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Torquay United manager Paul Wotton praised his side's performance as they won 4-1 at home to Hampton and Richmond in National League South.Having gone a goal down, the Gulls responded well to consolidate third place.They are two points behind second-placed Weston-super-Mare, who have a game in hand, and three behind leaders Hornchurch."It was a really good performance, a really good three points," Wotton told BBC Radio Devon. "Four top-class finishes, we should have had a lot more as…

Adam Partridge AuctioneersBrowning was one of the southern party, all of whom survived the Antarctic expeditionRelics from Captain Scott's doomed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole are set to go under the hammer.A set of skis and ski poles used by a member of the Antarctic expedition, Frank Browning from Stockland, are set to be auctioned by Adam Partridge Auctioneers in Hele, Devon, on 12 January.Director of valuations Christopher Surfleet said Browning had been…

John AyresandZhara Simpson,DevonBBCDenise Watts said the Exeter City and Manchester City match up was "written in the stars"The former chairman of a football club said she would be returning to Manchester 21 years later to support her team again. Denise Watts, who served as the first female chairman of Exeter City Football Club between 2005 and 2010, said the game against Manchester City on Saturday at Ethihad Stadium was "written in the stars".Exeter City played Manchester United during…

Caroline RobinsonSouth WestAmanda WeatherlyTrees in Truro let this house badly damagedThousands of homes are without power after Storm Goretti brought Cornwall a rare red weather warning for wind, with widespread damage to property and many trees blown down. The warning was in force from 16:00 GMT to 23:00 on Thursday with a further yellow warning for wind for Devon and Cornwall until 08:00 on Friday - gusts of 99mph (159 kph) were recorded in the Isles of Scilly.National…