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Tudor Re-enactment Days bring our building back to life!
Well, our last-minute work trip to London turned out to be fun – once the various appointments were sorted. A very quiet city and no rush on the tube – it must have been surreal in London during lockdown. What struck me most of all is how respectful people were:Continue Reading
Pampered pooches treated to free grooming and ‘pawsecco’ at Cornish holiday parks
· Park Leisure launched mobile bars at pet-friendly Oyster Bay and Pentire parks, treating dogs (and humans!) to delicious drinks · Adorable pictures show dogs enjoying the glam life in the glorious sunshine · Free treatments included nail, face and pawContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI called to distressed yacht
Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew launched to an incident this afternoon involving a 23ft yacht in Lyme Bay. At 1.05pm today Monday 16 August 2021, H.M. Coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI All Weather Lifeboat R & J Welburn to attend a report of a 23 foot yacht in difficulties with engine failureContinue Reading
Temperamental Rawyaan is expected to follow up under Jim!
‘I’m’ always prepared to be a ‘Gambler’ when necessary!… and what happened? I’m a Gambler, headline horse yesterday, landed a mighty gamble for readers at 9/4! Temperamental Rawyaan is expected to follow up under Jim! Line Of Descent and Fantasising will both be journeyed from Newmarket to Hamilton today forContinue Reading
Does testosterone drive success in men? Not much, our research suggests
Not quite what the science says. UfaBizPhoto/Shutterstock There’s a widespread belief that your testosterone can affect where you end up in life. At least for men, there is some evidence for this claim: several studies have linked higher testosterone to socioeconomic success. But a link is different to a causeContinue Reading
Snooker star Reanne Evans SNUBS Mark Allen fist-bump offer as warring exes meet
SNOOKER star Reanne Evans SNUBBED ex Mark Allen’s offer of a fist-bump as they fought a thrilling game at the British Open. The battle of the exes saw a meeting between the feuding former couple who had a daughter in 2006 but split two years later. 6 Snooker world NoContinue Reading
Afghanistan: why a visibly distressed government minister had to admit that ‘some people won’t get back’
As he described the rapidly unfolding events in Afghanistan on British radio, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace fought back tears when he conceded that some Afghan local staff “won’t get back” before a full-scale evacuation is completed. He said that he felt a “really deep part of regret” that itContinue Reading
UK COVID cases have fallen dramatically – but another wave is likely
The UK has been through two large waves of COVID-19 and is currently in the middle of a third. Yet despite cases being high, both scientists and politicians are cautiously optimistic that the worst of the pandemic is behind the UK. At the same time, it needs to be recognisedContinue Reading
Cornish community rally to save baby bats born in St Sampson’s Church, South Hill, Cornwall
Do you love your Cornish wildlife? Have you ever fancied sponsoring an at-risk animal? Now is your perfect opportunity. Bats need help to keep the roof over their heads. In May 2021 two families of bats were found in the roof at St Sampson’s Church, South Hill. The two maternalContinue Reading
Inside the warped world of incel extremists
In trying to understand what prompted a man in Plymouth, England to commit the worst mass shooting in the UK for over a decade, attention has turned to his apparent links with the incel community – an online subculture of people who describe themselves as “involuntary celibates”. Jake Davison allegedlyContinue Reading