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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Erin Black |Alex Green |Kirk England
Disgruntled South West Water (SWW) customers have been speaking out after the utility company announced average customer bills for this year would go up by 28%. The increase followed the news the £50 government contribution towards SWW customers' bills had also been removed. Christine from Plymouth said she felt "very angry" her bill had increased because she did not have a water meter, despite being told she was not eligible for one.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Alex Green |Scott Bingham
A new route from Exeter airport is scheduled to launch next year. The airport has announced daily flights to and from Amsterdam, starting in March 2025. The route will be served by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - the first time the airline has flown from Exeter. The airport said it was the first time in five years Exeter has served Amsterdam with bosses saying passengers will be able to travel to the international aviation hub of Schiphol airport in about 90 minutes.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Alex Green
A primary school in Guernsey will reopen on Tuesday after it was closed due to damage caused by Storm Darragh. La Houguette Primary School sustained damage over the weekend, resulting in leaks in several rooms and debris scattered across the roof and site, the States of Guernsey said. In an update, the States confirmed the school would reopen on Tuesday, with repairs taking place in some affected areas.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Alex Green |Julie McCaffreyEmma Flanagan
Alex Green - BBC News, South West and Julie Flanagan - BBC News, JerseyJune 27, 2024 at 8:31 AM·3 min readA children's bunk bed is visible inside the property at Le Mont Pinel, St Saviour - which is a tightly packed residential area [BBC]Four people, including two children, have been taken to hospital in Jersey after reports of an explosion on Wednesday night. Emergency services were called to a terraced property in the Mont Pinel area of St Saviour shortly before 23:00 BST.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Chris Stone |Alex Green
Chris Stone - BBC News, Jersey and Alex Green - BBC NewsJune 25, 2024 at 9:52 AM·2 min readJersey's health minister said "a lot of work" had been done to improve the island's breast screening service. Deputy Tom Binet was asked by Deputy Lucy Stephenson what he planned to do to address issues identified in a review of the island's breast screening service during a States Assembly meeting on Tuesday.
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May 9, 2024 | 
standard.co.uk | Alex Green |Lola Christina Alao
Olly Alexander of the UK performs the song Dizzy during the dress rehearsal for the first semi-final at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on May 7APAlex Green|Lola Christina Alao2 minutes agoThe Eurovision Song Contest is widely known for its fiendishly complex voting system. The 2024 grand final on Saturday (May 11) will involve 26 countries performing a song of their choice. The UK’s entrant is Olly Alexander, 33, the lead singer of the now-disbanded pop group Years & Years.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
news.yahoo.com | Alex Green |John Danks
Members of the fishing industry are being asked for their views to inform a plan to ensure crab and lobster are caught sustainably. It comes amid concerns crab and lobster populations could be "vulnerable" to over-fishing. The consultation is part of the post-Brexit management of sustainable fishing stocks. Padstow inshore fisherman Johnny Murt said he was concerned about the impact of industrial fishing. He said he welcomed more regulation around lobster and crab fishing in Cornwall.
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May 23, 2023 | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Alex Green |John Ayres
Hilary Pinfold's house and garden were flooded during the downpours earlier in MayCommunities have pulled together through what has been "an emotional rollercoaster" since flash flooding caused major disruption in Devon. A 6ft (1.8m) wall in Hilary Pinfold's garden in Newton Poppleford collapsed during the downpours, and the downstairs of her house was flooded. She said the response from the local community had been "absolutely amazing".
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May 13, 2023 | 
aol.co.uk | Alex Green |Eleanor Barlow
Former Eurovision champion Loreen has taken to the stage in Liverpool in a bid to secure her second win at the contest. The vocalist, who previously triumphed in 2012, performed her anthemic dance-pop song Tattoo for the international voting public, singing from an illuminated enclosed space on the stage. The 39-year-old could become the first woman – and only the second person – to claim the coveted glass microphone trophy twice.
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May 13, 2023 | 
independent.ie | Alex Green |In Liverpool
By Alex Green, PA Acting Deputy Entertainment Editor, in LiverpoolIsraeli Eurovision champion Netta Barzilai has said the UK’s hosting of Ukraine is an “example for amazing humanity”. The singer, who triumphed at the contest in 2019 with her song Toy, suggested she herself comes from “not an easy place” and called for the international community to “always be with your hand out”.
