Those words were recently said to me by someone who contacted us to make a donation a few years ago and is now immersed in St Sampson’s Unlocked, the half a million-pound restoration project at St Sampson’s Church, South Hill, Cornwall.  The more I thought about his words the moreContinue Reading

Today, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard held a debate in Parliament calling for bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides to be banned. This call comes after news that the Environment Secretary and Cornish MP George Eustice has approved neonicotinoid pesticides for use on sugar beets in an attempt to tackle virus yellows. Government scientists hadContinue Reading

Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard has today [3/2/22] been asked by Keir Starmer to rejoin Labour’s frontbench, taking on the role of Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces. Luke will lead for Labour on military deployments, overseas operations, recruitment and cyber warfare. Luke Pollard MP said: “I’m delighted to beContinue Reading

Ubahha was the only conceivable danger to forecast long odds-on shot Palifico in a five-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Southwell tapeta tonight but the multi-raced Dubawi gelding was last on a similar surface at Newcastle four days ago; according to reports Anthony Brittain’s charge, racing for the fifteenthContinue Reading

View from behind of three Met police officers walking side by side across a bridge, all wearing high-vis Met police jackets

The Metropolitan Police are under fire after an official investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) revealed details of officers exchanging discriminatory and misogynistic messages. These included discussions about hitting and raping women, with reference to specific female colleagues, which officers involved dismissed as “banter”. The report comesContinue Reading

The Conversation

Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin posed for pictures with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2022 Winter Games, declaring their oppositionContinue Reading