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Glen Townson: Exeter appoint ex-Bristol coach to assistant forwards role

Glen Townson: Exeter appoint ex-Bristol coach to assistant forwards role

Prem Rugby side Exeter have appointed Glen Townson as their assistant forwards coach.The 39-year-old left his role as Bristol's academy transition coach earlier this week.Townson, who played for Bristol, Doncaster, Newcastle and Ealing, returned to Ashton Gate in 2022, having previously been Ealing's forwards and defence coach. "He's a very switched-on guy with good rugby experience both in the Prem and the Championship," Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter told the club website., external"He's already collated a good…

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Championship transfer window: Hayden Hackney, Imran Louza and the EFL players who could be on the move in January

Championship transfer window: Hayden Hackney, Imran Louza and the EFL players who could be on the move in January

In an inconsistent season for the Terriers, Castledine's class has been a constant and while there is no indication parent club Chelsea want to sell the 20-year-old, they may look to reassign him in the Championship to increase his challenge.Castledine has 10 league goals from midfield and it is the manner of how he has tended to score them that catches the eye - free-kicks, volleys, bursts from deep or wide areas, accompanied by a flurry of stepovers.He…

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World Darts Championship: Luke Littler’s semi-final opponent Ryan Searle on rare eye condition

World Darts Championship: Luke Littler’s semi-final opponent Ryan Searle on rare eye condition

On particularly bad days, Searle is unable to see where his darts land but he hopes his tale can serve as an inspiration to other sufferers. "It was only in the last 18 months that I realised what the diagnosis was," said Searle."It's been bad for as long as I can remember."There's no cure for what I've got so I'm stuck with it. I wear contact lenses now to try and take a bit of the blurriness away…

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Teen has potentially life-changing injuries in Plymouth crash

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Teen has potentially life-changing injuries in Plymouth crash

A teenager has potentially life-changing injuries after a motorcycle and car crashed, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to Shallowford Road in Plymouth at about 10:15 GMT on Thursday. The force said the motorcycle rider, a man aged 17, suffered potentially life-changing injuries. It said a road closure was in place after the crash which involved a Royal Alloy motorcycle and an orange Ford Focus.Police have asked any witnesses to get in touch with…

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Caleb Watts: Plymouth Argyle midfielder ‘outstanding’ on return from injury

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Caleb Watts: Plymouth Argyle midfielder ‘outstanding’ on return from injury

Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says he is relishing the return of midfielder Caleb Watts to fitness.The 23-year-old Australian came on as a 67th-minute substitute in the 1-1 League One draw at Stevenage on New Year's Day, setting up Malachi Boateng's equaliser just moments after his introduction.It was Watts' first action three and a half months after recovering from a serious hamstring injury that required surgery."I thought Caleb, to say he's been out for so long, was…

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Gary Caldwell hails ‘fantastic effort’ as Exeter City continue fine form

Gary Caldwell hails ‘fantastic effort’ as Exeter City continue fine form

Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell praised the "fantastic effort" of his side in their 1-0 win over Luton Town. The victory extended the Grecians' best run of form in League One this season to four wins in six games as they moved up to 15th place in the table.Pierce Sweeney's first goal since 10 December 2024 settled the game and gave Exeter a two-point buffer to the relegation places. "It was a fantastic effort from everyone in the…

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Access to Dartmoor enabling ongoing inspiration

Access to Dartmoor enabling ongoing inspiration

Hattie McCannBBC South WestBBCFrom Sherlock Holmes to Tarka the Otter, the rocks of Dartmoor, like these at Bonehill, have been a source of inspiration to manyDartmoor marked a milestone year in its history in 2025, with the legal right to wild camp on the moor being upheld by the Supreme Court in May.The judgement ensured ongoing access and the right to roam to a landscape steeped in myth and legend, that has been a place of inspiration for…

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Princetown ‘will become ghost town’ without prison

Princetown ‘will become ghost town’ without prison

Scott Bingham,South WestandDan Wareing,South WestBBCJane Liversidge said people would abandon Princetown if the prison closed permanentlyThere are fears a village in Devon could become a "ghost town" if its prison does not reopen.HMP Dartmoor, at Princetown, was closed in July 2024 after the government found levels of the radioactive gas radon were up to 10 times higher than the safe limit.The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) told the BBC the closure was temporary and the prison had been made…

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World Darts Championship 2026 results: Luke Littler into semi-finals but Luke Humphries knocked out

Searle had won 14 consecutive sets without reply to reach his first World Championship quarter-final.The 38-year-old extended that run to 17 with some clinical finishing in the first three sets against Jonny Clayton.A 111 finish in the deciding leg of the fifth - one of his three ton-plus checkouts in the match - helped to secure a spot in the last four.Clayton scored better for long spells of the quarter-final but too many missed attempts on the outer…

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World Darts Championship 2026 results: Gary Anderson and Ryan Searle into semi-finals

World Darts Championship 2026 results: Gary Anderson and Ryan Searle into semi-finals

Searle had won 14 consecutive sets without reply to reach his first World Championship quarter-final.The 38-year-old Englishman extended that run to 17 with some clinical finishing in the first three sets against Clayton, who took a scrappy fourth to reduce his deficit.Searle's 111 finish in the deciding leg of the fifth, one of his three ton-plus checkouts in the match, restored his three-set advantage and he dominated the seventh set to secure a spot in the last four.Clayton…

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Devon gymnast becomes men’s 17-21 tumbling World Champion

Devon gymnast becomes men’s 17-21 tumbling World Champion

BBCAlfie Collier said his win was a "dream come true" A 20-year-old from Devon has brought home a gold medal in the men's 17-21 tumbling at the World Championships.Alfie Collier from Kingsteignton has been training at Newton Abbot Gymnastics Centre since the age of six. He said having the title world champion was still very surreal: "I was shocked to be honest and I think I'm still in shock now. "It's a dream I've had since I was…

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My Heart Was A Tree – Exeter Observer

My Heart Was A Tree – Exeter Observer
My Heart Was A Tree – Exeter Observer

Good journalism costs money  Upgrade to paid E O Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADAR An evening of poetry and music with Michael Murpurgo to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Farms for City Children. Leigh Curtis Exeter Cathedral is hosting My Heart Was a Tree on Tuesday 27 January, an evening of

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