Gary Caldwell hails ‘fantastic effort’ as Exeter City continue fine form

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Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell praised the "fantastic effort" of his side in their 1-0 win over Luton Town. The victory extended the Grecians' best run of form in League One this season to four wins in six games as they moved up to 15th place in the table.Pierce Sweeney's first goal since 10 December 2024 settled the game and gave Exeter a two-point buffer to the relegation places. "It was a fantastic effort from everyone in the…

Cornish Pirates: Four-day turnaround for 41-26 Coventry loss criticised

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Pirates were 15-0 down after 13 minutes before two tries in quick succession from Dan Hiscocks and Josh King quickly helped reduced their deficit to three points.The Cornish side had Rory Suttor sin-binned after half-an-hour and Coventry took advantage of the extra man as Aristot Benz-Salomon and Senitiki Nayalo went over to make it 27-12.Buster Rice was yellow-carded on the stroke of half-time, meaning Cattle's side began the second half with 14 men, although they held their opponents…

Swiss officials face painful task of identifying victims of deadly bar fire | Tourism News

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Investigators are rushing to identify the victims and establish the cause of a devastating fire at a New Year’s Eve party that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana.Relatives and friends have been scrambling to find their loved ones, with many circulating photos on social media after the disaster that happened in the early hours of 2026, killing about 40 people and injuring about 115 others, many seriously.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…

Council tax set to rise by nearly 5%

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Cornwall Council says the increase is part of plans to help plug a £50 million budget gap. Source link

Somerset woman says King stonemasonry role is an ‘honour’

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A woman training as a stonemason says it is an "honour" to help build a new nature hide at the headquarters of a foundation set up by King Charles.Jennie Regan, 45, from Paulton in Somerset, was responsible for carving the circular stone block in the centre of the floor of the hide on the 2,000-acre Dumfries House estate in East Ayrshire.She was inspired to take up the stonemason role by her grandfather's job as a bricklayer in Yeovil,…

Access to Dartmoor enabling ongoing inspiration

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Hattie McCannBBC South WestBBCFrom Sherlock Holmes to Tarka the Otter, the rocks of Dartmoor, like these at Bonehill, have been a source of inspiration to manyDartmoor marked a milestone year in its history in 2025, with the legal right to wild camp on the moor being upheld by the Supreme Court in May.The judgement ensured ongoing access and the right to roam to a landscape steeped in myth and legend, that has been a place of inspiration for…

Poole choir supporting cancer patients seeks new members

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A Poole-based community choir that supports local families struggling financially because of cancer is looking for new members.The DCCF Choir was founded in 2024 to support the work of the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF). The choir performs at local events and raises money to give cancer patients grants for costs including household bills and transport to and from hospital.All money raised by the choir, which has 24 members aged 25 to 80, goes towards the work of…

Princetown ‘will become ghost town’ without prison

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Scott Bingham,South WestandDan Wareing,South WestBBCJane Liversidge said people would abandon Princetown if the prison closed permanentlyThere are fears a village in Devon could become a "ghost town" if its prison does not reopen.HMP Dartmoor, at Princetown, was closed in July 2024 after the government found levels of the radioactive gas radon were up to 10 times higher than the safe limit.The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) told the BBC the closure was temporary and the prison had been made…

South West children offered free NHS chickenpox vaccine

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Children in the South West can now get what has been described as a "historic" free vaccination against chickenpox from the NHS, health bosses say.The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advises UK health departments, recommended the introduction of the jab in November 2023.Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus, and commonly shows as an itchy, spotty rash.It treatment would be given as two doses, at 12 and…

Flights from Aden airport in Yemen halted amid latest tensions | News

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STC separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of requiring flights to UAE to land in Jeddah; Saudi source rejects claim.Published On 2 Jan 20262 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareFlights from Aden international airport in Yemen were halted on Thursday amid continuing tensions between the Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatist group and the Saudi Arabia-backed internationally recognised government in Yemen.Reuters news agency reported that all flights were suspended at the airport on Thursday, although further details of flight…

Peruvian municipal officials say three killed in attack on informal mine | Mining News

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Local officials say the death toll could rise as seven people are missing following the attack on New Year’s Eve.Published On 1 Jan 20261 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least three people have been killed and seven remain missing following an attack on an informal mine in northern Peru, according to local officials.In a video shared by the Peruvian news outlet Canal N on Thursday, Pataz Mayor Aldo Marino said the attack took place about…

Gabon government sacks Aubameyang, suspends national team at AFCON 2025 | Africa Cup of Nations News

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and one other played banned after Gabon eliminated from Africa Cup of Nations group stage.Published On 1 Jan 20261 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareGabon’s government has suspended the national team, sacking the coach and kicking star forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang off the squad in the wake of three defeats at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals.Gabon’s acting Sports Minister Simplice-Desire Mamboula on Wednesday announced the suspension ⁠of the national team on television after…