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Sophie Pierce

England

Reporter at BBC

My memoir #TheGreenHill - about the death of my son Felix - is out now with @unbounders. Co-author of wild swim guides @wildthingsbooks

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  • 1 month ago | theguardian.com | Sophie Pierce

    The first bluebells are out along the Dart gorge, creating a faint purple haze under the twisted oak trees. I’m on my way to Luckey Tor, one of Dartmoor’s most hidden rock stacks, which sits by the river, shrouded in vegetation like Sleeping Beauty’s castle. It’s not the easiest of walks. The path peters out as I get deeper into the gorge, and the final approach to the tor involves clambering and hopping over large mossy boulders and navigating huge shelves of rock that border the river.

  • 1 month ago | totnespulse.co.uk | Sophie Pierce

    Totnes residents and right-to-roam campaigners Guy Shrubsole and Lewis Winks are among the line-up at the first ever Dartmoor Tors Festival, which is taking place on the late May bank holiday weekend, starting Friday 23rd May. They’ll be part of an event called “Dartmoor: Open to All?”, discussing how much access we really have to our local national park.

  • 1 month ago | msn.com | Sophie Pierce

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  • 1 month ago | metro.co.uk | Sophie Pierce

    The sun was out and the hedgerows were full of primroses as I drove to see my son, Felix, at university in March 2017. I was excited at the thought of seeing him. His teenage years had been fairly difficult: he'd developed epilepsy at the age of 13, which was never that well controlled and it knocked his confidence. But he seemed to be blossoming at university. He'd got involved in drama and I was travelling to Leicester from our home in Devon to watch him in the musical, The Producers.

  • 2 months ago | breastcancernow.org | Sophie Pierce

    “We’re deeply concerned that thousands of people with early breast cancer could miss out on access to a vital type of treatment due to uncertainties around cost-effectiveness.[1] “Despite the promising potential for adjuvant ribociclib to cut the risk of cancer coming back by almost a third (28.5%), today’s decision means only certain people with high-risk node positive disease, and none with high-risk node negative disease, would receive it.[2] “While drug approvals are always welcome, it’s...

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Sophie Pierce
Sophie Pierce @sophiepierce
7 May 25

‘Coffin conversations’ are part of @DyingMatters week. In Devon, district nurse Anna Dunscombe, who works with the dying, is doing her bit this Saturday - pls RT @drkathrynmannix https://t.co/qFAJOfHdDi https://t.co/gjmutpVbP0

Sophie Pierce
Sophie Pierce @sophiepierce
30 Apr 25

RT @AgathaFestival: ***The Green Room Interviews*** Your backstage pass to hear from some of the amazing speakers we welcome every year.…

Sophie Pierce
Sophie Pierce @sophiepierce
28 Feb 25

RT @the_stone_club: Stone Club @thesocial with @petefowlerart a reading from @OliSmithTravel author of On This Holy Island, a talk from…