Three people have absconded from a mandatory hotel quarantine facility near Dublin Airport just a day after arriving in Ireland. As the Irish Times reports, Gardaí and Defence Forces personnel are trying to locate the three people who were staying in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry. They left the hotelContinue Reading
Exeter Cathedral School is once again celebrating the success of its Year 8 pupils, all of whom have been awarded places to leading senior schools, with 84% of pupils achieving at least one award. Pupils have been offered a range of awards and places including some with double or tripleContinue Reading
The first group of people to face mandatory hotel quarantine in Ireland has arrived at the designated facility. Around 20 passengers arriving into Dublin Airport on Friday were transferred by bus to the first quarantine centre at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry. The bus was escorted by Army vehicles.Continue Reading
Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, has reacted with concern after the Times reported that 400 Royal Marines are facing the axe in the latest round of defence cuts. Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth is often referred to as the Royal Marines’ spiritual home, and this cut would reduce the RoyalContinue Reading
The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has postponed a key meeting ahead of decisions on the easing of Covid-19 restrictions from April 5th. The Irish Times reports that the meeting, planned for Thursday, was deferred so that the latest trends in Covid-19 data could be taken into account inContinue Reading
A year and one week ago, St Luke’s church in Buckfastleigh held their weekly Food Bank morning as usual, where families and individuals popped in for a chat and a coffee while getting a top up of groceries. However, during the following ten days systems were put in place toContinue Reading
400 easter eggs have been donated to children’s charities across Mid & North Cornwall and are now making their way to: Little harbour, children’s hospice south west, Go beyond, formerly known as chicks in Tywardreath, a respite retreat supporting children and families, CHAT! a children’s therapy charity based in StContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew members launched their inshore lifeboat this evening following a report of a jetski taking water off Exmouth seafront. At 5.47pm today Sunday 21 March 2021 Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II was launched having been tasked by H.M. Coastguard to a report of aContinue Reading
Commenting on the Government’s announcement of new defence cuts, Luke Pollard MP said: “Today confirms what we feared: more Tory defence cuts are coming for Devonport. When we need more surface ships, the decision to cut two Devonport-based frigates is a backward step that will leave a new capability gap forContinue Reading
Today, on Saturday, there was a fire near Roche Cornwall. These photos were sent to us by Martin Parker ROCHE, a village and a parish in St. Austell district, Cornwall. The village gets its name from a granite outcrop east of the village. Roche is the Norman-French word for Rock.Continue Reading
