内容摘要：She agreed a tourism tax might initially see a drop in visitor numbers in some areas, but long-term numbers could recover if tax revenue is used to improve services for visitors.

She agreed a tourism tax might initially see a drop in visitor numbers in some areas, but long-term numbers could recover if tax revenue is used to improve services for visitors.

The Reverend Annie Deche, from the Methodist Church, said the sessions were "essential" for the community.The scheme did not run in 2024 but people's calls to bring it back this year were answered.

"There's a lot of interaction and friendships. Some people are lonely at home."They really need this."She added: "I enjoy this space. You see so many people, I get to greet them and they greet me. It's wonderful."

The warm welcome event runs every Tuesday until 11 February.A shellfish reef in Devon that was wiped out by bottom trawling fishing could be returning thanks to a mussel farm, a new study has suggested.

The offshore mussel farm, the UK's largest, was set up in Lyme Bay off the south Devon coast in 2013.

Researchers at the University of Plymouth said during that time the seabed underneath the farm had started to undergo a transformation, changing from muddy sediment into biodiverse reefs, due to mussels falling from the lines."It was my dream house and I had just decorated it as I was planning to have lodgers living with me," she said.

The fire broke out on Saturday 23 November.Tricia had been in bed unaware that the fire had caught hold of her home when the alarm was raised by a neighbour who had seen the flames.

The woman, who lives across the street, rushed over in her dressing gown and banged on the door to get Tricia's attention."When I opened the door she was shouting: 'Come out, come out'," said Tricia.