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Available for over a yearOne organisation in Cornwall which has received a grant from Children in Need is Konnect Communities. It’s a Community Interest Company, based in Redruth which provides mentoring support for young people aged 14 and above who are caught up in the criminal justice system. This is one young woman's story.Programme WebsiteShow less Source link
Avon and Somerset Police said the man had voluntarily attended an interview with officers on Monday.During the band's set on the West Holts Stage, the crowd were encouraged to chant "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]".The force added: "The matter has been recorded as a public order incident while we continue to investigate and consider all relevant legislation."Police said they had received legal advice about the investigation in October from the Crown Prosecution Service.The force said…
Rob EwenRob Ewen from Okehampton first grew his moustache in 1975A man who has been growing his moustache for 50 years is planning to shave it off to raise money for charity.Rob Ewen, from Okehampton, Devon, said he first grew his moustache in 1975 when he completed his Royal Marines training to make him look older and because it was fashionable at the time.Mr Ewen said he was raising money for The Royal Marines Charity and for men's…
Carys NallyWest of EnglandLeonardoThe AW149 is one of the helicopters manufactured by LeonardoWorkers at one of the world's biggest defence firms have decided to go ahead with their strike action.More than 3,000 aerospace workers at manufacturer Leonardo's Basildon, Edinburgh, Luton, Newcastle and Yeovil sites, will strike from 12 November after rejecting the company's latest pay offer.Members of the Unite union have demanded the company makes a "further revised offer that is acceptable to staff in the midst of…
BBCLauren, 13, has received help from Barnstaple-based charity Families in Grief after her grandparents diedA girl said a Children in Need-backed charity has helped her deal with grief and regain confidence.Following the loss of her grandparents, Lauren, 13, received support from Families in Grief, who work with children, young people and their families who have experienced the death of a loved one.The Barnstaple charity has received a £105,000 grant, split over three years, from Children in Need to…
A new method of dredging is being trialled in two harbours with the aim of reducing costs and the environmental impact.Dorset Council is testing the Water Injection Dredging (WID) system at Lyme Regis and West Bay, which avoids the need to excavate and suction the seabed.The technique uses low-pressure water jets to loosen sediment which is redistributed by the natural currents.The dredging vessel, Doonhamer, will be in Bridport's inner and outer harbours for about 10 days before the…
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation TrustThe Night Riviera Sleeper from Penzance was the first of the 2025 trains to leave for London as part of Poppies to PaddingtonPoppy wreaths have been carried by train from Cornwall to London Paddington as part of Armistice Day.The night riviera sleeper from Penzance was the first of the 2025 trains to leave for London as part of The Poppies to Paddington initiative, now in its sixth year,. Military personnel, members of the Royal…
Plans to build a new training base for the British Sailing Team have been abandoned due to the rise in build costs.The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) wanted to build the centre within the grounds of Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) in Portland, Dorset.But the RYA said rising construction costs had "prompted us to re-evaluate how best to invest" and it would instead revamp its current facilities.The new centre, given planning permission last year, was intended to…
John WimperisLocal Democracy Reporter LDRSThe lease of Carlton Street car park has been described as a "scandal"A council signed the "worst deal any council has ever signed" when leasing a loss-making carpark, its leader has said.The Carlton Street multi-storey Park, in Weston-super-Mare, is currently losing North Somerset Council about a quarter of a million pounds a year.The authority took out a lease in 2012 but the poor quality build has meant most of it has now had to…
Rocks UpIt took five hours to crate the artworkA huge piece of sand art has been created on a beach to mark Remembrance.The design featured a life-size scale drawing of a Vulcan aircraft which was used for a series of long-range raids during the Falkland's war in 1982.Harry Maddox and Steve Rolfe made the piece over about five hours on Saturday, at Tregirls beach near Padstow in Cornwall.Mr Maddox said: "It was big...the Falkland conflict was in my…
The evolution of the so-called Dread Risk response has been explained by new scientific research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror attacks or nuclear accidents with a Dread Risk response. This intense fear of the perceived sources of dread leads to extreme avoidance behaviour, which often means that people expose themselves to higher risk of dying in more common incidents like traffic accidents. Scientists at the Universities of Exeter and Bristol have used a mathematical…