Victoria Cook & Jess Warren BBC News BBC David Lopez Ibanez said the theft of his violin was “a musician’s worst nightmare” “An instrument to a musician is way more than an object, it’s more of a companion,” says classical violinist David Lopez Ibanez, whose 18th Century violin was stolen in February. The instrument, which...
An 18th Century violin worth more than £150,000 has been stolen from a north London pub, with police appealing for help to trace the suspects. The string instrument, which belonged to a member of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, was allegedly stolen on the evening of 18 February from The Marquess Tavern on Canonbury Street in Islington....
Plans have been submitted to convert a historic pub in Devon into homes. The Haulfryn Group wants to develop The Blagdon Inn, a 15th Century former pub located within the Devon Hills holiday park in Torquay, into apartments. The planning application stated the pub and restaurant had lost £250,000 in 2023 and the same again...
PA Media Joanna Page has presented TV shows and podcasts since Gavin & Stacey As she turns the next page of her career, Joanna Page felt the time was right for her autobiography. The only problem was finding the right time and place to actually write it. The answer would prove to be a disused...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a “violent” fight at a Cornish pub. Officers said “several” people were injured in the fight which broke out at the Four Lords pub in St Blazey Gate, Par, on Friday at about 22:30 BST. The fight, involving two groups of people, started in the toilets of the pub...
Jonny Humphries BBC News, Manchester BM Photos uploaded by the far-right group showed them displaying flags and eating a cake with a Swastika symbol on the icing Nine people have been arrested and weapons and Nazi memorabilia seized after a group “celebrated Adolf Hitler’s birthday” in an Oldham pub. Members of the far-right group British...
The down-to-earth philosophy comes from Pereira’s upbringing. Growing up on the coast in Espinho, 10 miles south of Porto, he recalls the harsh conditions he endured which have shaped him. “It was a very humble village with fishermen and we grew up on the street,” he said. “Fighting together, fighting for the space. Competing and...
BBC Landlord Dave Cooper and veterans Leighton Lucas and Dermot Rogers are walking 300 miles Two veterans and a pub landlord have set out on a 300-mile walk to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. Landlord Dave Cooper, army veteran Leighton Lucas and former navy serviceman Dermot Rogers set off on their journey on Wednesday...
A man who threatened two people with an axe in a Wetherspoons pub has told a court he was “deeply sorry” for his actions. Jason Semple pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates’ Court to two charges of threatening a person with a bladed article during an incident in the beer garden at the White Hart Hotel...
Caroline Gall BBC News, West Midlands Luke Tomkinson Luke Tomkinson, shift supervisor and avid Wolves fan, said it was a “special moment” to meet Vitor Pereira in the pub Wolves fans enjoying a few local drinks after Sunday’s win over Tottenham Hotspur were able to rejoice in style when head coach Vitor Pereira joined them...
Giancarlo Rinaldi BBC Scotland News Wigtown Community Inn The community in Wigtown stepped in when it looked like their local pub could be turned into flats The celebratory pints have been flowing freely in a Scottish town after a historic pub was saved for the community. The former Plough Inn in Wigtown was at risk...
Cameron Weldon BBC News, South West BBC Graham Watts said he was reliant on his assistant dog Henry A disabled man said he left a pub out of embarrassment after workers asked for more information about his assistance dog. Graham Watts said he visited the Wetherspoon pub, The Stannary Court in Plympton, Devon, and was...
An overnight blaze that broke out at a village pub was caused by a discarded cigarette. Firefighters were called to The Quay at Wivenhoe, near Colchester, just after 01:15 BST by a neighbour who woke to see the blaze. They arrived to find fencing and an outbuilding alight. It was the second fire caused by...
A community hub for women is being proposed to replace a vacant pub in Barnstaple. Encompass Southwest and North Devon Against Domestic Abuse (NDADA) want to provide a ‘safe space’ at The Watering Hole, Castle Street, for women facing domestic abuse and sexual violence. The organisations have seen a rise in the number of women...