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The Gweek Players theatre group have produced what they believe to be one of the first of its kind in am-dram circles with their latest offering The Village Hall Murder. The acting ensemble have written, rehearsed, filmed and edited a Murder Mystery drama that they intend to perform online, all while adhering to strict, Covid-safe conditions. The online drama, which is to be set in the fictitious fishing village of Porth Ival, will be completely free to view when it is performed at 7pm o...

BBC News By Amy Gladwell An Airbnb owner has transformed her holiday rental into hospital accommodation for sick seal pups. Since September Lizzi Larbalestier and her husband Julian have housed about 100 while trying to rehabilitate them at their home in Perranporth, Cornwall. They spend their spare time rescuing stranded pups around the coast for the charity British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR). Two seals can stay in the Airbnb studio and four in their garage at one time. image copyright...

The female seal pup was found with a suspected respiratory infection and weighing 18.5kg rather than 35kg. She was admitted to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek last week and is now recovering well. A spokeswoman for the charity said the pup, which has been named Egg, has melanism. This results in increased development of the dark-coloured pigment melanin in the skin or hair. The condition affects one in 400 seal pups, with female pups usually naturally lighter in colour than male seals. A sp...

TV Editor RTÉ Investigates: Stuck in the Rough looks at life for the homeless, Mark Kermodes Secrets of Cinema explores Pop Music Movies, US comedy AP Bio returns, while it’s the finale of real-life drama Honour . . . Pick of the Day Life for many during the pandemic has been quite an ordeal. Those of us lucky enough to have a roof over our head can only wonder how tough life must be for the many people who, for a variety of reasons, find themselves homeless and on the streets at this time. ...

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M5 lane closures and weather warning in place as snow forecast - latest updates A Yellow weather warning for ice and snow covers most of Devon and Cornwall Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Lane closures are in place on the M5 and a crash has been reported on the A303 this morning - with snow forecast to fall in parts of Devon. Meanwhile, in Cornwall, four horses are on the loose in Gweek, reports roads and traffic monitoring Inrix. It comes as a Yellow weather warning for i...

A seal pup has been found waiting at a bus stop, after swimming out of the sea and crossing a main road. The young pup, thought to be only a few weeks old, was discovered by a group of schoolchildren waiting for the bus in Porthleven at around 8am this morning. Dropping off her daughter to join them was Lisa Cadman, who could not believe what she was seeing. She immediately rang her husband, Simon, an officer with the Cornwall Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority, as she thought h...

Oskaloosa News Recap For December 11th, 2020  The FDA advisory committee voted to approve the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine yesterday. The committee was charged with voting on the question: “Based on the totality of scientific evidence available, do the benefits of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine outweigh its risks for individuals 16 years of age and older?” The vote was 17-4, with one-member abstaining. While significant, the vote in favor of the ...