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Jack Aitchison: Exeter City forward nets FA Cup double

Jack Aitchison: Exeter City forward nets FA Cup double

Progress into the third round earned Exeter City £79,500 in prize money as well as at least £26,500 in the next match, even if they are beaten. But it also opened up the chance of a lucrative tie against a top-flight side which could be vital for the club's financial future.Having overspent last season the club has needed loans totalling around £600,000 from owners the Exeter City Supporters' Trust.They have also landed the early payment of the sell-on…

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Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss takes positives from Bradford City loss

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss takes positives from Bradford City loss

"Today should have been three clean sheets in our last four, barring a bizarre refereeing decision."The mentality and the togetherness is there, there's consistency of how we want to play which I was desperate to get to."We still have the problem of not scoring enough goals, especially when [Lorent] Tolaj is out of the team."With top scorer Lorent Tolaj suspended Owen Oseni played up front supported by Bali Mumba. Tolaj is the only Argyle player to have scored…

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Torquay United: 2-1 Tonbridge Angels loss a ‘wasted opportunity’

Torquay United: 2-1 Tonbridge Angels loss a ‘wasted opportunity’

Torquay United manager Paul Wotton says his side's 2-1 loss at home to Tonbridge Angels was a "wasted opportunity". The defeat saw the Gulls slip to third place in National League South as their opponents moved up to 16th place.Tom Leahy gave the Kent side an eighth-minute lead before Ricky Korboa doubled the tally shortly before the half-hour mark. Louis Dennis got what proved to be a consolation goal deep in second-half stoppage time as Torquay's five-game winning…

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Dog rescued in Devon after falling from cliff

Dog rescued in Devon after falling from cliff

A dog had to be rescued after it fell over a cliff's edge in Devon.Brixham Coastguard Rescue Team said it received a call at about 13:55 GMT on Saturday which reported the dog had become separated from its owner and fallen from a cliff in the Scabbacombe area.A Facebook post from the team said the dog was located about 180m (590ft) below the cliff edge following a search, with a technician lowered through dense bushes and hawthorns to…

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Paignton Picture House awarded £675k grant by Historic England

Paignton Picture House awarded £675k grant by Historic England

A project to restore a Grade II* listed cinema has been given a grant of more than half a million pounds.Historic England (HE) has awarded £675,246 to the Paignton Picture House to carry out works to stabilise the building and restore architectural features.HE South West regional director Rebecca Barrett said it was one of the largest grants given this year and it represented "another big step towards its future as a thriving cultural hub".Paignton Picture House is expected…

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Villagers rally to save shop and chapel in Cheriton Fitzpaine

Villagers rally to save shop and chapel in Cheriton Fitzpaine

BBCResident Michael Skinner said the village would be "totally lost" without the shopA small village in mid Devon is celebrating after raising more than £100,000 to save its local shop and preserve a Methodist chapel. The lease on the community shop in Cheriton Fitzpaine is set to expire in 2027 and there is no right to renew it.When the chapel next door to it went up for sale, the village rallied around to buy it.Within eight months, 220…

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Exeter Chiefs 42-12 Cheetahs: Chiefs Challenge Cup campaign starts with win

Exeter Chiefs 42-12 Cheetahs: Chiefs Challenge Cup campaign starts with win

Exeter: Hammersley; Woodburn, Slade, Ikitau, Feyi-Waboso; Skinner, Chapman; Sio, Yeandle, Tchumbadze, Jenkins, Zambonin, Hooper, Roots, FisilauReplacements: Dweba, Goodrick-Clarke, Roots, Pearson, James, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, JohnCheetahs: Annies; Hartzenberg, Ackermann, du Plessis, Nkabinde; van der Walt, Jansen van Vuren; Dawson, van der Westhuizen, Coetzee, Wegner, Sekekete, Uys, Venter, van der MerweReplacements: Paulo, Nieuwoudt, dos Reis, Vumazonke, Volschenk, Maartens, Nel, JasperReferee: Benoit Rousselet (Fra) Source link

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Mystery of message in a bottle found on Devon beach solved

Mystery of message in a bottle found on Devon beach solved

Mike Nicholls found the bottle on Woolacombe BeachA man who was looking for the family of a couple whose ashes were released into the sea in a bottle said the family had made contact with him. Mike Nicholls discovered the message in a bottle on Woolacombe Beach, in Devon, on 9 November. The note said the couple had been sent on one "final adventure".Mr Nicholls posted photos of the bottle on a Facebook page and said the story…

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Oldest search and rescue Land Rover on final tour

Oldest search and rescue Land Rover on final tour

​The oldest Land Rover used by any search and rescue service in England is going on a final tour before being replaced.Ada, as she is known by the volunteers, has been in service on Dartmoor for 32 years.The vehicle has been deployed to more than 400 call outs and been used during the Ten Tors challenge events since 2008.Matt Holland, from North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, said the best word to describe the Land Rover was a…

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£4.2m food waste collection scheme to be rolled out in Plymouth

£4.2m food waste collection scheme to be rolled out in Plymouth

Archie Farmer,DevonandAlison Stephenson,Local Democracy Reporting ServicePA MediaPlymouth City Council said the service would eventually serve every household in PlymouthFood waste collections are to be rolled out in the Plymouth area from March next year.It means that instead of putting food items in their brown bins, residents will be provided with a separate food waste caddy.The service, costing £4.2m to implement over the next few years, is expected to create an uplift in the city's under performing recycling rate…

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Business rates misery for independent shops in Newton Abbot

Business rates misery for independent shops in Newton Abbot

Miles DavisDevon political reporter, Newton AbbotBBCHayley Kyte has been put off expanding her business because of rising ratesIndependent traders in a Devon town are deeply concerned about an increase in their business rates bills.In Newton Abbot a sweet shop owner said his bill will go up by about £4,500 and a successful gift shop owner said the level of business rates means it would not be worthwhile for her to expand into a second shop.The government has brought…

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