Basingstoke FC staff member targeted by ‘obscene’ comment

Post published:November 21, 2025
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An investigation has been started after a female member of staff at a football match was targeted by "serious, obscene" language by an opposition fan.The incident happened last Saturday during Weymouth FC's home match against Basingstoke Town.An "obscene" comment of a sexual nature was directed towards one of Basingstoke's female members of staff and was picked up in the audio match coverage, Weymouth FC said.The club said it has been contacted by the FA, with The Terras warning…

Second deliberate fire at former Exeter police station

Post published:November 21, 2025
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A former police station and magistrates' court building is thought to have been targeted by arsonists for the second time in a week, according to emergency services.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the blaze at the disused building on Heavitree Road, in Exeter, at 21:42 GMT on Thursday where two fires were found in different parts of the property. A fire at the same building took place on Monday night.The service said…

Fatal Weymouth house fire probe ends after no offences found

Post published:November 21, 2025
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A police investigation into a house fire more than a year ago where a man in his 70s died has finished with no criminal offences found.The blaze in Southdown Road, Weymouth, started on 4 October 2024 shortly before 11:00 BST.One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while another was taken to hospital. Dorset Police said during the investigation the man in his 60s was voluntarily interviewed by officers with no further action taken.The fire was initially treated…

Countries sharply split on fossil fuels on COP30 climate summit final day | Climate News

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Brazil’s new draft proposal does not contain a roadmap for a transition, nor mention ‘fossil fuels’ at all.Countries remain bitterly divided over the future of fossil fuels as the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, is slated to end in Brazil’s northern city of Belem, potentially in a haze of recriminations.Delegates at the two-week conference have failed to reach a deal as Brazil circulated a new draft proposal on Thursday that did not include a…

Somerset family struggling as three members have ME

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Ruth BradleyPolitics reporter, BBC SomersetJulie HeathJon developed ME in his early 40s with his wife giving up her career to help care for him.Just under 10 years ago, Julie Heath's husband Jon suffered blow to his head in a car crash. "He has never recovered from it," she said.Mr Heath went on to be diagnosed with ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The couple's two children were also diagnosed with ME in the years that followed, and…

Dorchester flats fire likely caused by batteries in bin

Post published:November 21, 2025
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A fire that left a block of flats uninhabitable for more than two months was likely started accidentally by batteries thrown in a rubbish bin, the fire service has said.The blaze at the Ammonite building in Brewery Square, Dorchester, broke out on a second-floor balcony shortly before 18:45 BST on 29 August.The fire spread up the exterior, leaving all 16 flats uninhabitable with residents forced into temporary accommodation. After extensive repairs, residents from nine apartments have been able…

Devon community food boxes ‘selling out within minutes’

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BBCMelissa Trudgill: "Sometimes we sell out within 10 minutes"Families of school pupils are getting help with the cost of living through a community food box scheme. Called the Green Box Project, it is based at Okehampton Primary School in Devon and involves volunteers taking surplus food from the charity FareShare South West and packing supplies into boxes which are then sold to parents.Organisers said the project, which sees about £20 worth of food sold for £2.50, said they…

Watchdog orders improvements at Dawlish mental health unit

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Getty ImagesInspectors found "inconsistent care planning and risk management" at the Langdon Hospital wardsAn NHS trust has been told to take immediate action after inspectors found regulation breaches at a mental health unit.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced inspection in April of the wards at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, Devon, following concerns over the safety of people using the service.The watchdog said the forensic inpatient and secure wards at the site, run by Devon Partnership…

Polperro care home residents ‘at serious risk of harm’, CQC finds

Post published:November 21, 2025
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GoogleThe safety of residents at Restgarth Care Home is to be monitored while improvements are madeA care home resident was left alone in a chair at a breakfast table for nine hours without support, inspectors have revealed.The failing is included in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report into Restgarth Care Home in Polperro, Cornwall where staff were found to be putting people at "serious risk of harm".The home has been rated as inadequate, with the CQC taking "urgent…

New sundial misspells Camborne in Cornwall

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Moonta Lions ClubThe sundial shows the spelling, and longitude and latitude coordinates for Cambourne, CambridgeshireA new sundial recognising Camborne in Cornwall, which was made by a community in Australia, has been mistakenly based on Cambourne in Cambridgeshire.Photos of the new sundial presented by Moonta Lions Club in South Australia to celebrate historic mining links, revealed an extra 'U', and the longitude and latitude coordinates for the Cambridgeshire town.Camborne Town Council said the black stone sundial was "beautiful" but…

Somerset family’s flu vaccine plea after 2024 Christmas ‘ruined’

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Ross Pollard,West of England, Taunton and Beth Cruse,West of EnglandBBCRebecca and her daughter Astrid became very unwell with flu last yearA family who said their Christmas was "ruined" by flu are urging others to get their vaccine to avoid being hospitalised.Rebecca Pettitt, from Taunton, Somerset, caught flu from her daughter Astrid last Christmas and passed it onto her elderly mother, who then spent five weeks in hospital.The NHS in Somerset is urging eligible people to get their vaccine…

Bournemouth ice rink plans approved subject to eco requirements

Post published:November 21, 2025
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Sophie CridlandSouth of EnglandChris Downer / GeographIce skating has been a festive feature in Lower Gardens for more than a decadeA committee has agreed an ice rink that has been open for a week can have planning permission if the organiser meets biodiversity targets.Seventa Events opened the site, as part of the Christmas in Bournemouth event, while organisers were waiting for its planning application to be decided.It was recommended for refusal due to the "unauthorised removal of a…