The Dissidents/D.O.V.E. – A Better World LP | CD | DL | Streaming Out 19 Sept 2025 available here The latest Grow Your Own is a lesson from America in how to write great catchy melodic modern anarcho-punk with women playing a leading role. It also sends out a beacon of hope in these dark times, says Nathan Brown. Already being acquainted with The Dissidents via their split EP with Vitriolic Response and D.O.V.E. via their album on…
Israel says Hezbollah member killed in strike, but Lebanon says attack is a ‘crime against civilians’.Published On 21 Sep 202521 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn Israeli drone strike has killed five people, including three children, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon’s Health Ministry has said, as Israel continues to target its neighbour despite a US-brokered truce that took effect in November.The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Sunday that the strike…
Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia have recognised Palestinian statehood, a symbolic response to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and territorial expansion in the occupied West Bank.More states, including France and Portugal, are expected to recognise Palestine in the coming days after the announcements on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIsrael has responded in recent days by doubling down.Shortly before the announcement, Shosh Bedrosian, a spokesperson for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the PM had…
Devon and Cornwall Police is offering young people interested in the cyber industry a free course to help them stay safe - and on the right side of the law.The police force said the free session would give young people "the tools they need to avoid getting involved in unlawful computer activity or becoming a victim themselves".It said the session would educate students of all ages about legal and illegal cyber activities and raise their awareness about offences…
25 stories for the 2025 summer recessThe Exeter Observer team is taking a short break from publishing during the summer recess to carry out essential maintenance and development work. We’ve picked 25 stories from the past twelve months to keep you ticking over until our return in September.CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTUniversity study finds decarbonisation slowing as city council continues to pursue failing Net Zero Exeter 2030 planExeter also set to miss national 2050 target on current trajectory while aviation,…
Exeter Digest #89: Grace Road Fields special report - 2025 summer recess stories - Exeter ObserverEverything else is public relations Upgrade to paidEO Exeter Observer Local news that matters THE EXETER DIGESTWith our pick of upcoming local community and culture highlights and a recap of the top stories from our previous edition.Sunday 17 August 2025SPECIAL REPORTExeter City Council disregards national planning policy and Environment Agency criticism to approve Riverside Valley Park flood zone heat plant plansFive gas boilers…
Exeter City Council has disregarded national planning policy and Environment Agency criticism to approve plans for an industrial heat plant in Grace Road Fields, a fifteen acre ex-playing field beside Exeter Ship Canal which forms part of Riverside Valley Park.Grace Road Fields is in flood zone three with a high probability of fluvial flooding from the River Exe, according to Environment Agency modelling.Exeter Energy, a Leeds-based company controlled by 1Energy Group and Asper Investment Management, is to receive…
HEADLINESWest Park redevelopment demolitions to proceed to enable intrusive unexploded ordnance surveys before works can beginFive year-old University of Exeter plans to provide 2,000 new student bedspaces in blocks up to nine storeys tall by demolishing up to 30 buildings on fifteen acre Streatham campus site about to take seismic step towards delivery. Read more.HMICFRS identifies sufficient Devon & Cornwall Police improvements to return force to routine monitoringInspectorate decision follows nearly three years of enhanced monitoring after force…
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has identified sufficient Devon & Cornwall Police performance improvements to return the force to routine inspectorate monitoring.The force has been subject to enhanced monitoring for nearly three years after it was found to be inadequate in three of nine areas and requiring improvement in two more.During a September 2022 inspection HMICFRS identified causes of concern, which it defines as serious, critical or systemic shortcomings in practice, policy or…
HEADLINESProposed Mary Arches “co-living” blocks condemned as “slums of the future”Eutopia Homes seeks full planning permission for 300-bed seven storey development at quadruple recommended local plan density without providing promised “research-based evidence for the need for co-living” on city centre car parks site. Read more.Devon & Cornwall Police deputy chief constable Jim Colwell receives 18-month misconduct warningOutcome of Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation delivered day before retirement of suspended chief constable Will Kerr announced, with Police and…
Devon & Cornwall Police deputy chief constable Jim Colwell has received an 18-month written misconduct warning as he returns to full duties following his suspension in November last year.He was suspended by Devon & Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez following alleged professional standards breaches, which she referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).In May the IOPC determined that Jim Colwell had “no case to answer in respect of either the alleged use of a…