West of England.The £1.4m Somerset NHS Foundation Trust project used AI to analyse the blood of 700,000 people over the age of 18 for markers of liver disease, and identified about 700 patients with problems.The programme has now received funding from…
Wool villagers knit 5,000 poppies for Remembrance cascade
Guerrilla GardenersThe cascade of more than 5,000 handmade poppies is hanging from the bell frameResidents of a Dorset village have crafted thousands of poppies to create a giant Remembrance installation at their local church.Volunteers in Wool lived up to their village's unusual name by knitting and crocheting more than 5,000 individual poppies by hand.The project was organised by the Guerrilla Gardeners - a local group which primarily fundraises to plant bulbs and flowering displays in the community.After enlisting…
Buses replace trains during work on Mid Cornwall Metro project
Network Rail Newquay station is to have two operational platforms for the first time since 1987Passengers have been told to plan ahead while work takes place to provide coast-to-coast rail travel in Cornwall. Network Rail said work would take place on the branch line between Newquay and Par from Monday 3 November to Friday 7 November. It added testing would take place on a new digital signalling system and a second platform at Newquay.George Collinson, Network Rail lead…
Bats move in to converted pumping station and WW2 pillbox
Bournemouth Water/South West WaterA soprano pipistrelle bat was identified at the former pumping station on 21 OctoberA former pumping station and a World War Two pillbox have been converted into accommodation for bats in two separate projects.The old Bournemouth Water facility in Ferndown, Dorset, has been decked out with bat-friendly features including special tiles, bat boxes, baffles and a dormer fly-in entrance.The wartime bunker in Christchurch has been transformed by blocking up windows and installing a grille to…
Historic dresses go digital in Falmouth University project
BBCItems from the Devonshire Dress Collection are being turned into a 3D exhibitionHigh-powered scanners are being used to create digital versions of thousands of garments from a historic dress collection.The Devonshire Dress Collection, previously displayed in Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum, recently moved to the Institute of Fashion and Textiles at Falmouth University.The university, which has been researching the collection, said it had been turned into a 3D digital exhibition using the scans.The research would help provide greater…
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