Production worry for Devon farmer amid ‘chicken lockdown’

Post published:November 10, 2025
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A Devon poultry farmer said new rules and regulations to prevent spreading a bird flu virus was essentially a "lockdown for chickens".The new national mandatory housing order by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was brought into force in England on 6 November with the aim to bring avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 infection rates down. Sam Ursell from Windout Farm, in Exeter, Devon, said the farm operated an organic breeding flock of about 3,500 hens and cockerels…

Cornish businesses urged to consider paying ‘real living wage’

Post published:November 10, 2025
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Seb NobleCornwall political reporterBBCPatrick Langmaid viewed paying the real living wage as an investment in his businessMore employers in Cornwall have been urged to pay their staff the real living wage to help reduce in-work poverty.The Living Wage Foundation said about 300 businesses - employing about 15,000 people - currently paid the real living wage in Cornwall.Truro Foodbank said it had seen a drop in the number of people accessing it for support over the past two years…

‘I just want to breathe’: Protests over pollution in New Delhi | Climate Crisis News

Post published:November 10, 2025
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Published On 10 Nov 202510 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA suffocating blanket of smog has engulfed India’s capital, permeating the air with an acrid smell as pollution levels soar, intensifying a public health emergency that has driven residents to demand governmental action.By Monday morning, New Delhi’s air quality index had reached 344, categorised as “severe” and hazardous to breathe according to the World Health Organization’s recommended exposure thresholds.In a compelling demonstration of public concern, dozens…

‘Incredibly proud’ Bletchley veteran from Ferndown turns 100

Post published:November 10, 2025
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Marcus White & Patrick HughesSouth of EnglandBBCPat Shepherd kept her work secret from her family until she was in her 50sA veteran of Bletchley Park, where German, Italian and Japanese codes were broken during World War Two, is celebrating her 100th birthday.Pat Shepherd, from Ferndown, Dorset, helped to run the Bombes - code-breaking machines - at the secret Buckinghamshire base.She said she was "incredibly proud" of her work but did not tell her family about it until later…

Honiton Road in Taunton to close on weekdays for two weeks

Post published:November 10, 2025
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GoogleA shuttle will run between Canons Grove and Trull Stores during the Honiton Road closureA road in Somerset will be closed on weekdays for two weeks while it is resurfaced.Work on Honiton Road, in Taunton, is due to start later and finish on 21 November.The road will be closed from 09:30 to 15:30 GMT on weekdays but will be open as usual on weekends.Councillor Richard Wilkins, Somerset Council's lead member for transport, said the team will do their…

UK and Brazilian schools to partner on collaborative climate education programme

Post published:November 10, 2025
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Schools Across the Ocean to be showcased at COP30 alongside Nature Poetry and Climate Cards Schools from the UK and Brazil are to team up on a collaborative learning programme focused on improving climate literacy and developing personal resilience and creativity. Twenty-five schools from each country will be twinned through the Schools Across the Ocean programme, uniting 5,000 pupils and some of academia’s leading authorities on the marine environment and climate change. Each transatlantic pairing will participate in…

Man writes book based on 200 of his parents’ WW2 love letters

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Steve KnibbsGloucestershire, SomersetMike GouldGrace and Les Gould rarely spoke of their time in the serviceA man has written a book based on more than 200 love letters he discovered his parents had written to each other during World War Two.Mike Gould, from Paulton in North East Somerset, found a suitcase in his parents' attic after his mum died, which contained letters, photographs and memorabilia he had never seen."I realised that not only are they love letters, but they're…

Cornwall man in Jamaica for work stays to help after hurricane

Post published:November 10, 2025
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Caroline RobinsonSouth WestDavid HaleDavid Hale has been raising money through an online fundraiserA man who has been working to in Jamaica as an engineering manager has decided to remain after Hurricane Melissa to help people rebuild.David Hale, from Saltash, Cornwall, has been working with local residents to clear debris, repair homes, and deliver food and essential supplies and raise money through an online fundraiser.Mr Hale said the area he was living in had less damage than what he…

Learning ‘made fun’ at Plymouth library of 1,000 board games

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BBCThe walls of Character Creation are filled from floor to ceiling A library of more than 1,000 board games has been set up to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (Send).The walls of Character Creation in Plymouth are covered from floor to ceiling with popular titles, offering people a "safe space in which to be themselves".Based in Stoke, the project aimed to be a fun way of picking up new skills, with maths,…

Six weeks of roadworks begin at busy Sturminster Newton junction

Post published:November 10, 2025
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Nightly road closures and temporary traffic lights are expected at a busy junction as resurfacing work and signal upgrades begin.Dorset Council said work will take place on the A357 Newton Hill/Bridge Street junction of Sturminster Newton Bridge until 19 December.Outdated signals will be replaced with modern equipment and above-ground detection to improve reliability and reduce future maintenance.Three-way temporary lights will operate throughout the works and pedestrian access will be maintained via a temporary crossing.The council said drivers should…

Devon and Cornwall drug tests positive for nearly half of drivers

Post published:November 10, 2025
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Briohny WilliamsSouth WestBBCPatrol Insp Wes Watkins said police were stepping up awareness of drug-drivingPeople as young as 16 are testing positive for drug-driving, police have said. Figures from Devon and Cornwall Police showed that, out of 1,245 drivers who were tested between 1 January and 30 June 2025, nearly half (45%) had illegal substances in their system. The youngest male was a 16-year-old in Newquay who tested positive for cannabis, and the youngest female was a 18-year-old in…

Lenny Wilkens, legendary NBA player and coach, dies at 88 | Basketball News

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Wilkens’ family announced the news but did not divulge a cause of death of the Basketball Hall of Fame player and coach.Published On 10 Nov 202510 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareLenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.The family said Wilkens was surrounded by loved ones when he died and did not immediately…