Garden Centres… Invented in Dorset
It's 70 years since the UK's first ever garden centre opened here in Dorset. Source link
Cornwall cardiac arrest survivor was ‘luckiest man around’
Tamsin Melville/BBCMark Wreford is urging others to get CPR training after his running group saved his lifeA man whose life was saved by quick-thinking members of his running group who performed CPR and tracked down a defibrillator is raising awareness.Mark Wreford had a cardiac arrest during a run on Bodmin Moor in December 2024 but he survived thanks to others who knew CPR and sprinted to retrieve the nearest defibrillator.Fewer than one in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital…
What do visitors think of the Van Gogh experience in Exeter?
People have been given the opportunity to immerse themselves in the work of artist Vincent Van Gogh in a new exhibition in Devon. Beyond Van Gogh opened in Westpoint Exeter on Thursday until 31 October. Organisers said the exhibition featured 300 masterpieces, including the famous paintings Starry Night, Sunflowers and Café Terrace at Night. It will be open from 10:00 BST to 19:30 daily and costs between £14 and £27 to enter.Lise Moore, chief executive at the Devon…
‘Glastonbury Festival is what’s keeping me going’
PA MediaMichael Eavis founded Glastonbury festival in 1970As he turns 90, the founder of Glastonbury Festival says he is feeling "very well" and has credited the event for "keeping him going".Michael Eavis put on the first Pilton Pop, Folk and Blues Festival in 1970 with his late wife Jean. He was a struggling dairy farmer and said at the time he hoped it would "clear his overdraft".The event is now the largest greenfield festival in the world and…
Broadband restored in Beaminster four days after car crash outage
Ros TappendenSouth of EnglandCouncillor Craig MonksThe burnt-out car was removed by Dorset Council contractors on TuesdayBroadband has been restored to a town more than four days after a car crash knocked out services to about 1,000 customers.Homes and businesses in Beaminster, Dorset, lost their internet service on Sunday when a car crashed into a telegraph pole and burst into flames.Openreach said engineers worked through the night to restore services, describing the repairs as "complex".The company said they would…
Conor Hazard: Plymouth Argyle’s Northern Ireland goalkeeper aiming for World Cup
Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Conor Hazard is relishing the chance to try and reach the World Cup with Northern Ireland.The 27-year-old was part of the squad for their win over Slovakia and narrow loss to Germany over the past international break.It leaves Northern Ireland knowing wins over Slovakia and Luxembourg next month would secure at least a play-off place for next year's tournament in the United States."We know we have a big opportunity coming up next month now," he…
CrossCountry rail workers strike suspended by RMT union
Rail passengers are being warned there will still be "significant disruption" despite planned industrial action being suspended. CrossCountry says its services will be impacted with a reduced timetable as it is too late to reinstate a normal timetable on services this weekend.Although members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) have called off a walk-out planned for Saturday 18 October, only a significantly-reduced number of services will be able to run to the South West,…
Endangered white claw crayfish released into pond in Devon
Harding-Lee MediaWildwood Devon said white-clawed crayfish have been released into a purpose-build refuge pondA wildlife conservation charity said white-clawed crayfish, which are an endangered species, have been released into a pond in Devon. Wildwood Devon, a wildlife park based in Ottery St Mary, said there were only two known surviving populations of the crayfish left in the county. Education and conversation officer Charly Mead said the creatures, which were rescued two years ago, had been moved into a…
Ilminster Herne View primary school to move in £2m upgrade
A town's primary school, which is currently split over two sites, is going to be consolidated into one location as part of a £2m scheme.Somerset Council has confirmed it is going ahead with a project for Herne View Primary School in Ilminster to expand its Ditton Street site, and leave its Silver Street location.The single-site primary school on Ditton Street will have 14 classrooms for 420 students.As part of the £2m upgrade, the council also plans to refurbish…
Call to protect endangered spider found in Plymouth quarry
Tom ThomsonBuglife said opening the quarry as a campsite would disturb the habitat for horrid ground-weaver spidersUrgent action is needed to secure the future of a quarry which is home to an critically endangered species of spider, a charity has said.The invertebrate conservation trust Buglife has asked Plymouth City Council to protect Radford Quarry, a site which is home to a variety of wildlife including the horrid ground-weaver spider.The charity said it was one of only four sites…
Dorset Council refuses revised plans for solar farm at Maiden Newton
A council has rejected a revised plan for a solar farm despite changes to the design and local support.The application for the 43-acre (17.6 hectares) site at Cruxton, south of Maiden Newton, followed a previous appeal dismissed by the Secretary of State in 2022.Developers Enviromena had reduced the scheme's capacity from 11.8 megawatts to 10 megawatts - still enough to power more than 5,000 homes - the equivalent to 3% of Dorset's households or a town the size…
Cornish pharmacies warn funding pressures are ‘unsustainable’
Seb NobleCornwall political reporterBBCAmandip Kaur said her pharmacy in St Dennis made a loss on half of the medicines it dispensesA pharmacist has warned more chemists in the South West could be forced to shut because of funding pressures, without urgent action from the government. The National Pharmacy Association said about 27 had closed in Cornwall and Devon between October 2022 and June this year. Those in the industry said the cost of up to half of the…
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