Laura Devlin

United Kingdom

Journalist at BBC

BBC journalist for the East of England. Views my own, not that of the BBC. [email protected]

Articles

Pilgrimage remembers women condemned as witches

1 week ago | bbc.com | Laura Devlin

Pilgrimage remembers women condemned as witches Laura DevlinWe Are WitchRuth Dillon (pictured) and Eleanor Dale will walk the route in 16th Century dressTwo artists are to undertake a riverside pilgrimage in period dress to remember women persecuted as witches in the 17th Century. Ruth Dillon and Eleanor Dale are following the River Yare from Limpenhoe, near Norwich to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on Saturday as part of a broader art project called We Are Witch.
Banham campsite clampdown for 'aggressive' cat Harry

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Robby West |Laura Devlin

Campsite clampdown for 'aggressive' cat HarryRobby West and Laura DevlinRobby West/BBCHarry likes to wander around the village - but he's not welcome everywhereA campsite has complained to the owner of a neighbourhood cat that her wandering moggy was "aggressive" and could deter guests. Harry makes regular stop-offs at Applewood Countryside Park in his home village of Banham, Norfolk - but the company director claims he is far from the purr-fect visitor.
People who knew missing Kellie Pratt 'need to do the right thing'

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Laura Devlin

Police plea to 'do right thing' over missing womanLaura DevlinNorfolk PoliceKellie Pratt had few connections in the Norwich area, police said People who know what happened to a missing woman who disappeared 25 years ago should "do the right thing", police have said. Kellie Pratt, who was 28 and a sex worker, was last seen outside The Rose pub in Queens Road, Norwich, on 11 June 2000. She took a call 10 minutes later and said she was with a "punter" - a person who remains unknown.
Police plea to 'do right thing' over missing woman

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Laura Devlin

Kellie Pratt had few connections in the Norwich area, police said [Norfolk Police]People who know what happened to a missing woman who disappeared 25 years ago should "do the right thing", police have said. Kellie Pratt, who was 28 and a sex worker, was last seen outside The Rose pub in Queens Road, Norwich, on 11 June 2000. She took a call 10 minutes later and said she was with a "punter" - a person who remains unknown. Her body has not been found.
Norfolk and Suffolk police sign up to missing veterans scheme

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Laura Devlin

Police sign up to scheme to trace missing veteransLaura DevlinBBC News, East of EnglandFamily handoutAlan Forcer served in Northern Ireland and Kosovo, and afterwards struggled with PTSDNorfolk and Suffolk police have joined a scheme that gives officers instant information about vulnerable military veterans who have gone missing. The Forcer Protocol was founded by Claire Lilly, from Essex, after her ex-husband Lance Corporal Alan Forcer took his own life in May 2020.
Leisure centres in Lowestoft, Woodbridge and Leiston go greener

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Laura Devlin

'Game-changer' cash as leisure centres go greenerLaura DevlinGetty ImagesThree centres will get new heating systems and more solar panelsThree leisure centres will move towards going carbon neutral after a council secured a £2.8m government grant for upgrade work. Waterlane in Lowestoft, Deben in Woodbridge and Leiston Leisure Centre are to get air-source heat pumps for heating and CO2 heat pumps for hot water.
'Game-changer' cash as leisure centres go greener

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Laura Devlin

Three leisure centres will move towards going carbon neutral after a council secured a £2.8m government grant for upgrade work. Waterlane in Lowestoft, Deben in Woodbridge and Leiston Leisure Centre are to get air-source heat pumps for heating and CO2 heat pumps for hot water. East Suffolk Council, which has contributed £2m, said the new systems - along with solar panels - would "significantly cut energy use and emissions".
Dundee Planning Ahead: West End pilates studio and Broughty Ferry Pret A Manger outdoor seating

2 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Laura Devlin

A former church building in the West End of Dundee could be transformed into a pilates studio. An application has been lodged seeking permission to convert the Taylors Lane property, once home to the Revival church, into a fitness premises. The building was constructed in 1905 and originally named ‘Bethany Hall’. Most recently is has been used as a place of worship but due to a declining congregation, the owners are in the process of selling the property.
Dundee and Angus College transformation could generate £1 billion for local economy

2 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Laura Devlin

Ambitious plans to create two new campuses for Dundee and Angus College could generate more than £1 billion for the region. The Courier revealed last year that the college was plotting a takeover of the Wellgate Centre. It is part of an unprecedented £265 million transformation plan. Dundee and Angus College is looking to move from the Kingsway Campus in Dundee to a new facility at the Wellgate. The current base – which opened in 1963 – would close.
Call for change for 'isolated' unpaid Cambridgeshire carers

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Laura Devlin

Image source, Caring TogetherImage caption, Jo (right) lives in Cambridgeshire and cares for her mum, who has Alzheimer'sUrgent change is needed to prioritise "unsupported, isolated and overlooked" unpaid carers as they struggle with growing challenges in their lives, according to a charity report. Caring Together, based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, has gathered first-hand accounts from people it supports across the county and Norfolk.