The Herald - May 05, 2025

The Herald - May 05, 2025

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In this issue
May 05, 2025
Travellers in two new encampments
Council chiefs will return to work tomorrow to find they have to deal with two more unauthorised encampments at sites across the city.
1 min
Lib Dems and Reform share election spoils
SOUTH HAMS VOTES LIB DEM, WEST DEVON TURN TO REFORM
1 min
Contaminated recycled 'may lead to fines'
EXPERTS have warned millions may be risking fines for accidentally contaminating their recycling - and many don't even realise they're doing it.
1 min
Local record label digs up more hidden gems
EARLY EFFORTS BY THE SWEET AND THE STATUS QUO
2 mins
Developer's £16m plan for Royal William Yard
URBAN SPLASH BORROW CASH TO FUND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

3 mins
Council workers' early start to clear Barbican
COUNCIL workers were out bright and early yesterday to ensure the Barbican was tidy and ready for more Bank Holiday Weekend visitors after a night of celebration - and commiseration - by football fans.

1 min
New pitches offer sports facilities for community
STOKE DAMEREL COLLEGE UNVEIL THREE NEW SURFACES
2 mins
Rebecca's solo voyage featured by travel gurus
Rebecca Hall has featured in a list of solo travellers compiled by Lonely Planet
1 min
Hitting the heights against all the odds
PARACLIMBER AIDED BY BERGHAUS INITIATIVE
2 mins
Council's '26 years of failure'
Ahead of a city-wide referendum which is confirmed taking place on July 17, the 'yes' campaign say a mayor is essential for our economic future

5 mins
Trump post offends Catholics
UNITED States President Donald Trump has shared an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as the Pope on social media, prompting controversy among Catholics.
1 min
Putin's nuclear hopes
RUSSIA'S President Vladimir Putin has said the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen - and he hopes it will not.
1 min
Children arrested after death
NORTHUMBRIA Police have said that 14 children aged between 11 and 14 have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, after the death of a boy following a fire in Gateshead.
1 min
Eight arrests made after plot probes
EIGHT men have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations.
1 min
Staff at Reform-controlled councils urged to join union
THE head of the UK’s biggest union urged staff at Reform UK-controlled councils to sign up, after Nigel Farage warned workers to seek “alternative careers”.

1 min
Scottish Tory doesn't see 'appeal of Farage'
THE leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said he does not understand the appeal of Nigel Farage.
1 min
Reform pose 'real threat to Labour'
REFORM UK is “a real threat” to Labour and is being treated as a “serious opposition force” after the party's successes in local elections, Wes Streeting has said.

2 mins
Bags of hope to help patients in need
A FEW weeks ago, I had an email from a lady asking if I would be a patron for a new charity starting up in Devon, called CHEMOtivation.
2 mins
Sad to see Mount Gould care centre has closed
IT was with sadness I read in today's Herald of the closure of the Short Term Care Centre at Mount Gould Hospital, where I was a patient in 2023. It is a superb facility and the care and physiotherapy I received greatly aided my return home.
4 mins
FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY
PAY A VISIT TO A NATIONAL TRUST PLACE NEAR YOU THIS HALF TERM

2 mins
Why does our hearing get worse as we age?
AN AUDIOLOGIST GIVES US THE LOWDOWN AND OFFERS SOME EXPERT ADVICE
2 mins
Ways you can cut the cost of monthly phone bills
If you're looking to tighten up on spending, your mobile phone contract can be a great place to start.

1 min
How to choose the right cover for your holiday
WITHOUT THE RIGHT INSURANCE, YOUR TRIP COULD TURN INTO A COSTLY AFFAIR, SAYS CAMILLA FOSTER

2 mins
New coin for VE Day anniversary
Commemorative coins honouring VE Day are being launched by the Royal Mint, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
1 min
MARTYN JAMES
Beware summer swindles: My guide to the latest cons
2 mins
Thirst rate
MARION MCMULLEN CHECKS OUT THE BEST NEW BOOZE HITTING THE MARKET
1 min
Keep schtum to win
MAKE some noise... or rather, keep quiet... yes, it's another game show.
1 min
FEAR AND LOATHING in town centres
PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES INCLUDING VIOLENCE, DRUNKEN DISORDERLY AND THREATENING BEHAVIOUR

2 mins
Transmission accomplished
Alexandra Palace officially opened 150 years ago. MARION McMULLEN finds how Ally Pally became the birthplace of BBC TV

3 mins
Morriarty try sends Saltash into semi's
JAY Morriarty's last-gasp try was the match-winning moment in A 29-22 victory over Frampton Cotterell that put Saltash into the last four of the Papa John's Counties Cup.
1 min
Cornwood open their campaign with a win
CORNWOOD reined in North Devon before too much damage was done to get the Premier Division season up and running with a six-wicket win.

5 mins
Devon are forced into changes
DEVON have been forced to make three changes to a winning line-up for the National Counties Trophy tussle with Oxfordshire at Abingdon today,
2 mins
Striker Hardie is named as Argyle's player of the year
RYAN Hardie has won Plymouth Argyle's 2024/25 Player-of-the-Year award after finishing the season as the club's top scorer with 12 goals in all competitions.
1 min
Muslic is refusing to be drawn on his future
PILGRIMS BOSS HEADS HOME TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS FAMILY
3 mins
Argyle fare well as they bid farewell to Championship
HERE are the player ratings of Herald Sport's Argyle reporter Chris Errington from the Pilgrims' 2-1 defeat by Leeds United at Home Park.
3 mins
BACKROOM CHANGES
GOODWIN THE LATEST TO DEPART HOME PARK
2 mins
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