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‘Tiny pony’ and ‘carnival season starts’

‘Tiny pony’ and ‘carnival season starts’

Glenda Spooner Farm Rescue and Rehoming CentrePam the Shetland pony stands at 24 inches (60cm) tallHere is our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and the most interesting content from social media.Our pick of local website storiesThe two teens who were convicted of killing of Mikey Roynon had their convictions overturned, reports ITV West Country.Bristol Live reports beloved family run restaurant Don Giovanni's is closing its doors in January after delighting…

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Amy Rule: New Zealand prop reflects on journey as she prepares for Exeter debut

Amy Rule: New Zealand prop reflects on journey as she prepares for Exeter debut

That professionalism was one of the big plus points for Exeter boss Steve Salvin when he recruited Rule before this year's World Cup.The prop went on to help the Black Ferns win a bronze medal as she took her tally to 31 caps, scoring two tries for New Zealand along the way. "The way she approaches her game in terms of taking notes, asking questions, challenging, all the things you would expect from someone of a professional mindset,"…

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FA Cup: Jack Wilshere & Robbie Savage’s FA Cup goals

FA Cup: Jack Wilshere & Robbie Savage’s FA Cup goals

Watch the three FA Cup goals scored by Jack Wilshere (for Arsenal and Bournemouth) and Robbie Savage (for Leicester).Forest Green Rovers, managed by Savage, face Luton Town, managed by Wilshere, in the FA Cup first round on Friday evening.WATCH MORE: Eze and Alexander-Arnold star in best goals from last season's FA CupAvailable to UK users only. Source link

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Prison ghost and Lofty the lifeguard

Prison ghost and Lofty the lifeguard

Leigh Boobyer,Bristol and Luke Knight,SomersetBBCShepton Mallet Prison dates back to 1625 and has some spooky stories throughout its historyFrom a haunted prison, to the ghost of the UK's oldest lido, Somerset has its fair share of paranormal tales. To time in with Halloween, fascinating and spooky stories from across the county are being explored in a BBC Sounds series produced by BBC Radio Somerset, called The Other Side.Scar 'bleeding quite badly'Shepton Mallet Prison is among the world's oldest,…

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Real Housewives of London star on growing up in the south

Real Housewives of London star on growing up in the south

Real Housewives of LondonAmanda Cronin is a former model and now skincare founder."Having a wholesome childhood in the countryside is a world apart from the Real Housewives of London."Amanda Cronin, a former model who founded her own skincare business, grew up in a country home in Hampshire and says she had an "idyllic" childhood in Hamble and Dorset.The 57-year-old, who now lives in Belgravia, is one of the breakout stars of the new Real Housewives television franchise in…

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Auction of bird studies for charity founded by artist

Auction of bird studies for charity founded by artist

A collection of avian art is being auctioned to benefit the wildlife charity that the artist helped to create.Lay's Auctioneers in Penzance is selling 80 scientific studies of birds by Valentine Paton with proceeds going to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) of which he and his botanist wife, Jean, were founding members.The auction house's art cataloguer Mark Pollard said the studies were "an important documentation of Cornwall's avian history from a man who has quietly done much to…

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Radio Free Asia says halting news operations due to Trump admin cuts | Donald Trump News

Announcing the move, staff at the outlet said ‘authoritarian regimes are already celebrating’ its potential demise.Radio Free Asia (RFA) will shut down its news operations on Friday, citing the government-funded news outlet’s dire financial situation caused by funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration and the ongoing US government shutdown.Bay Fang, RFA’s president and CEO, said in a statement that “uncertainty about our budgetary future” means that the outlet has been “forced to suspend all remaining news content…

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Protests against proposed hospital job cuts in Cornwall

Protests against proposed hospital job cuts in Cornwall

Protests have taken place at three hospitals against proposed job cuts to save £49m. Rallies took place at Treliske Hospital in Truro, West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance and at St Michael's Hospital, Hayle, on Thursday. UNISON said it was meeting with Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) to discuss the cuts, which it said would likely result in 250 jobs being at risk, including 150 in admin.RCHT said it was looking at possible redeployment within its hospitals and across…

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Millbrook funeral director accused of blocking burial

Millbrook funeral director accused of blocking burial

A former funeral director from Cornwall is set to appear in court accused of fraud and stopping a body from being buried.Jack Weekes, 32, of St Johns Road in Millbrook, has been summonsed to Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Friday. He faces two charges following a police investigation in 2024.Devon and Cornwall Police said the first charge relates to preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body between 16 October and 4 December 2023.The second accuses Mr…

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Police appeal for witnesses after hit and run in Plymouth

Police appeal for witnesses after hit and run in Plymouth

A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries in a hit and run in Plymouth.Police said the incident happened in Wolseley Road, Plymouth, near to Shirley's Fish and Chip shop, at about 18:00 GMT on Wednesday. A small red car struck the motorcycle and then left the scene, Devon and Cornwall police said.The rider of the motorcycle, who had suffered severe injuries, was treated by ambulance service personnel at the scene. Source link

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Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle results ‘a huge priority’ for under-fire boss

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle results ‘a huge priority’ for under-fire boss

Cleverley has not been helped by a number of injuries to key players this season.Exciting attackers Caleb Watts and Xavier Amaechi has been out since September with hamstring injuries and are unlikely to be fit until JanuaryMeanwhile defenders Julio Pleguezuelo and Jack MacKenzie have yet to play this season after suffering knee and shin injuries respectively while captain Joe Edwards is likely to miss the next few weeks with a calf problem."Circumstances and a bit of bad luck…

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Can Southeast Asia turn its economic weight into real power? | Business and Economy

As global trade tensions rise, ASEAN faces a challenge: how to benefit from the US and China without picking sides.It is the world’s fifth-largest economy, with a combined gross domestic product of more than $3.6 trillion dollars.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) brings together 11 states, representing nearly 700 million people.As a fast-growing hub for trade, manufacturing and supply chains, ASEAN is a vital partner for both China and the United States.However, Donald Trump’s tariffs on some…

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