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Cornish Pirates can take positives from dramatic Bedford loss – Gavin Cattle

Cornish Pirates can take positives from dramatic Bedford loss – Gavin Cattle

Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle says he will take positives from his side's heartbreaking 27-26 loss to Bedford in the Champ.Will Maisey's penalty with three minutes to go secured victory for the Blues at the Mennaye as Pirates lost for a second successive week.The home side did, though, earn two bonus points from the loss and move up a spot to fourth in the table, but the gap to third-placed Bedford is now eight points. "I thought…

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Stories you may have missed

Stories you may have missed

Madeleine MillinDartmoor Zoo has revealed the name and sex of a rare leopard cub born in captivityA woman said she had been left depressed and in pain due to the diet drug Mounjaro and the name and sex of a rare leopard cub born in captivity was announced.Here is a run down of seven news stories from Devon and Cornwall which you might have missed.Diet drug left woman 'depressed and in pain'Pauline Miller said Mounjaro had left her…

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Four arrests as police stop Bournemouth illegal bike gathering

Four arrests as police stop Bournemouth illegal bike gathering

Four men have been arrested and a number of vehicles seized, after police prevented an illegal procession of motorbikes and e-bikes in Bournemouth.Dorset Police said officers were alerted to posts in social media groups encouraging members to gather on Saturday on dirt bikes, e-scooters, e-bikes, quad bikes and other vehicles to "fight against Dorset Police".A 20-year-old man from Reading, Berkshire, believed to be the event organiser, was arrested in Bournemouth on Saturday on suspicion of causing a public…

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Man, 23, dies in Plympton motorbike crash

Man, 23, dies in Plympton motorbike crash

A 23-year-old motorbike rider has died following a crash involving a car. Devon and Cornwall Police said a black Nissan car and a blue Suzuki motorbike were involved in a crash at about 13:40 GMT at Boringdon Hill, Plympton, Devon, on Saturday.The force said the biker, a local man, died at the scene. His next of kin have been told. Police said the people in the car were not injured. It said it had made a mandatory referral…

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Two drivers die in collision on rural road near Wimborne

Two drivers die in collision on rural road near Wimborne

Two men have died in a crash involving two cars on a rural road in Dorset.A black Audi A4 and a Blue Volkswagen T-Roc collided on the B3078 at Knowlton, near Wimborne, Dorset Police said.The two drivers, aged 24 and 57 and both from Poole, were pronounced dead at the scene. There were no passengers in either vehicle.Road closures were put in place while investigation work was carried out.Sgt Richard Stroud said: "Our thoughts are with the families…

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Bournemouth choir’s nude calendar in memory of fellow singer

Bournemouth choir’s nude calendar in memory of fellow singer

Sophie CridlandSouth of EnglandChoir's nude calendar in memory of former memberA group of singers has gone nude for a photo shoot to raise money for a charity following the death of a fellow choir member.Relight My Choir, from Bournemouth, Dorset, are fundraising for the Natalie Kate Moss Foundation, which works to help prevent brain haemorrhages.Leanne, who the singing group describe as "larger than life" and a "huge part of our choir", died from a brain bleed in May…

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Motion called to revise memorial bench prices in Torbay

Motion called to revise memorial bench prices in Torbay

Councillors have called for prices of memorial benches in a part of Devon to be revised after complaints about charges of up to £12,000. The higher prices are for premium locations, for 25 years, at places such as Babbacombe Downs or Torre Abbey Gardens, and a lower price of £8,000 at Paignton seafront or Battery Gardens at Brixham. Liberal Democrat councillors, Swithin Long, for Barton with Watcombe, and Mandy Darling, for Tormohun, have tabled a motion for prices…

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£1.4m Seaton coastal scheme ‘will protect clifftop homes’

£1.4m Seaton coastal scheme ‘will protect clifftop homes’

A £1.4m coastal protection scheme has been completed in a bid to provide stronger protection for cliff-top homes and public spaces. The project at Seaton hole, led by South West Flood and Coastal (SWFaC), included delivering 6,500 tonnes of rock by sea to upgrade the cliff-toe revetment, along with repairs to the Check House sea wall.The council said the rock armour was used to reinforce the base of the cliffs at Seaton Hole where there have been repeated…

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Cornwall church given £10,000 to fix damage from water

Cornwall church given £10,000 to fix damage from water

Sandra PrattThe building is used as a space for the community, as well as being a place of worshipA water-damaged church has been awarded £10,000 for repairs, a charity has said.The National Churches Trust said "extreme wet weather over the last six years" had "severely damaged Grade II Listed Cornerstone Church in Torpoint, Cornwall".The Reverend Alistair Lowe, minister at the church since September 2021, said the building was "shabby" as a result of the damage.The charity said its…

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Additional NHS vaccine clinics in Cornwall to protect against flu

Additional NHS vaccine clinics in Cornwall to protect against flu

Liam McBurney/PA WireDr Strain said the term "super flu" was adding to concernAdditional walk-in NHS flu clinics are being organised to help protect people against the flu. NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly said clinics would be available between 15 and 18 December, after NHS England said an average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 55% up on last…

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Devon volunteer doctors become association’s charity of the year

Devon volunteer doctors become association’s charity of the year

A group of volunteer emergency doctors has been named as an association's charity of the year. BASICS Devon, whose volunteers respond to serious medical emergencies, supporting the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, has been named the charity of 2026 for the Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA).Each year, the DCAA selects one charity to support - which includes making them the sole organisation eligible for donations throughout the Devon County Show.John Lee, a DCAA member, who cast…

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Campaign to tackle drop in A-level language studies in south west

Campaign to tackle drop in A-level language studies in south west

University of ExeterThe University of Exeter will lead the South West region's language studies networkA campaign has been launched to tackle a decline in the number of young people learning modern languages at A-level in south west state schools.A network of schools in Devon and Cornwall has joined forces with the University of Exeter to make modern language studies "more accessible".The university said it would lead the Languages For All programme across the south west following a successful…

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