Families gather in Truro to protest lack of Cornwall Send support

Post published:November 3, 2025
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Seb Noble,Cornwall political reporter and Caroline Robinson,South WestBBCThe shoes were chosen to symbolise absence, waiting, and the loss of a normal school lifeFamilies in Cornwall have held a silent protest about special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision. In Truro, rows of empty children's shoes from 30 children were laid out at County Hall to represent children failed by the education system.It was part of similar protests held across more than 80 council locations in England and Scotland…

Send parents peacefully protest for better support

Post published:November 3, 2025
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Georgia Eadie,West of England, Paul Barltrop,West of England political editor and Kirsten Robertson,SwindonBBCOrganisers say each pair of shoes represents a child who has been "failed" by the Send systemFamilies have lined-up pairs of children's shoes outside council offices to symbolise pupils with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (Send) being "failed" by the system. Parents gathered in Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to take part in the peaceful protest as part of a nationwide campaign, Every Pair Tells a Story,…

Man’s dog attacked girl during wake at Bideford pub

Post published:November 3, 2025
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A man whose dog attacked a girl during a wake has been given a suspended jail term.Luke Kidston, 49, from Nutaberry Hill, Bideford, Devon, admitted having a dog dangerously out of control causing injury following the incident at a pub in the town in November 2023.Exeter Crown Court heard the 12-year-old victim needed hospital treatment after being bitten in the leg by one of Kidston's two Belgian Malinois dogs while she got food from a buffet.Judge James Patrick…

Your guide to the Guy Fawkes circuit

Post published:November 3, 2025
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BBCBridgwater Carnival was the first of eight carnivals on the Guy Fawkes circuitThe famous Somerset Guy Fawkes carnival has begun, with seven more chances for people to see the events across the county.The Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, which has been running since 1847, saw illuminated carts and costumed performers fill the streets on Saturday evening to kick the season off.More than 1,000 people perform in the colourful processions, which feature eye-catching carts which are built in Somerset.Still to…

Michael McIntyre surprises Dorset pub owners and customers

Post published:November 3, 2025
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Comedian Michael McIntyre surprised locals on Saturday night by casually walking into their pub. Customers having a drink at The Antelope in Wareham, Dorset were shocked to see the famous comic. Videos posted on social media showed people being drawn to the 49-year-old, who was wearing a sandwich board reading: "The Wheel tonight 8:20pm BBC One."Producers told landlord Dave Lye the team for the show would be visiting the premises, but he said he was not expecting the…

Send shoe protest highlights ‘forgotten’ children

Post published:November 3, 2025
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Stephen StaffordSouth of EnglandBBCPairs of shoes have been left outside council offices across the countryParents have laid shoes outside council offices as part of a protest about "failed or forgotten" children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send).The Every Pair Tells a Story event is the latest campaign by the Send Sanctuary UK group, set up by a mother of Send children from Waterlooville in Hampshire.Aimee Bradley urged the government and local authorities to "really listen to parents"…

Rescued ducks take first pond dip in their new home in Cornwall

Post published:November 3, 2025
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Ten ducks that were part of a group of 16 that needed to be rehomed have taken their first dips in a pond at their new home.The RSPCA Cornwall said it wanted to find safe, suitable homes where the ducks could "live the life they deserved".Katherine Berriman, of Falbrook House Farm in Cornwall, said they had taken in 10 of the ducks and the "exciting addition to our farm" all seemed very happy. She said: "They each have…

Attempted murder arrest after Plymouth stabbing

Post published:November 3, 2025
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another man was stabbed, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police said armed officers responded to the attack at about 14:50 GMT on Saturday in the Mildmay Street area of Plymouth.Police said the victim suffered a stab wound to his chest, possibly from a screwdriver, but his injuries were not "life-threatening or life-changing".Detectives said along with the man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, a woman was arrested…

Jack Leach: England spinner signs new deal with Somerset to end of 2028

Post published:November 3, 2025
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Leach has 39 Test caps for England, taking 142 wickets at an average of 34.07 but has not played for his country since the Test series defeat by Pakistan in October 2024.Last month he was overlooked for the Ashes squad this winter in Australia.Taunton-born Leach has overcome a number of injury setbacks that have disrupted his playing time and led to a lot of what he described as "soul searching". He missed the Ashes in 2023 due to…

Motorcyclist, 24, dies three days after Poole crash

Post published:November 3, 2025
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A motorcyclist has died three days after a crash involving a Jeep.The 24-year-old was taken to hospital after a collision on the A3049 Dorset Way in Poole on Wednesday, shortly before 16:30 GMT.He died on Saturday evening, and police said his family have been informed.Dorset Police has appealed for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage of the crash near the Old Wareham Road roundabout to come forward. Sgt Dave Cotterill, of the Dorset Police Roads Policing Team,…

Devon event to promote benefits of being ‘film friendly’

Post published:November 3, 2025
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Two groups are bidding to make Devon a more attractive prospect for the film industry.Screen Devon and Mid Devon District Council are hosting a free event later this month with the aim of finding locations and services which could support film and TV productions in the region.Landowners, venues, businesses and communities are being asked to go along to the information event at Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, on Friday 28 November.Screen Devon said it was "a priority" to make Devon…

Homes proposed next to Camel Creek Family Adventure Park

Post published:November 3, 2025
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Lee TrewhelaLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceMeeting PlaceThe plans look to provide between 1,200 and 1,500 homesA new village of up to 1,500 homes has been proposed next to an adventure park. The area has been planned by the the joint administrators of Camel Creek, a family theme park near Wadebridge in Cornwall, and would be known as Tredinnick Garden Village. The site had existing planning consent for development as a holiday park which the proposal would look to build…