A wood chopper from Dorset is preparing to take on the world in what is often called “the original extreme sport”. Tom Redmond, from Bere Regis, will represent team GB at the Timbersports World Championships in Milan in front of 3,000 fans in the Allianz Cloud Arena. With more than 150 years of tradition, the...
Sophie Cridlandin Portsmouth BBC Cedrick left the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge in October 2024 and is now living in Portsmouth An asylum seeker who was moved off the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge a year ago has said he “will get killed” if he is forced to return to Cameroon. The last residents left the vessel,...
A woman has set up a community for women to make friends after sharing her story of post-university loneliness online. Alanis Sibley-Ware, from Bournemouth, said The Girl Collective BCP’s first meet-up will be a yoga class for all levels on 8 November, followed by a coffee. The group for women in their 20s and 30s...
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Work to erect the first statue of a non-royal woman in a town has passed a major milestone with the figure being cast in bronze. Visible Women crowdfunded for the sculpture of novelist Sylvia Townsend Warner which will be installed on a bench in Dorchester town centre. It is the work of artist Denise Dutton,...
As Storm Benjamin approaches, we’ve got the forecast for the South Coast. Source link...
BBC The pharmacy building has sat empty ever since Jhoots’ eviction A community centre says it can no longer afford to run an apprenticeship scheme for residents as it is owed thousands of pound...
Bath Spa University Victoria Mason joins the faculty alongside Emmy-award winning lecturers and songwriters for famous artists A professional singer and DJ has joined a university faculty to “em...
The government has warned a pharmacy chain it could lose its rights to dispense NHS prescriptions following a series of complaints. Services at Jhoots Pharmacy are “falling well below the mark&#...
Sophie CridlandSouth of England Portland Wind Phone The group are hoping the wind phone will stay long term A group of artists and volunteers are using a disconnected public phone to help people cope ...
Guy HendersonLocal Democracy Reporting Service Supervideo/Exeter City Council A planning application has been put forward for an amusement arcade in Exeter City Centre A planning application for a new...
Ashley Jones Ashley Jones said there were “thousands” of pumpkins to pick at his farm The owner of a pumpkin patch in Cornwall says the Halloween related attraction helps his family’...
Scott Bingham and Zhara SimpsonSouth West BBC The RRS Sir David Attenborough docked in Plymouth to restock supplies before heading to Antarctica A ship named after legendary broadcaster and writer Sir...
BBC Host Tracey Brandon does a little dance with client Bill to get him to his chair A dementia day care project is looking for people to open up their homes in Cornwall. The Filo Project, a non-profi...
Alamy A major legal claim has been filed in the UK against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, accusing the firm of knowingly selling baby powder contaminated with asbestos. The claim involves...
Paul BarltropWest of England political editor BBC North Somerset Council leader Mike Bell said council tax rates could increase Council tax could rise by as much as 20% as North Somerset Council juggl...