Commenting on the Derriford CQC report, Luke Pollard MP said: “I want to thank our NHS staff for working under incredibly tough circumstances throughout the pandemic. The CQC report identifies some problems, but it should also thank staff enough for going the extra mile and working their socks off. IContinue Reading

A whole Devon town is gardening for wildlife to conserve and enrich the local environment. The Gardening for Wildlife project is a new initiative to encourage residents to provide food, water and shelter for wildlife and to manage their gardens to enhance habitats. To show their commitment and to encourageContinue Reading

Super Over and Smart Start, drawn one/two respectively, look set to fight out a fourteen-runner Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of Kempton polytrack today, the obligatory ‘Wednesday-nighter’ promises to be quite dramatic with this ‘dash round the bend’ a feature of proceedings; preference is for the former, there are severalContinue Reading

Boomshalaa and Alphonse Karr are inseparable on my time-handicap for a fascinating five-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta today but analysing actual time-figures reveals the former represents a ‘professional special’ judged on his four length romp on an all-weather surface five weeks ago; Kempton’s polytrack rides similarlyContinue Reading

I write as Chairman of MABRAKE an environmental group based in West Devon and North Cornwall. We are very concerned about the decommissioning of Wind Turbines that reach end-of-life. There is a Wind Farm at Laneast (Nr. Launceston) which has now stood idle for at least 4 years. It consistsContinue Reading