youth European Boulder athletes competed for the first rounds of the season in Curno a record-breaking number of 419 participants competed at the first European Youth Boulder Cup for 2024 With six groups divided into men’s and women’s Curno showed great action by the next generation of climbers in Europe on top of the podium was Rafael Kazbekova of Ukraine followed by Naja Isak of Slovenia in second and Amie Lerondel from France in third Israel dominated the podium with Or Mark and Itamar Harel taking first and second respectively joined by Moreno Ghilardi from Switzerland winning the third medal where the women’s podium awarded Great Britain’s Lucy Garlick the gold France’s Louise Yazid Puech the silver and Slovenia’s Jennifer Eucharia Buckley the bronze Germany's Lucas Trandafir stood on top after a close battle with Czech Republic's Jan Stipek who finished second followed in the third place by France's Camille Claude The action-packed weekend reached its peak with the U20s with strong performances both from men’s and women’s climbers in a very difficult round and setting showing this season is going to rise to new heights The men’s U20 gold medal was awarded to Israel's Yonatan Katz alongside Germany's Yannick Nagel with silver and France's Thomas Lemagner with the bronze Winning gold in the women's event was France’s Lily Abriat followed by Slovakia’s Martina Buršíková and Spain’s Iziar Almendros Martínez Athletes from the continent also gathered for another Boulder Cup again divided into six groups by age and gender on top of the women’s podium stood Jakoba Rauter from Austria with Lou Auclair from France taking second and Rafael Kazbekova from Ukraine The bronze medallist of the U18 women’s event in Curno Jennifer Eucharia Buckley from Slovenia showed a great performance winning a second medal for the season - this time gold two Spanish athletes Gelia Macia Martin was second and Julia Benach Zubero was third Taking gold in the men's U18 Cup was Corentin Laporte of Belgium followed by Adrien Gsell of France taking silver and Camille Claud taking home the bronze medal The peak of the event in Soure came with the Juniors Cup (U20) again showing great performances by the talented and strong athletes First place and winner of the competition was Anna Maria Apel of Germany with Iziar Almendros Martínez of Spain - with her second medal in two weeks - finishing second The third place was awarded to Martina Buršíková of Slovakia Standing on the top of the men's podium was Guillermo Peinando Franganillo of Spain who was joined by Ilja Auersperg of Austria in second and Tomer Yakobovitch of Israel in third The next European Youth Boulder Cup is scheduled for the weekend of the 4-5 May All events were streamed on the IFSC Europe Youtube Channel, which will also stream and cover European events throughout the season. Text description provided by the architects. The project, conceived in 1997, provided for the implementation of the new library and auditorium in Curno, a small town in the province of Bergamo. The project is located inside a larger area, meant to be a school and community services complex, and posits itself as an element generative of a different dimension of public space, capable of designing a new square, a contemporary theater and its extension and stairs, is a reinterpretation of the traditional cavea: a space for meditation and observation. © Pietro SavorelliThe project, which covers about 2,000sqm, is a monolith of concrete pigmented with iron oxides, completely decorated with a bas-relief engraved with the letters of the alphabet. The main image in the perspective, which looks towards the square, recalls that of an open book whose words, engraved in the pages, enrich and give identity to the bare surfaces of the cement. Ground Floor PlanThe structure, divided by a long corridor bounded by a concrete double wall, visually connects the square to the back of the middle school and identifies two distinct parts that contain within them the main functions: the Auditorium and the Library. Underground Floor PlanDuring construction of the concrete walls a series of 200mm diameter PVC pipes were inserted into the walls, at regular intervals, ensuring a perfect distribution of air inside the rooms. In the basement floor, under the central corridor, there is a long and spacious warehouse for books with shelves made through the assembly of commercial metal sections. © Pietro SavorelliThis floor houses all of the technical areas for the boilers, airconditioning system, and refrigeration unit. Access to the new structure starts through a path covered by a jutted-out cantilevered roof, in pigmented concrete, that connects with the nearby middle school. The entry foyer also features an area for an eventual ticket window or waiting room, allowing direct connection with both the auditorium and the library through the corridor-periodicals room. © Pietro SavorelliThe auditorium is developed in the space under the stairway and includes a room on two levels and that can accommodate about 200 people, completely covered with panels of industrial cherry wood to ensure the room optimal acoustics. In the lower part behind the stage are dressing rooms and two spaces for warehouse use. From the corridor-periodicals room – on two levels, fully illuminated from above by a long skylight and a large shelving made of metal sections, which allows both the placement and the use of about 50% of volumes – we can access the main reading room: a doubleheight space illuminated by a few banded windows that cut for the entire length of the reading room facade surface, and by two skylights. © Pietro SavorelliThese lights give light to the reading room and to the mezzanine above: a reading space connected to a metal guard rail network structure, lengthened by a long wooden landing. The reading room, even though configured as a single volume, is divided into two areas by the main desk; a smaller one for children, and a larger one for teens and adults. In the design of the library it was determined that the entire building would be realized with a unique material that confers to an architectural object a unified look, thereby optimizing the articulation of the volumes. Through various laboratory tests and various samples, they opted for a colored concrete with a “mix-design” integrated with natural iron oxide pigments and with the addition of lubricants to make the concrete workable according to particular conformations of the molds. © Pietro SavorelliThis “mix-design” has enabled the realization of a concrete with high resistance and durability that have been enriched by a surface treatment comprised of a slurry of pigmented cement with iron oxides and finished with a varnish of protective silicone The realization of the letters on the surface of the walls was made possible by the positioning of plastic matrices onto those surfaces With regard to the thermal resistance characteristics it has been provided Curno Municipal Library and Auditorium to incorporate within the walls some polystyrene panels of different thickness to create an effective thermal caulking between the exterior and interior of the building Note: this article was originally published on 2 February You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email "We are both interested in sustainable and low impact living as close to nature as possible and part of a community," they told Insider "We didn't want to pay high rent or bills and believe a minimalist-consumer lifestyle was what would allow us the money and time to pursue our own goals," they said "We never initially planned to live in a bus Mullavey and Curno bought their 1989 Toyota Coaster at the beginning of 2020 and the couple told Insider they have spent around $5,000 renovating it.  the couple picks up seasonal jobs as they travel "The previous owner had started converting it into a motorhome and some bed framing we could reuse after we ripped it all out and started again," they told Insider "Anything we didn't want from the previous build Mullavey and Curno didn't want to have a totally open-concept space we knew we wanted to create a feeling of separate rooms," they said "It took us a while to get the layout how we wanted it but we eventually decided to divide the bus into three sections." "Our plan was to make the whole thing as creatively functional as possible," the couple told Insider of their approach to the build Mullavey and Curno have a distinct kitchen and the whole space is painted with warm colors The couple's bedroom is at the tail end of the bus Mullavey and Curno store water and outdoor gear under the bed and they have overhead storage above it for their clothes and toiletries.  "It's small but not cramped and perfectly fits the two of us sleeping," they said of their bedroom Mullavey hand-painted the faux stained-glass window "The best part is the skylight," Mullavey and Curno said of their bedroom "There's nothing better than lying there on a night looking at the stars." "The skylight also opens up onto our roof deck for those days bathing in the sun or fishing off the roof," they added both of which have storage underneath them.  The benchtop next to the love seat has a mini-fridge inside of it and a table pulls out from one of the drawers under the couple's bed The couple also has a sun-shaped chandelier hanging from the ceiling The couple stores the majority of their dry foods in the cabinets above the couch Mullavey and Curno told Insider they spend time inside the living area based on the weather but it's great to have this space in the evening or when it's raining," they said "It feels very spacious considering the size of it the fridge is always right at hand with a few frosty beers up for grabs," Mullavey and Curno added Mullavey and Curno don't have a stove in their van as they just cook outdoors so the bus doesn't end up smelling like whatever they ate "We are lucky in Australia that the weather doesn't really get too cold in most parts," they said of their decision to cook outdoors.  But the kitchen does have a sink with running water and cabinet storage underneath it for utensils and pots and pans The shelf on the side of the counter serves as a spice rack Mullavey and Curno don't have a bathroom in their bus "We opted not to have a bathroom as toilets and showers are very accessible here in Australia," they told Insider They do plan on adding a shower to their bus "We love outdoor showering and are currently making a solar shower that will wrap around our roof deck," Mullavey and Curno said neither she nor Curno had renovated a home before they took on the bus "We are both pretty handy people," they told Insider "Sam grew up learning to build from her dad who renovated their family home himself and Gareth used to build recycled furniture." "But a lot of it we had to teach ourselves or learn from YouTube things like the plumbing and electrics," they went on to say "We made a lot of mistakes along the way that we had to redo immediately after." The renovation took about a year in full.  "Our advice for those building is to make sure anything you create can double up as storage — the bed "Even if it's a small compartment that fits your toothbrushes you will be glad everything has a spot and you don't have to rummage every day," Mullavey and Curno added built-in bookshelves help keep things in order in the bus "Things slow down when you're out on the road," they said of their lifestyle some beautiful music playing in the background There's no rush to be anywhere or do anything." "It's an absolute privilege that we can do this now while we don't have kids or a mortgage and are both healthy and strong enough to work," they went on to say though living nomadically does come with challenges.  being isolated as they travel can be difficult at times so they make an effort to connect with people at campsites and on social media "You learn so much about the heart of humans on the road," they said "It's important to us to work towards a community Finding that town we want to raise a family in to contribute our skills to — that's what is important to us." "But I can see this lifestyle implementing itself into our lives forever," Mullavey added "We travel only now in the hopes to find that spot we want to buy land," they told Insider "It's a great way to settle in one spot for a few months before committing to buying land there." They plan to keep traveling until they find somewhere they can see themselves living permanently they think they'll continue to live in the bus "We are pretty open to lifestyle changes and do tend to make snap decisions that really change our lives quickly," they said and the bus seems to always work with them." The couple also wants people to know you don't physically have to move into a smaller home to downsize "Downsizing for us is reducing our need to consume," they said "Living tiny for us is about making more room for nature and community It's about being realistic about what we actually need to live happily." You can follow Mullavey and Curno on Instagram Born in Plymouth, Devon, to John, an interpreter, and his wife, Olga (nee O’Brien), a dental receptionist, he was raised by his grandmother, for whom he was sometimes a carer. He went to Kelly college (now Mount Kelly school) in Tavistock, which was followed by stints as a Franciscan novitiate at Cerne Abbas Friary, now Hilfield Friary a youth worker in New York and a house father in a remand centre in Hammersmith He then took a two-year course at North London Polytechnic (now London Metropolitan University) to qualify as a social worker In 1966 he became director of the Albany He helped local residents work together on issues that were important to them and established facilities for children and young people After five years as a social work education adviser at the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, Paul joined the Gulbenkian Foundation’s inner cities programme in 1978 before becoming the foundation’s director of social welfare Under his guidance the foundation funded community businesses co-operatives and other local ventures in areas of need One of his favourite personal projects was Discover Children’s Story Centre in Stratford He commissioned a 1998 report on the value of children’s museums and was key in instigating a national network of support for children’s hands-on learning centres Paul was chairman at Blackfriars Settlement, the Soho Project and Voluntary Action Lewisham. He also edited two books on community work. Quiet, reflective and an engaging listener, he was impatient for change, but patient enough to go at the pace of those who came up with ideas for improving their local community. Modest and self-deprecating, he was a modern social reformer of the most effective kind. He is survived by his wife, Ann (nee Gallagher), whom he married in 1977, and their daughters, Tamsin and Olivia; by Sass and Dominic, the children from his first marriage to Gillian Elinor, which ended in divorce, and by his sisters, Mischa and Zondra. which it bought last year for $405 million.This could lead to 2025 revenue in line with last year.The Ohlins' deal the largest acquisition in Brembo's history was completed at the start of this year.In 2024 Brembo's revenue was broadly unchanged at 3.85 billion euros The company proposed a 0.30 euros per share dividend in line with its payout last year.($1 = 0.9133 euros)Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari in Milan and Romolo Tosiani in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi and Mark Potter Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved On 13 February the chairman of Brembo SpA Alberto Bombassei placed the first stone of a new building that will host Brembo’s Carbon Factory the flagship of the company for the processing of carbon fibre materials for competition use The new facility is dedicated to the design development and production of the company’s competition carbon brake pads and discs This all-new green field operation vertically integrates the carbon brake process under one roof The new facility is an addition to the existing Brembo operations in Curno where the company already develops and finishes braking components for racing The new building will occupy an area of approximately 7,000 square metres (23,000 sq./ft.) in addition to 10,000 square metres (33,000 sq./ft.) for green areas Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018 with production activities expected to be fully operational by the end of 2019 The new facilities production will be dedicated to equip the cars and the motorcycles of the teams competing in all the main motor racing disciplines If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com AND MEZZOLOMBARDO ITALYOne European Cup and two Youth European Cups took place in the span of three weeks in Austria and Italy Taking place from 3 to 5 May at the famous Bloc House in Graz the fourth IFSC Youth European Cup of the 2024 season featured the participation of 372 young climbers from 30 countries competing in six Boulder events of three age categories – U16 For the complete results of the event click here with a Youth European Cup taking place over two days and a European Cup closing the show on Saturday A total of 143 athletes participated in the two events For the complete results of the Youth event click here For the complete results of the European Cup click here Both events were live-streamed, and are available on-demand on the IFSC Europe YouTube channel The IFSC European Cup Series 2024 will continue in Augsburg where Lead and Speed competitions are scheduled to take place on 21 and 22 June News and updates about all IFSC European events are available on the IFSC website and the Federation’s digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and LinkedIn. for the first Youth European event of the season The first Youth event of the IFSC Season 2025 took place in Soure welcoming 264 athletes from 30 nations – including four climbers from Australia This competition also marked the introduction of a new quota system as well as updated age categories: U17 and U19 With a strong field of competitors including rising stars and previous European Cup finalists both women’s and men’s events delivered a thrilling start to the season Highlights of the event included an almost perfect score for Spain’s Julia Benach Zubero in the women’s U19 final and a gold-bronze combo for Israel in the men’s U17 event The podiums of the IFSC Youth European Cup Soure 2025 are as follows: The next IFSC Youth European Boulder Cup will take place in Graz as part of a busy month of international and continental events: in fact the first IFSC Youth European Championships will take place in Curno another European Cup will be held in Molde , opens new tab.Brembo however confirmed a target for a percentage core profit margin in line with last year.In the third quarter the company's revenue fell 1.3% to 969 million euros ($1.03 billion) depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) declined 11.8% to 156 million euros.Asked about Brembo's plan to move its registered office to the Netherlands Tiraboschi said the company is at present sticking to it but will assess new Italian rules on this matter once approved.Italy's parliament is discussing new capital market legislation allowing listed groups to issue shares that give key investors up to 10 times voting rights cementing their grip on companies and matching the advantages on offer from similar structures in the Netherlands."For what we know at present we go on with our plan," he said."When it (legislation) is finally approved and all details clear we'll look at it for sure and make our assessments".($1 = 0.9368 euros)Reporting by Romolo Tosiani in Gdansk and Giulio Piovaccari in Milan; editing by Kirsten Donovan and Keith Weir 160 athletes took part and delivered a strong showing with great event organisation and routesetting The men's podium was dominated by French athletes with an outstanding performance by Leo Favot that finished with a perfect final round - flashing all the problems On top of the women's podium there was a name you already know from the Youth Cups earlier this season the up-and-coming rising Slovenian superstar Jennifer Eucharia Buckley,at 16-years-old,won gold with four tops in the final The second place was also won by a young athlete and the third by Lucile Saurel from France The European Cup in Klagenfurt was streamed on the IFSC Europe YouTube channel The next European event will be the Speed Cup in Mezzolombardo, Italy, on the beginning 25 May. Before that, on the first weekend of May, Austria Climbing will host another event in Graz, with the Youth Boulder Cup - all events will also be covered on the European YouTube Channel. Reporting by Alessandro Parodi in Gdansk and Giulio Piovaccari in Milan; Editing by Tomasz Janowski/Keith Weir In the frame of the IFSC Europe Plenary Assembly 2024 the Continental Council celebrated and recognised the dedication of several Natonal Federations and Local Event Organisers (LOCs) in creating sustainble events and competitions presenting six of them with this year’s IFSC Europe Sustainability Awards The Awards are part of a broader initiative promoted by the IFSC Europe Sustainability Commission, who continues to actively work and provide the resources for organisers to reach their goals. The recipeints of the Silver Awards are as follows: The recipeints of the Bronze Awards are as follows: The collective effort of the European LOCs highlights the growing importance of sustainability at Climbing events globally. one of Italy's largest sportswear retailers, has been selected as the new business partner of SportScheck GmbH a leading German omnichannel sports retailer that had filed for voluntary insolvency proceedings on Nov Cisalfa Sport will enter in the German retailers' business operations but SportScheck will retain the use of its Munich-based brand name and business individuality while it will benefit from the synergies and economies of scale of the Italian group Further details of the deal will be disclosed in the future because at this stage the agreement is as much subject to approval by the German Antitrust Authority the finalization of the transaction is due to take place by June 2024 Curno (Bergamo) "We believe that this transaction will enable us to further increase our presence in Germany and also in the DACH area," said Boris Zanoletti "Thanks to our long experience in managing companies in this sector we aim to bring back SportScheck quickly among the premium players in sports retail," he added "The last few weeks of negotiations have been very intense after the opening of the bankruptcy Cisalfa Sport is a highly successful and oriented sportswear retailer long term capable of providing SportScheck with the right strategic approach and attractive growth opportunities," commented Matthias Rucker "I am very pleased that the entire SportScheck team has the perspective to continue all strategic sporting goods retail projects in the DACH area in the coming years," Rucker added After the declaration of the application for voluntary insolvency proceedings the Munich District Court had opened insolvency proceedings for the assets of SportScheck GmbH and appointed Axel Bierbach an experienced corporate restructuring lawyer from the law firm Müller-Heydenreich Bierbach & Kollegen as administrator of the insolvency proceedings "I am very pleased that we were able to find a suitable partner for SportScheck in such a short time," commented Axel Bierbach on the completion of the process "The fact that we were able to conclude the negotiations with Cisalfa Sport so quickly is thanks to all parties involved." Cisalfa has more than 150 stores in Italy and 50 stores in Germany through its subsidiary Sport Voswinkel GmbH the company has been spreading the culture and values of sports through its expertise in the field and its wide range of more than 250 brands its sells through its stores The group reports €650 million in annual sales an EBITDA of more than €65 million and €35 million in net income SportScheck is a leading omnichannel sports retailer with more than 30 stores spread throughout Germany It was founded in 1946 by Otto Scheck and also operates in Germany Austria and Switzerland through products and services offered online via website $(document).ready(function() { adition.srq.push(function(api) { api.renderSlot("renderSlot_Rectangle-2"); }); }); READ ALSO: The Brands Frontiers: A ‘preprint’ is a scholarly article posted in an openly accessible platform; namely a specific repository or preprint server.  Typically although preprints are also used to share author versions of published articles in which case they are already peer-reviewed preprints short-circuit the time to publication it means they have not yet been subject to a rigorous peer review process which validates the paper before official publication Research Square: A preprint is the author-submitted version of the manuscript before peer review IEEE: We define a preprint as a draft version of a scholarly or scientific article the preliminary work by an author prior to formal peer review and publication in an archival journal or proceedings Authors can now post these types of drafts to TechRxiv.org a new preprint server for the global technology community developed by IEEE Authors can post preprints to TechRxiv regardless of where they eventually intend to submit and publish their work Think of TechRxiv.org as a collaborative hub that facilitates the rapid and open dissemination of early scientific findings in electrical engineering  A preprint server such as TechRxiv.org enables researchers to share early results of their work ahead of formal peer review and publication and gain community feedback on a draft version of their research We should note that all submissions to TechRxiv.org are screened prior to acceptance by a panel of experts the documents are checked for plagiarism and inappropriate content.  Pharmagenesis: Our Open Pharma team would define a preprint as public version of a research manuscript that has not been through formal peer review Microbiology Society: I suspect that the biggest blocker to uptake of preprints was traditional publishers suggesting that a preprint counted as ‘prior publication’ which meant they would not review or publish preprinted articles In the last few years most publishers have acknowledged that this view was not aligned with the changing models of scholarly communication and have started to embrace preprints Other factors to the accelerating uptake of preprints are likely to include increasing awareness of preprints outside of the physics community which has used and valued arXiv for decades and the ease of setting up new preprint servers on commercial and not-for-profit platforms (e.g Frontiers: Researchers increasingly recognise that there are benefits in being able to share their work quickly and disseminate it extensively via the preprint route so results are disseminated rapidly alongside the potential to claim ‘first discovery’ which means authors can share their work more widely in case it was published in a subscription journal the surge in preprints could also be because the research community now regards them as an additional channel through which to publish their work preprints in the biomedical sciences have grown significantly This is likely due to influence from a range of stakeholders Funders have openly supported preprints or in some cases mandated deposition of a preprint at the time of journal submission Organisations like ASAPbio have made tremendous efforts in driving researcher education around and visibility of preprints bioinformaticians and genomics researchers have really led the way with the need for early sharing in outbreak research being critical in quickly tackling the outbreak (for example with the recent coronavirus) and saving lives A number of publishers have also updated their policies and now actively encourage their authors to post preprints I think all of these things have dramatically driven the visibility around preprints it’s important to keep in mind they are still only representing 2.6 per cent of all published content in the biomedical sciences IEEE: Preprint servers are just one part of an overall open science movement that strives to disseminate scientific and technical information as quickly and broadly as possible Many authors want to share and make public the results of their work as soon as possible With tools available to authors such as preprint servers authors can now easily share their early research and refine their research findings before they submit it to a peer reviewed journal This may provide an author with a greater likelihood of having his or her article accepted upon submission to a scholarly journal and could help accelerate the publishing process.   We have been asked – why did IEEE decide to develop a preprint server we discovered a need for an openly accessible preprint server specialising in engineering and technology and one that any researcher would feel comfortable contributing to regardless of their geographic location or even the ultimate intended publisher of the research With IEEE’s vast global community of authors we realised we were ideally positioned to address this challenge with the development of TechRxiv.org And given our relationships in the scholarly publishing industry our hope is that other publishers in these fields will eventually join this endeavour Pharmagenesis: We see three major contributing factors The first is a general movement away from the ‘Ingelfinger Rule’ a policy stating that research findings would not be considered for publication by a journal if it has been published elsewhere Journal editors have since revisited this policy and along with greater understanding and awareness of preprints have moved away from considering these as prior publications journals and funders now include and encourage preprints in their applications and submissions there has been a dramatic increase in the number of preprint servers available including servers for discipline- made possible by advances in server technology and institutional and philanthropic funding Combined with platforms such as the Open Science Framework which allows you to search the different servers for articles of interest research becomes both available and discoverable Microbiology Society: The research lifecycle and research outputs themselves differ dramatically between disciplines the text written by an author is their research output: the precise choice of words and phrases matters while articles are important to researchers in the sciences (who need them to capture citations and aid with grant applications and career progression) data and analyses are the critical research output Scientists also seem to be much more focused on the issue of ‘priority’ and issuing a preprint allows them to claim priority even if their article then takes a long time to get through peer review (this is so well accepted that most funding bodies Wellcome and the US National Institutes of Health allow researchers to cite preprints in their grant applications) it is easy to see why some sciences have embraced preprint servers more enthusiastically than some arts and humanities disciplines.  have had a long history of working in larger collaborative efforts In an environment like this author credit is distributed across a large number of contributors and often reproducing data is a significant endeavour authors in these communities might perceive less risk of not being credited with the data generation.  there has been hesitation about making non-peer-reviewed results accessible due to the potential consequences of using unverified findings for treatment purposes Preprints offering unverified insights into the coronavirus are a good example of how this could be problematic particularly at a time when people are rushing to deliver solutions there is a particular urgency in some fields The cultures of different fields differ quite a bit as do the journal policies in these fields Funders in some fields have been more supportive of preprints than others as well Gates and Wellcome both mandate deposition of preprints during public health emergencies Biomedical funders like the NIH also encourage the use of preprints on grant applications.  Pharmagenesis: While researchers in engineering and physical sciences have been engaging with preprints for almost two decades their uptake has been slower in other disciplines – most notably in clinical research In addition to the universal risk of research being ‘scooped’ many medical researchers remain concerned over the potential risks to public health in publishing research that has not undergone formal peer review there a risk of unvetted information being misinterpreted and misunderstood by healthcare professionals and the general public alike Beyond the risk for medical science generally the pharma industry must also take care to avoid any sense of promoting off-label use of medicines The dissemination of so-called ‘bad science’ also poses a risk to the public’s trust in medical research Microbiology Society: I’ve already mentioned that preprints allow authors to establish priority for the work they have done by providing a public record: that gives the authors credit and allows them to accrue citations to their work even before formal publication Then there is the increased visibility: preprints are open access by their nature meaning that they are easy for other researchers to find and cite as well as being available more rapidly than traditional publication routes preprints can supplement traditional peer review by allowing a wide circle of peers to discover the work and contact the author with suggestions for improvements that might be made before the final version is published Frontiers: There are benefits to preprints; wider and more rapid dissemination of results authors may receive feedback from a wider circle beyond what they might expect during peer review although the quality of this feedback cannot preprints offer an opportunity to scout for new work of interest to their respective fields and invite submissions to their journal A number of journals have partnerships with preprints allows authors to easily submit papers from bioRxiv or medRxiv straight to our system for peer review.  they present an opportunity to make research better Research has become increasingly multidisciplinary and more niche Two reviewers rarely can do the job of thoroughly validating a research article Making one’s submitted manuscript available from the start of (preferably before) the peer review process opens the door to feedback from a wider range of researchers I’m also well aware of the difficulty of finding reviewers The reader comes to the article not because an editor has asked him or her to but because he/she is genuinely interested in the research Surely this is an excellent person to provide feedback on the manuscript they also allow researchers to share their findings immediately without waiting an average of 150 days in peer review Peer review is extremely valuable in validating research an author might need to share their work early for practical reasons – to cite on a grant application But in cases of international public health emergencies It’s important we have a mechanism for immediate sharing Pharmagenesis: With the current publication process being notably slow the most obvious benefit of preprints to the research community is the early and rapid dissemination of research results As demonstrated by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak it is clear that the broader access to scientific research through preprints has allowed the scientific community to work collaboratively to combat the virus minimising repetitive research efforts and improving patient care Preprint servers allow research to be shared widely and open licences allow researchers from across the world access to the latest advances which in turn allows for more constructive feedback and even increased citations In studies where research is time-sensitive or in areas where there is a lot of competition it allows researchers a way to ‘time-stamp’ their research as soon as it has been discovered What are the biggest challenges for publishers around the rise in preprints Microbiology Society: There’s the easy answer that publishers of journals who refuse to consider preprinted articles are cutting themselves off from the next generation of researchers which is that preprints are the leading edge of a desire to publish differently and if we don’t listen to our communities and engage with those desires publishers risk becoming increasingly irrelevant. Here’s a link to a recent editorial I wrote about preprints:  Frontiers: Publishers have to decide whether to see pre-prints as prior publications and whether in principal they will publish research that is already in the public domain The decision they take may also depend on which copyright terms the preprint was published under; there may be a conflict between the publisher’s license and that of the preprint platform some journals have banned submissions based on preprints in order to discourage this practise based on their perception of risk to patients there are challenges about linking articles to pre-prints to collate impact data such as citations and how to deal with preprints if an article is retracted A particularly interesting challenge for publishers is whether and how they are implicated in managing the potentially negative impact research published in pre-prints could have if taken out of context The research community is aware the findings are unvalidated or mistakenly used to inform government policy for example the validity and reputation of all research could be questioned.  Research Square: I don’t see these two ecosystems as at odds Peer review through a journal provides a method of validation (albeit not a perfect one) and a valuable level of curation in our world of information overload The challenge will be in the ability to work together to ease the user journey for the author and in ensuring there is no duplication of resources.  IEEE: I would restate this as an opportunity for publishers in a few ways 1) to invite more authors from around the world into the process 2) to receive more submissions from authors who are in the early stages of their careers 3) to help raise awareness of an author’s work as early as possible 4) to help expedite the peer review and publishing process for scholarly journals with more polished submissions and 5) to make the lifecycle of research communications richer and more transparent.  This is made possible through the addition of data and other research artifacts to the archival records and through machine-linking of the various different versions of articles and the archival journal version of record.  Pharmagenesis: Preprints not only provide researchers with a faster route of communication than traditional peer-reviewed publication but also offer an alternative route to open access without the associated article processing costs As preprints become more popular some authors may opt not to publish their work in peer-reviewed journals at all Publishers will have to adapt in order to retain article submissions demonstrating the value added by their peer review and providing authors with viable open access routes Microbiology Society: Let me go find my crystal ball… At a guess we’ll see some consolidation of existing niche preprint servers into larger disciplinary servers as well as the launch of additional disciplinary and institutional servers for specific communities but also a proliferation of services built on top of preprint servers.  Frontiers: This may depend on the transition to open access and more technology-driven publishing services Either of these could make preprints redundant as they would undermine its main benefit; rapid and unrestricted dissemination if there is a clear shift in researcher evaluation (some funders allow preprints to be used in grant applications) and a de-emphasis on peer review as a validation method it is possible preprints may become more prominent like other well established and long-running industries It could be that 10 years is too short a timeframe for any significant change to occur in the preprint landscape There are a number of areas that preprints do need to address to become more prominent and AI-ready formats to enable enhanced text and data-mining in the future The challenge will be in the ability to work together to ease the user journey for the author and in ensuring there is no duplication of resources IEEE: I think the open science movement overall will continue to accelerate as more information will be available faster and more broadly than ever before – and that encompasses preprints as well as the final peer reviewed articles IEEE strives to continue to support the varying needs of all of our authors and the scientific community by providing and developing the resources needed to continue to drive global innovation now and in the future Pharmagenesis: As the demand for timely access to research outputs grows so will the scholarly community’s engagement with preprints The clear benefits of preprints in response to public health crises have again been demonstrated in the COVID-19 outbreak When an inflammatory article suggesting that COVID-19 was engineered by humans was posted to bioRxiv the scientific community rallied 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Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Take part in the 2025 Charity Shops Survey the survey provides detailed benchmark data giving you a better understanding of the charity retail sector. Deadline for submissions is 4th July Take part and find out more A painting that was plundered by the Nazis and recently restituted will be auctioned at the Dorotheum in Vienna today Proceeds from the sale of The Compassionate Child will go to the Vision Foundation in its centenary year.  The Beggar was painted by the leading 19th-century Austrian artist Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller and taken for Hitler’s planned Führermuseum in Linz Art consultants Cadell + Co advised pro bono how best to bring the Waldmüller works to the attention of collectors.  The Beggar is considered the most valuable of three restituted Waldmüller paintings and is expected to fetch between €150,000 to €200,000 according to Cadell co-founder Willem de Gier In November 2020 the first two Waldmüllers were sold for €383,900 by Dorotheum members of Vienna’s Jewish community escaped from Nazi oppression to London with their lives but not their many valuable artworks.  Oscar Löwenstein died soon after they arrived and while Irma Löwenstein survived and spent the rest of her life trying to reclaim her art She remarried and when she died in 1976 left her estate to the Greater London Fund for the Blind the charity learned that three Waldmüller paintings from the collection had come to light in museums in Munich Dortmund and Berlin and as the beneficiaries of the will With the pro bono help of law firm Charles Russell Speechlys the paintings have been bought to auction.  partner and art lawyer specialist at Charles Russell Speechlys said: “It has been a real honour to help support the legacy of the Vision Foundation We hope the sale of this piece will boost the future growth of the charity and help transform and empower the lives of London’s visually impaired community.” said: “Legacies are vital to the Vision Foundation and this one which brings with it such a powerful story of loss as well of course as being hugely generous and quite unexpected.”  Curno added: “This is a real-life story about lost art seized by the Nazis but with a twist which has turned the Vision Foundation into an unlikely art detective.”  The Waldmüller paintings are three artworks from a collection which originally comprised dozens of objects The whereabouts of many of these works are still unknown.  The Beggar is Lot 526 in the auction of 19th Century Paintings at 4pm at the Palais Dorotheum A PERVY pensioner who molested a herd of cows and admitted "a weakness for animals" has been handed a five-year restraining order Church-goer John Curno, 81, was sentenced today after being found molesting cattle at a farm in West London on numerous occasions. Farmer's wife Susan Howie caught Curno twice with his pants and trousers round his ankles and courting her cattle at the 600-acre Park Lodge Farm in Uxbridge. The pensioner claimed he visited a church near the farm once a week because he "liked the view" - and had been coming there for a decade. Mrs Howie described her horror as she busted the octogenarian mid-masturbation. "He had his left hand interfering with the cow and his right hand on a part of his lower body, his shirt was covering it," she told Uxbridge Magistrates' Court, where Curno was sentenced earlier today. "He stopped and looked up, he grabbed his boxers and his trousers and ran to the stile." On the second occasion she arrived at 8.30pm to milk the cattle. "It was the same field as before, this time he had had his whole hand in the cow. "He grabbed his trousers and boxers and he ran for the stile and he actually fell over the stile because his trousers fell down when he was trying to get over it. "I was disgusted, we gave nobody permission to touch or interfere with our cows, it might seem funny to you but they are family they are not just cows." Curno, who uses a walking stick, was also spotted by two sisters who said they saw him insert his left arm up to his shoulder into the back end of the beast and perform a solo sex act. Meave and Aideen McHugh, who live nearby, said they saw Curno trying to have sex with a cow for up to 30 minutes. They called the police, who discovered the horny pensioner on a nearby public footpath. On his arrest Curno told officers: "I have a weakness with animals." The dirty pensioner denied the charges, and claimed not to have masturbated in over three years due to his medication. this is the first time he has been caught by police "We assumed that he liked the area and just liked cows we just did not realise he liked them that much." and is banned from visiting Park Lodge farm for five years We pay for your stories! 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Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk - the UK’s number one site for death notices and memorials providing friends and families with a lifelong tribute to their loved one add tributes and photographs and make donations in memory Each week we pay tribute to the loved ones remembered in our area with a funeral notice and online tribute page To read the latest announcements and add tributes to those from our area who have passed away, or to create a funeral notice yourself, click here you can create a notice by calling our helpful team on 01482 908084 Here is a selection of notices published earlier this week Margaret BARROW With thanks to Derriford Hospital Haematology Department St Lukes Hospice at home and the ladies of The Hillside Care Agency for providing excellent care and support Please wear what you feel comfortable in but if possible avoid wearing black. No flowers by request, donations if desired for St Luke's Hospice directly to https://www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk/donations/ Ken BARTLETT Passed away peacefully on November 2 at Treliske hospital St Austell PL25 5JE Tel: 01726 65727 or by retiring collection at the service Michael John (fondly known as John) BAWDEN (fondly known as John) Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, at West Cornwall Hospital, aged 75 years, of Hayle Graham Wilfred BENDALL It is with great sadness that the family of Graham Wilfred Bendall announce his passing from heart failure at East Hartley Farm on Monday Sharing a wonderful life together for 70 years Graham will be very sadly missed by his wife Graham diversified from farming and with his family the successful theme and caravan park near Dartmouth The funeral will be held at 11am at St.Michael's Church In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Barn Owl Trust,Waterleat, Ashburton, TQ13 7HU to reflect Graham's passion for wildlife and the countryside or c/o Kingsbridge Funeral Directors, Devon Square View John BENNETT Sadly passed away at home in Mayfield Newquay on November 3 daughters Shirley and Brenda as well as nine grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and one great great grandson John was drafted to National Service aged 19 years Serving at Bodmin with the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry Regiment with tours in 1953 to 1955 to Minden After Service he worked as a Nursery Man and with the waterboard for many years followed at nights and weekends serving customers in some of the bars around Newquay He was a bar steward at Newquay institute and after that Newquay Conservative Club He and Catherine were members of the Royal British Legion Sports Centre and Newquay Football Club over the years John was one of the founders of the Boys Newquay Choughs Football club that played and were quite successful at the sports centre in the mid 70s being generous and advisory he was a no fuss he did not want a formal funeral and that donations to go to his charity of choice He was a great man and will be missed so much Barry James BENNETT Much-loved brother of Maureen and Bernadette A very kind and generous man who will be greatly missed at 11:30am St Budeaux Funeralcare 72 Victoria Road Michael John BENNETTS great-grandad to 10 and great-great grandad to two donations for Dementia UK will be accepted by the Funeral Director John George De La Poer BERESFORD In loving memory of John George de la Poer Beresford who passed away at home on November 6 at the wonderful age of 97 years A very much-loved husband to Jeanne; Dad to Stephen with Amanda and Clare with Richard; Granpa to Jack with Carolina Jonah and Benjamin; Great-Granpa to Vincent A service will be held at St Buryan Parish Church on Tuesday where all are welcome to come to pay their respects and may be received at the service or be sent to the Funeral Directors For any enquiries please contact Funeral Director Scott Watters of CFS at Peakes of Tolcarne Doreen Patricia (Pat) BERRY Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 22, at Old Roselyon Manor Nursing Home, Par aged 86 years of Redruth Donations welcome for Cancer Research UK and may be sent direct to the charity or to The Funeral Director Denise BORLASE On Thursday, November 7, Denise, aged 69 years of St Austell Beloved and devoted wife of Gerry (deceased) Denise will be greatly missed by all her family and friends Donations if desired, for the RSPCA, can be made online at wedlakefuneralhome.co.uk/donations or may be sent (cheques made payable to the RSPCA) c/o Nick Jago and David Michael Funeral Directors, Wedlake Funeral Home, 2 Higher Bugle, St Austell PL26 8PY Tel: 01726 850216 Edward (Ted) BRIGHT Family flowers only please, but donations may be given, if desired, for 'The Stroke Association' by retiring collection or c/o Arthur W Bryant Funeral Service, Morwenna Court, Princes Street, Bude. EX23 8AT Tel: 01288 352282 or online via their website awbryant.co.uk Veronica Jane (Vron) BURRING (Rice) Your life and light changed me in the greatest of ways the love we shared does not cease simply because you are no longer beside me David Anthony CHAPMAN Passed away peacefully on November 2 with all his family by his side Millie and Emma and great grandad to Ophelia Funeral service at Glynn Valley Crematorium at 12.30pm followed by a celebration of his life at Lanlivery Parish Church at 2pm Family flowers only requested but donations if desired for either RABI or The Stroke Association may be sent direct to the charities or placed in the donation box at the service Beatrice CHEETHAM On October 23 peacefully at Woodland House Care Home Dearly loved Mum of Rick and Sue (deceased) Cath and Hannah and a very dear great Granny Family flowers only but donations if desired to RSPCA & Cancer Research UK or by the donation box at the service Any enquiries to Personal Choice Funerals Par 01726 815050 Patricia COPPOLA Will be sadly missed by daughter-in-law Lesley Thank you to the staff at Cann House for their care and support over the last 10 years Funeral service will be held at The Park Crematorium Maureen CROSTHWAITE Wife of Ricky Crosthwaite (Rame) has passed away after 93 many happy years. Maureen cherished lovely friends from her agricultural work with Ricky, Edgcumbe Chapel, Helston and Falmouth Churches She lived happily at home with super support from wonderful carers over the years; Taylors Thank you to each individual carer for all the wonderful care and happy times Andrew Lee CURNO Norah CURNOW On Friday, November 1 peacefully at Treliske hospital Norah, aged 76 years of Penzance Family flowers only but donations if so desired for The National Animal Welfare Trust (Wheal Alfred) Funeral service enquiries to Burroughs and Kearey Funeral Directors Leonard John CURRY Peacefully at his home with his family around him Funeral service at Lanherne Carmelite Convent Donations to Children’s Hospice South West (Little Harbour) via donations link or at the service c/o T C Rogers & Son Patricia (Pat) DELAG Donations can be made by retiring collection for The Woodland Trust Budeaux Funeralcare 72 Victoria Road St Budeaux Plymouth PL5 1RF Telephone 01752 362222 Howard John DR BALL of Ladock Dr Howard Ball died unexpectedly on October 24 whilst on holiday church member of St Ladoca Church and friend to many He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends A funeral service to celebrate his life will be followed by burial at St Ladoca Church Donations in lieu of flowers will go towards the restoration of the bells at St Ladoca Church The Cornish Funeral Company Carharthen Forge Christopher ELDER Passed away after a long illness on October 21 at Derriford Hospital aged 71 Funeral service will be held at The Park Crematorium, Ceremony Room Two 205 Merafield Road, Plympton, PL7 1UQ on Thursday, November 21, at 12:30pm. Family flowers only please, donations if desired for St Lukes Hospice may be left online at wcpltd.com/donate Barry FENWICK We are sad to announce the passing of Barry Fenwick he was a much-loved and well-known character within the Plymouth motor industry however there was a celebration of his life at The Brook Inn We would ask if you have a particular anecdote or memory relating to Barry please write it down and bring it with you as we know he had a colourful life and would love to hear more about it William Terry FINNEMORE It is with great sadness that the family of William Terry Finnemore "Bill" announce his peaceful passing at St.Luke's Hospice on October 24 The funeral service was held at St Matthews Church Family flowers only please, donations if desired for St Luke's Hospice, Plymouth, may be left online at wcpltd.com/donate Gloria Jean FOURTE Passed away at Derriford Hospital on Monday Will be lovingly remembered by her husband David brother Trevor and all of her family and friends Funeral service to be held at The Park Crematorium (Ceremony Room One) donations if desired for Bowel Cancer West may be left online at wcpltd.com/donate All enquiries to Walter C Roy Edmund FURNIVAL by retiring collection or may be sent direct to the charity Jim (James Charles) GODDEN father-in-law to Gemma and Marcus and proud Grandad Jim of Stewart Jim will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by all of his family and friends Funeral service at St Kew Parish Church on Friday for St Kew Parish Hall and The Trust of St James can be made online via the Memory Giving website Funeral Directors (cheques made payable to R John Edward David GREET suddenly but peacefully at The Hollies Care Home Dear brother to Tony and sister-in-law Tricia cousin to Rosalind and Yolande and to his many cousins at Tregony Funeral service was at Penmount Crematorium, Truro, on Tuesday, November 19. No flowers by request but donations if so desired to Cornwall Air Ambulance or The Hollies c/o Robert Bunt & Sons Jill Lindsay HARPER Passed away peacefully at Lakeview Care Home following many years with Alzheimer's disease Rowan and Holly; she is finally reunited with her much-loved husband A memorial service will be held at All Saints Church, Binfield on November 26 at 11.30am, followed by a buffet at St Anne's Manor, Wokingham. Please RSVP to sue.thornton@virgin.net to confirm attendance. Donations in lieu of flowers to Alzheimer's Research or Cancer Research may be made via www.abwalker.co.uk Michael (Mike) HARRIS Passed away at Torbay Hospital on November 7 He will be sadly missed by all who knew him Linda HARRISON Passed away suddenly at home on November 6 She will be greatly missed by all who knew her Donations if desired to The Primrose Foundation Co-op Funeralcare 12-14 Morshead Road Crownhill Plymouth PL6 5AJ Stephen Samuel (Sam) HUNTER We as a family sadly announce that Sam lost his battle with cancer and passed away peacefully We are all completely heartbroken as we look to life without our hero We would like to thank St Luke's Hospice Plymouth who for the last three weeks have been outstanding The support they give daily goes above and beyond and they are all super human As a family, we would like to say a huge thank you to all who have been a great support over the few extremely challenging weeks. Funeral service to take place at Plymouth Crematorium at The Park, Ceremony Room 1 on Friday, November 29, at 2pm. Family flowers only, donations will be for St Luke's Hospice, these can be made by retiring collection or by visiting - www.stephenhunter.muchloved.com All enquiries to Co-op Funeralcare Plympton (01752) 208059 To add your own tributes to the loved ones from our area, or to publish a notice for your loved one, visit funeral-notices.co.uk Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those we have lost Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right Care Home Professional Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester visited Eversfield Care Home in Reigate, to officially open its new Nursing Wing Eversfield Nursing Wing was officially opened by Her Royal Highness on 23rd April. The Duchess was received by Olivia Curno, CEO of Elizabeth Finn Homes and Tom Lawson, Chair of the Board and CEO of Turn2us, Elizabeth Finn Homes’ (EFH) parent charity. During her tour of the new extension, Her Royal Highness met Carmella Lewis, Clinical Care Manager at Eversfield and Anthony Barnes, EFH Estate Manager. The Duchess also enjoyed meeting staff and residents including former nurses now living in the home, Ann and Hilda. Hilda commented, “As a former nurse with 10 years of service, it was an absolute delight to meet Her Royal Highness and to be part of such a special moment in Eversfield’s history. The new nursing wing is a reminder that compassionate care continues to evolve and thrive, and I feel privileged to witness it first-hand as a resident here.” The Duchess has been Royal Patron of Turn2us since 2003 and during this time has visited many of the Elizabeth Finn care homes. Initially set up in 1897 as the Distressed Gentlefolk’s Aid Association, the care homes and charity continue to carry out Elizabeth Finn’s exemplary work and today the homes operate on a profit-for-purpose basis, with all profits going to support Turn2us. Eversfield Care Home has been owned and operated by Elizabeth Finn Homes since 1996. This new wing meets increased local demand for high-quality nursing care, building on Eversfield’s strong reputation for residential and end-of-life care. Each of the 16 beautifully decorated fully en-suite bedrooms provide 24/7 nursing care and offer views over surrounding gardens. Olivia Curno, CEO of Elizabeth Finn Homes commented: “As our Patron, The Duchess of Gloucester has long supported our homes and the important work that they do. We are delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness today to help us mark the opening of our new Nursing Wing, underlining our continued commitment to creating loving environments where those in later life can truly flourish, alongside a deep-rooted social purpose.” Also in attendance at the opening were Brigadier Roger Hood, Deputy-Lieutenant of Surrey, the Mayor and Mayoress of Reigate and Banstead, Councillor Eddy and Mrs Sarah Humphreys, as well as the Deputy Mayor of Reigate and Banstead, Councillor Sue Sindon. The home was also joined by representatives from MCS Construction, DAC Architects and Dalbergia Group who supported the build. Eversfield is one of eight residences in the Elizabeth Finn Homes portfolio all set within tranquil locations and landscaped gardens. All homes are rated Outstanding or Good by the Care Quality Commission and across the group, residents experience care that is warm, welcoming and delivered by dedicated teams in beautiful surroundings. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account The latest news as it happens in Dartmoor covering Okehampton important updates and local opinions from across Okehampton Cycling and more local Dartmoor Sports News property sales & property of the week including Okehampton house prices and opinions on Dartmoor's property market including Okehampton Local area spotlights & features across Dartmoor Dartmoor national park is 368 miles of beautiful English countryside find out what green issues are affecting Dartmoor here at The Moorlander Get local news & council updates for across Dartmoor including Okehampton Showcasing and celebrating the incredible independent businesses of Dartmoor Ashburton & Surrounding areas from the local community & our reporters Get your local Dartmoor traffic & travel reports Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist 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of publications in notable photographic magazines is equally long John says; “I was offered the chance to produce a book on Moretonhampstead in 2017 by Georgiana Lingard of Green Hill Arts for their beautiful gallery near the Church I happily accepted as I had previously made books on other Dartmoor towns and villages i.e I spent a year frequently visiting Moretonhampstead to produce all the photos I enjoyed photographing the town and its people over that time and tried to show the many aspects and some of the events throughout 2017/18 beginning and ending with the carnival The town has an interesting history and buildings and is very much worth investigating for its beautiful setting and surroundings It is a town which still has all the useful shops – butchers There is also a surprising number of talented crafts people I have really enjoyed making this book which has over 180 colour photographs and is available from Green Hill Arts and from the Information Centre in Moretonhampstead 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the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm ‘Things that have disappeared Things that I will not see appear Things that a future generation will see disappear A thing that is called mortality.’ John Curno’s insightful words sum up the spirit of this exhibition Historic images from Foxworthy Farm in the 1870s shown alongside the contemporary works of Chris Chapman John Curno and Cedar Shaw offer a rare opportunity to celebrate their work and reflect on some of the social economic and environmental changes wrought over the last 150 years Chris Chapman is widely recognised as an author Since 1975 he has documented aspects of Dartmoor life developing a large archive depicting the culture and character of the region The exhibition includes photographs taken by him that will feature in the planned sequel to his well-known Dartmoor book ‘Wild Goose and Riddon’ Plymouth-born John Curno became interested in photography as a child being drawn to photographers whose work was featured in National Geographic Time and history are very important in John’s work He enjoys the interaction of people and the objects around them John is showing works selected from his extensive archive of Dartmoor photographs taken over the last sixteen years Cedar Shaw’s ‘of the moment’ WOMEN OF DARTMOOR project comprises nine black and white portraits of women who are living and working on the land in a variety of ways but for whom the moors are a key aspect of how they define themselves and their daily existence “Dartmoor can be a hard place to make a living difficult to farm and often isolated as a home I believe it requires a resilience of spirit to place a life and livelihood in the lap of this raw and unpredictable landscape.” Photographs from the Hunt Collection appear in a number of albums dating from the 1870s and were taken at Foxworthy Farm in the parishes of Manaton and Lustleigh by various members of the Hunt family including the artist Cecil Arthur Hunt and his father they appear by courtesy of the Hunt family The selection has been made by the Lustleigh Society and their inclusion in this exhibition is financed by Moor than Meets the Eye Four Views on Dartmoor is at Green Hill Arts 10am until 4pm and entry is free of charge A new photography book perfectly captures the people and distinctive spirit of the popular Dartmoor town of Chagford a place with a big heart and a rich history What sets this book apart is the sense of joy emanating from its pages The author is local photographer Claire-Shauna Saunders (whose photos have appeared in The Guardian) and the book also features a thoughtful and charming introduction by British actor Ade Edmondson Strong portraits of some of Chagford’s more famous residents appear alongside intimate portrayals of local people - the farmers and craftspeople who live and work in the town Lively photographs of popular community events evoke the authentic experience of life in this most eclectic of places Claire was born in Ely and fell in love with photography at a young age I always asked for cameras for my birthdays I used to hide behind the market stalls in Ely Market and take photos of all the interesting people.” She started coming to Chagford regularly in her young adulthood to visit family members living in the town In comparison to the flat landscape of the fens Dartmoor took her breath away: “I thought it was beautiful - the hills She stuffed her purse with her life savings of £200 and her sister Theo came to collect her The bright and vivacious young woman left the fens behind for good “I moved straight in and never left!” she laughs Claire would spend all day walking across the hills with ‘nothing but some lip balm She married a kind-hearted local publican and cheesemonger “I nannied for many years,” Claire explains “Then I became interested in supporting autistic children at primary school I was diagnosed with MS [multiple sclerosis an incurable condition of the central nervous system] It was just after I'd got my final qualification as an autism specialist I was so sad to have to give up working at the school so my photography became about people instead I thought people were difficult to photograph the most recent book of Chagford photographic portraits was John Curno’s 'Chagford Parish Claire takes up the story: “John Curno’s book is now twenty years old so when someone suggested I should produce a book of my photos But I wanted to do it my own way; these kinds of books can be a bit male-dominated I wanted to capture the atmosphere and energy of Chagford.” Claire’s book is a testament to her determined and unquenchable spirit Her MS affects her walking and she now needs a mobility scooter people are surprised because I’m so lively and smiley; they don’t realise Her photographs reveal a rare gift for photographic reportage expressing something of the universal within the local evoking the precious magic of the everyday - community “It took four years of making dates with people Capturing Chagford: Portraits of a Dartmoor Parish A sight loss charity formed by the merger of Vision Foundation and Fight for Sight last year has confirmed its name and published new branding The merged charity will be known as Fight for Sight and is led by chief executive Keith Valentine the former chief executive of Vision Foundation has now taken on a role as CEO of not-for-profit social care provider Elizabeth Finn Homes which works in partnership with financial security charity Turn2us Fight for Sight said it spent £66,000 working with an agency on the rebrand and to ensure that the brand was inclusive and accessible which recorded an expenditure of £4.35m in the year to March 2023 said the rebrand costs equate to 1% of its planned charitable spend for this year Keith Valentine, Fight for Sight’s CEO said the charity now has a “bold brand underpinning our ambitions” and paired with a distinctive tone of voice which denotes an optimistic future for us as a charity and crucially, for everyone impacted by vision loss,” he said The logo resembles an eye and the eyelid below it The eyelid curves upwards and resembles arms outstretched Its new logo features a changed colour palette The charity plans distribute almost £30m across scientific research and social change as part of its five-year strategy Funding will not only focus on individual projects but on scaling up and providing infrastructure for the most impactful work said: “The researchers we fund are at the forefront making breakthroughs and discoveries that will help to better understand “I’d like to thank everyone who has brought our ambition to life through this incredible new identity.” Fight for Sight also rebranded in 2019 to focus on creating “a movement not a remote funding body” after feedback from users and scientists Caerphilly County Borough’s tourism industry has been recognised with three award wins at the South East Wales Tourism Awards The ceremony was held at St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life on Thursday The council’s events and marketing team were awarded the Best Event award for The Big Cheese which is held annually during the last weekend of July in Caerphilly town centre Llancaiach Fawr – the 16th century manorhouse near Nelson – won the Best Visitor Attraction award Completing the hat-trick of wins for the county borough were Cath and Howard Smith owners of Gellihaf House Bed and Breakfast in Fleur de Lis The award winners will now be entered into the Wales-wide National Tourism Awards The ceremony will take place at the International Convention Centre Wales and will be hosted by the Welsh Government said: “Caerphilly County Borough has so much to offer visitors and the three awards received are testament to the quality on offer Their hard work and dedication has been recognised and these awards showcase the importance of tourism to the local economy.”