Seikou Janneh: Truro City sign forward on free transfer

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Truro City have signed former Bristol City and Cambridge United forward Seikou Janneh on a free transfer until the end of the season.The 25-year-old has been training with the National League side in recent days after leaving Kuwaiti club Al-Jazira. Janneh, who also had loan spells at Torquay United, Shrewsbury Town and AFC Wimbledon, has played 63 times in the English Football League.His move to the Cornish club, who are third-from-bottom of the National League, is subject to…

Devon care home fined £200K after two disabled residents drowned

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Jonathan MorrisSouth WestDevon and Cornwall PoliceAlison Tilsley, 63, and former rugby player Alex Wood, 43, died in the incidentA care home has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after two wheelchair users drowned and a third was seriously hurt when a leaking boat capsized during a day trip.Exeter Magistrates' Court heard Burdon Grange Care Home, near Beaworthy in Devon, failed to carry out basic safety checks before taking six residents to Roadford Lake, near Launceston, Cornwall, in…

Navy engineers recreate photo after ‘surreal’ discovery

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Two Royal Navy helicopter engineers have discovered their fathers also served together a quarter of a century ago.Harvey Lewis and Sam Skelson, who are based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, were maintaining a Wildcat helicopter aboard frigate HMS Iron Duke when Harvey made the discovery.He spoke to his father, Gaz Lewis, about his squadron, who mentioned the surname rang a bell as he had served with Andrew Skelson aboard HMS Exeter in 1999.Harvey said it was a "surreal"…

Family’s grief over ‘wicked’ murder of grandmother in Exeter park

Post published:October 23, 2025
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PALorna England's family said they have a "permanent empty void" because they miss her so muchThe family of a woman who was murdered by a stranger in a park say they will "never come to terms with the death of such a wonderful lady".Lorna England, 74, was murdered as she walked home from a shopping errand through Ludwell Valley Park in Exeter in February 2023.Her family spoke after Philip Spinney, senior coroner for Devon, Plymouth and Torbay, concluded…

Brad Pauls aiming to reclaim British middleweight boxing title

Post published:October 23, 2025
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The 'Newquay Bomb' has fought once since his loss to Bentley, beating Panamanian journeyman Omir Rodriguez in Torquay in May. Pauls has also signed with promotor Frank Warren, a move he hopes will help him return to title fights."I'll have some more doors open for me," he said."They have access to all the Queensberry shows."They have the ability to get me on those shows where before I was sort of out in the cold. I didn't have the…

Harry Ascherl: Exeter sign centre following a trial with the club

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Exeter Chiefs have signed centre Harry Ascherl on a deal until the end of the season, following a trial with the club.The 24-year-old has been with the Prem outfit since pre-season and played the full 80 minutes of their defeat by Gloucester in the Prem Rugby Cup last month.He previously played for Bristol, making nine appearances between 2019 and 2024 having come through their academy system and has spent the past year in Australia playing for Sydney University…

Plymouth triple-amputee wins armed forces inspiration award

Post published:October 23, 2025
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A former Royal Marine commando has won an award as part of a national platform which celebrates the achievements of the armed forces community.Plymouth-based triple amputee Mark Ormrod MBE won the 'Inspiration Award' at the Soldiering On Awards in London on Wednesday.Mr Ormrod, 42, lost both legs and his right arm when he stood on an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan on Christmas Eve in 2007.When accepting the award, Mr Omrod said it was an…

University of Exeter Business School secures UK top 10 place in QS International Trade Rankings 2026

Post published:October 23, 2025
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The University of Exeter Business School was seventh in the UK in the latest QS ranking for international trade programmes. The MSc International Business programme ranked third in the UK for ‘trade programme content’ in the QS International Trade Rankings 2026 and was 20th overall. The programme also performed well in areas such as reputation, graduate outcomes, industry engagement, innovative teaching and research. The influential rankings offer a snapshot of international trade-focused Masters and MBA programmes, with this…

Continental shelf seas revealed as powerful carbon sinks, but cutting global emissions remains critical to safeguard sea life

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Continental shelf seas – the shallow waters surrounding our coasts that provide most of the world’s seafood – are absorbing more carbon than they release, with the strength and direction of the prevailing wind proving a key control, new research shows. This may sound like good news for slowing climate change, but scientists warn it comes at a cost: rising ocean acidification that threatens marine life and global food security. The new study, led by researchers with the…

‘Devon derby match disorder will be dealt with robustly’, police

Post published:October 23, 2025
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Caroline RobinsonSouth WestBBCCh Insp Victoria Richards said there would be 180 police officers at the matchPolice have said they are prepared to deal with any disorder surrounding a Devon derby football match on Thursday. Ch Insp Victoria Richards of Devon and Cornwall Police said the sold out fixture at Exeter's St James Park was "medium risk" and a "highlight of the south west football calendar".She said: "A small minority of fans may be looking to cause some disorder…

EU ambiguity on Western Sahara frozen conflict is a “glaring source” of vulnerability for Sahrawis, study shows

Post published:October 22, 2025
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The European Union’s legal ambiguity on the Western Sahara frozen conflict is an increasingly glaring source of vulnerability for Sahrawis, a new study shows. The lack of an EU firm position on the non-self-governing status of Western Sahara’s territory is a disadvantage for the Polisario Front. The EU’s ambiguity includes questions such as where lies the distinction between Western Sahara’s people and local population and who is entitled to represent them. The study, by Dr Irene Fernández-Molina, from…

Heavitree Road police station student accommodation and “co-living” scheme consultation extended

Post published:October 22, 2025
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The public consultation on plans for a student accommodation and “co-living” complex in Heavitree Road has been extended to Sunday 9 November following revisions to the scheme.The application for full planning permission to build an 813-bed complex on the three-acre site of the former police station and magistrates court was submitted in May this year. 399 student bedrooms and 414 “co-living” bedspaces are proposed in seven blocks up to six storeys tall.The application has so far received 32…