Charlotte Cox BBC South West Wildwood Trust The antics of Mish and Lucy prompted an outpouring of support A pair of bears who escaped and raided their keepers’ food store in Devon are in the honey once more thanks to generous community donations. European brown bears Mish and Lucy sparked a “code red” on Tuesday,...
A person who threatened a Devon council leader has been issued with a community resolution, police have said. An investigation was launched after Tudor Evans, leader of Plymouth City Council, said he had received a “serious threat of violence” from a member of the public on 16 June. The Labour councillor said the threat was...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This story was originally published by Capital B. Last summer, Elon Musk quietly transformed a portion of a South Memphis, Tennessee, community established by a group of formerly enslaved people in 1863 into what the world’s wealthiest man...
George Thorpe BBC News, Devon BBC Organisers of Torbay Pride are expecting thousands to attend The organisers of a Pride event in south Devon hope the gathering is “heart-warming and soul restoring” for marginalised groups. Torbay Pride is taking place later, marking the third event since it returned to Torquay’s streets in 2023 following a...
In Los Angeles, mass street protests have broken out in response to immigration raids. Local police and Border Patrol are cracking down on protesters, while the Trump administration has called in the California National Guard. “They shot thousands of rounds of tear gas, flashbang grenades, all kinds of repressive instruments,” says Ron Gochez, community organizer...
People’s stories, memories and reflections are being collected for an accessible interactive trail in North Devon. North Devon Council said the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon hoped to capture real-life experiences of places in Barnstaple as part of a new community trail on digital platform Humap. It said the museum wanted the community to...
Another Exeter Community Lottery player is celebrating a £250 cash win. The lucky player won the prize in last weekend’s draw while raising money for the Exeter Central Fund, which distributes funds to a range of different good causes in the city. As always, the real winners are the good causes in Exeter who benefit...
Community and arts groups in Exeter are being invited to apply for crucial funding. Exeter City Council is making £50,000 available through its City Grants Fund. The Fund supports projects and activities taking place across multiple wards or across the city. Groups can apply for a maximum of £2,500. The City Grants Fund supports groups...
“Of course, it’s important to qualify, but except for Newcastle who won the Carabao Cup, Liverpool won the Premier League and Manchester City that won the Community Shield – the other teams didn’t win trophies,” Guardiola said. “So the other teams like Chelsea, who can win one title [Europa Conference League] against Real Betis, and...
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai BBC The museum contains artefacts and furniture from prominent Parsi families Tucked away in a lane in the southern end of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, is a museum dedicated to the followers of one of the world’s oldest religions, Zoroastrianism. The Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum documents the history and legacy...
Yet another Exeter Community Lottery player is celebrating a £250 cash win – the sixth such win in the last six weeks. The lucky player won the prize in last weekend’s draw while raising money for the Exeter Central Fund, which distributes funds to a range of different good causes in the city. In April...
Another Exeter Community Lottery player is celebrating after winning £250. It’s the fifth time someone has won the £250 prize in Exeter in as many weeks. The player won the prize in last weekend’s draw while raising money for the Exeter Central Fund, which distributes funds to a range of different good causes. In April...
A Devon village that has hoped for a new community building for more than 20 years has secured planning permission. The Landkey Mazzard Hall, proposed for the top of the Millennium Green off Harford Way, Landkey, is expected to meet the demands of the growing community of 2,300 people. Planning officers approved the application that...
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr., longtime promoter of the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism, was confirmed as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, autistic advocates warned he could use his position to further endanger our community. Soon after his confirmation, Kennedy announced his plans to launch a large-scale initiative to fast-track...
Another Exeter Community Lottery player is celebrating after winning £250 in last weekend’s draw. The player won the prize while raising money for Citizens Advice Exeter. It’s the fourth time in April that a player has scooped the £250 prize in the Exeter Community Lottery. But as ever, the real winners are the good causes...