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Representatives from more than 20 countries are due to attend a special event to mark the 80th anniversary of the libera...
27/01/2025

Representatives from more than 20 countries are due to attend a special event to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. His Majesty King Charles III has accepted an invitation to join Holocaust survivors and representatives from a range of nations. The event takes place on Monday (27 January).

Event marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

DIY ‘greening kits’ could help safeguard the country’s most vulnerable communities from the impacts of a rapidly changin...
27/01/2025

DIY ‘greening kits’ could help safeguard the country’s most vulnerable communities from the impacts of a rapidly changing environment, according to a new project led by the University of Surrey. Organisers say the scheme will provide tailored ‘greening prescriptions’ for UK streets.

‘Greening prescriptions’ could help adapt to local climate challenges

A charity supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities across Devon is celebrating the success of ...
27/01/2025

A charity supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities across Devon is celebrating the success of its first Colleague Wellbeing Day. It’s all part of a wider ‘Better Place to Work’ initiative. The whole day was themed around the Five Principles of Wellbeing: Connect, Get Active, Give, Take Notice and Keep Learning.

Event part of ‘Better Place to Work’ initiative

Are you looking for a change of scene? If so, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is currently looking for people to work...
27/01/2025

Are you looking for a change of scene? If so, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is currently looking for people to work at its research stations. Successful candidates will be working in an environment unlike any other as they may find themselves based in some of the most remote, and beautiful places, on Earth.

‘Job of a lifetime’ advertised for Antarctica

An extremely rare and tiny deer fawn has made its first public appearance at Bristol Zoo Project. The male Philippine sp...
22/01/2025

An extremely rare and tiny deer fawn has made its first public appearance at Bristol Zoo Project. The male Philippine spotted deer, which keepers say is healthy and feeding well, has been born to first time parents Eugene and Pandora. Staff are asking for the public’s help in naming the fawn, which is just over a week old.

Rare tiny fawn makes first public appearance

As a result of a climbing accident, Louisa Crisp was faced with the sudden and unexpected loss of her eldest son. A Memo...
20/01/2025

As a result of a climbing accident, Louisa Crisp was faced with the sudden and unexpected loss of her eldest son. A Memory Returned recalls the days she spent communicating with her unconscious son as he lay dying in hospital through to her travels to the enigmatic ‘Lost City of the Incas’, Machu Picchu.

Guiding readers on their own voyage of personal discovery

Author Jeffrey M. Duban explains how The Iliad is ‘always relevant’ and timeless as it creates interest to readers in ev...
20/01/2025

Author Jeffrey M. Duban explains how The Iliad is ‘always relevant’ and timeless as it creates interest to readers in every generation. This translation by Jeffrey M. Duban uses a mildly archaising style and other poetic devices to suggest the antiquity and flavour of Homeric composition.

Author Jeffrey M. Duban explains how The Iliad is ‘always relevant’

Author Andrew Welburn asks: Where do we come from? His book, Neanderthals and Atlantis addresses the idea that human ori...
20/01/2025

Author Andrew Welburn asks: Where do we come from? His book, Neanderthals and Atlantis addresses the idea that human origins, and the whole pattern of pre-history, has been through a revolution.

Author Andrew Welburn asks: Where do we come from?

In his latest book, Author Luigi Morelli argues that our planet is an ‘open’ system – a living entity that maintains a d...
20/01/2025

In his latest book, Author Luigi Morelli argues that our planet is an ‘open’ system – a living entity that maintains a dynamic equilibrium within its own kingdoms and the wider solar system. Building on the pioneering work of Goethe, Rudolf Steiner, Viktor Schauberger, Morelli expands our view of the climate: from the oceans and the atmosphere to the sun.

Luigi Morelli explores ‘Challenging Prevailing Climate Change Narratives’

As the country awakes to so-called Blue Monday, a campaign is being launched to highlight the importance of warmth and c...
20/01/2025

As the country awakes to so-called Blue Monday, a campaign is being launched to highlight the importance of warmth and connection this winter. Organisers say they hope that the initiative will allow people to find ‘Warm Welcome Spaces’ near to where they live. The Warm Welcome Week is being backed by the former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown.

National campaign backed by former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown 

Westbank Community Health and Care is marking Warm Welcome Week with an upgraded warm space for people in and around the...
17/01/2025

Westbank Community Health and Care is marking Warm Welcome Week with an upgraded warm space for people in and around the Exminster area. The aim is to help combat the winter blues and ease cost-of-living pressures for those who are struggling to heat their home.

Devon charity opens doors for coffee and chat   

What do a mill worker, broom maker and carpenter all have in common? Each of the characters are central to a new app (Hi...
17/01/2025

What do a mill worker, broom maker and carpenter all have in common? Each of the characters are central to a new app (HistoryScapes) which is being launched at three National Trust properties – in partnership with the University of Exeter. The goal is to bring various estates’ histories to life through the eyes of ordinary people who once worked there.

Modern tech to ‘connect people to landscape heritage’

A Mum says she'll be ‘forever grateful’ for Cornwall Air Ambulance teams after her five year old son was airlifted to ho...
17/01/2025

A Mum says she'll be ‘forever grateful’ for Cornwall Air Ambulance teams after her five year old son was airlifted to hospital following a road traffic collision last year. His airlift to hospital was just one of 1,064 missions undertaken by Cornwall Air Ambulance in 2024.

Cornwall Air Ambulance: more than 1000 missions last year

The RAC says it saw pothole related breakdowns increase by a fifth in the last three months of 2024. It says the problem...
17/01/2025

The RAC says it saw pothole related breakdowns increase by a fifth in the last three months of 2024. It says the problem highlights issues relating to the condition of the UK’s roads.

End of 2024 saw 20% increase in callouts to RAC

Tech accelerator Growth Forge is launching for 2025. Organisers say last year saw the scheme help south west companies t...
10/01/2025

Tech accelerator Growth Forge is launching for 2025. Organisers say last year saw the scheme help south west companies to the tune of more than £2 million.

Organisers explain scheme’s helped companies to raise millions

The countryside charity Devon CPRE is backing controversial proposals to build nine social homes for local people at a s...
10/01/2025

The countryside charity Devon CPRE is backing controversial proposals to build nine social homes for local people at a site adjacent to the historic Great Field in the North Devon town of Braunton.

Charity says scheme at Braunton heritage site is ‘consistent’ with its mission

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