A visitor attraction that cares for hundreds of swans has closed for winter a week earlier than planned and cancelled its half term Halloween events amid fears of a bird flu outbreak. Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset had been due to welcome visitors to its Ghostly Games trail from Saturday 25 October to Sunday 2 November....
A military museum has hosted a training exercise to test the emergency services’ response to a chemical incident. Police, fire, ambulance, search and rescue teams and university paramedics took part in the exercise at the Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset. The fake scenario involved a forklift truck colliding with a chemical tanker carrying chlorine, resulting...
A nine-day rail closure affecting passengers in Surrey and southern England during school half-term has begun. Replacement buses are to run for services between Staines and Windsor, and between Guildford and Havant from Saturday until 2 November. The final phase of upgrades to the Portsmouth Direct line are to be completed between Guildford and Havant,...
Cedrick was one of the last people to leave the Bibby Stockholm. Source link...
Curtis LancasterSouth of England Jessica Levitt Jonathan Ross visited the Dorset based-club Talk show host and Celebrity Traitors star Jonathan Ross visited a girls’ football team and surprised them with a message from England Lioness Chloe Kelly. Ross spent two hours with the under-11s at Swanage Town and Herston Football Club in Dorset on Thursday...
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Sunday’s Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium (kick-off 14:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Iraola confirmed striker Evanilson is “definitely out” for Forest’s visit, adding: “He is not far, not ready for Sunday but I...
A pub that was closed for what is thought to be the production of the Harry Potter TV series has suffered damage after a fire. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue received a report of a fire within a s...
Exeter: Hodge; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Ikitau, Woodburn; Skinner, Varney; Goodrick-Clarke, Dweba, Iosefa-Scot, Jenkins (capt), Tuima, Hooper, Roots, Fisilau. Replacements: Yeandle, Burger, Tchubadze, Zamb...
Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle said he was proud of his side after their 15-15 draw with Doncaster. The Knights ensured a share of the spoils as Russell Bennett converted a 77th-minute ...
Torquay United manager Paul Wotton was disappointed with his side’s attacking play in their 1-0 loss at Chesham United. The defeat – thanks to a 36th-minute goal from Nathan Minhas –...
Parents are being encouraged to make sure their children are up to date on their vaccinations. Kernow Health CIC, responsible for delivering school-age immunisations for the NHS, has launched a campai...
Work to replace and move an ageing outdoor gym in a Devon park is set to begin before the end of the year. Plans have been put forward to move the gym in Mill Marsh Park in Bovey Tracey, from its curr...
The process to modernise the Saltash Tunnel has now reached the main phase of technology work. National Highways said the scheme will see 31 miles (49.8km) of new cabling installed within and around t...
Weather Watchers/Sparky Ponies were captured grazing on a hill in Porlock The county has presented itself in all its glory this week, with highlights including views of the sea and Glastonbury Tor. Me...
A country park has been forced to shut and nearly 900 homes are without power after a fault. Moors Valley Country Park in Ashley Heath, Dorset, said the loss of power meant its car park, visitor centr...
Police have identified remains found in a rural area near Honiton. Devon and Cornwall Police said they had received reports a body had been found near Awliscombe on Saturday. But following an investig...