Exeter City: Grecians appoint Richard Pym as new chairman

Exeter City have appointed Richard Pym as their new chairman.He takes over from interim club board chair Clive Harrison, who has been in the role since June when Nick Hawker stepped down.Pym previously served as chair of Exeter City Supporters' Trust - which owns the club - from June 2020 to December 2021.Harrison will remain at the League One club in the role of general manager until the end of the 2025-26 season, assisting the board.Another change at…

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‘Show Israel the red card’: Protesters urge boycott of Israel at World Cup | Gaza

NewsFeedIsrael’s World Cup qualifier against Italy in Udine was played under heavy security and protests just days after a Gaza ceasefire took effect. A pro-Palestinian march in the city center was expected to attract more people than the match itself.Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Plymouth Argyle name Mike Stowell as goalkeeper coach

Plymouth Argyle have added Mike Stowell to Tom Cleverley's coaching staff.The former Leicester City caretaker manager has joined the Pilgrims as goalkeeper coach.Stowell, 60, coached the Foxes' goalkeepers during their historic Premier League title-winning campaign in 2015-16 under Claudio Ranieri. He also spent time at Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel and was most recently with Bristol City Women.Plymouth are 18th in League One with 13 points from their opening 11 games."Mike impressed us all greatly with his knowledge…

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‘Eyesore’ Torquay hotel closed for three months by police

A seaside hotel which had become an "anti-social behaviour magnet" has been closed for three months.Devon and Cornwall Police said a partial closure order for the Sherwood Hotel in Belgrave Road, Torquay, had been granted by Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Thursday.The order - the first to be used on a hotel in the region - meant only authorised people such as the landlord, utility companies and the emergency services could enter the property.Police said officers had received several…

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Car fire cuts off internet to Beaminster homes and businesses

Hundreds of homes and businesses in part of Dorset are without broadband for a second day after a car crashed into a telegraph pole and burst into flames.The road between Beaminster and the A356 was closed due to the fire in White Sheet Hill at about 22:45 BST on Sunday. Police said they were trying to locate the driver.Openreach said about 1,000 customers had been affected by the outage.In an update on Tuesday afternoon, it said Dorset Council…

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Gaza journalist buried as brother is freed from Israeli prison | Newsfeed

NewsFeedThe brother of killed Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi was freed under the Gaza ceasefire deal, only to be told of his brother’s death just days earlier.Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Devon and Cornwall Police digital device investigations rise

More than 3,000 digital devices containing the equivalent of two million movies' worth of data were investigated by a police force last year.Devon and Cornwall Police's specialist Digital Forensics Unit (DFU) said the devices had more than two petabytes - 2,000 terabytes - of data involved in offences which included drugs, child abuse, murder and terrorism.The force said the number of mobile phones investigated had risen by 200% over the past two years and the volume of data…

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Three-vehicle crash on A30 Devoran roundabout

A liquid waste tanker has overturned in an accident on a roundabout on the A39 between Truro and Falmouth.Devon and Cornwall Police said three vehicles had been involved in the collision in Devoran at about 09:45 BST on Tuesday.They said one driver had been released from their vehicle and, although injuries were not currently known, they were not believed to be life-threatening.The road was closed at the top of Carnon Downs carriageway and police asked drivers to avoid…

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Woman’s death in Camelford treated as suspicious by police

Police have confirmed that one of two deaths at a property in Camelford is being treated as suspicious.Emergency services were called to Treclago View at about 22:00 BST on 24 September after a report of a concern for welfare.Husband and wife Anthony Buxton, 71, and Michelle Buxton, 69, were pronounced dead at the scene.Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed that Mrs Buxton's death was being treated as suspicious, that both fatalities were linked, and officers were not looking for…

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Bridport stalking dog sculpture reinstalled after appeal

Bridport Town CouncilCrowdfunding supporters attended the unveiling of the recast sculptureA popular sculpture of a dog has been reinstalled after a crowdfunding appeal to get it recast.Stalking Dog, by Greta Berlin, was removed from the weir outside Palmers Brewery in Bridport in May after corrosion made it unsafe.The dog, based on Berlin's family pet, Queenie, had been displayed as part of the Bridport art trail.Campaigners raised more than £6,000 to get it recast in resin and, on Monday,…

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