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Diver thought to have identified wreck of steamship lost in 1869 Dominic Robinson says he discovered crockery on the wreck below the surface of the Celtic Sea.

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Devon ramblers create 100-mile South Hams Way walking route The South Hams Ramblers raise £5,000 and buy 860 waymarkers for the route.

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Campaign to save Plymouth cinema where Beatles played Supporters are raising £1m as part of a bid to save the cinema to use as a cultural space.

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Chris Packham praises Devon teenagers for helping harvest mice TV wildlife presenter joins sisters as they release home-reared mice back into the wild.

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Exeter church boxing classes helping with personal battles Ben Cookson says going to church four years ago helped him overcome an addiction to drugs.

Church boxing class helping with personal battles www.bbc.com/news/article...

I love our town fair day, but there's always one violent idiot who has to ruin it for everyone, trundling around making threats.

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The new cycle way alongside Rifford Road in Exeter

Two way segregated cycle way beside Rifford Road in Exeter

And this is the new segregated cycle path along Rifford Road in Exeter. The scheme also included improvements to the road and pedestrian paths/crossings

'Plymouth council lacks will to encourage active travel' Plymouth City Council admits network gaps as a cyclist says people often ride on roads unprotected.

How easy is it to cycle around some of our towns and cities? I got on my bike to find out

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Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10 June 2025 In a historic judgment, the Court of Appeal has today ruled in Transport Action Network’...

Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget UNLAWFUL, rules Court of Appeal
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Wild camping on Dartmoor backed by Supreme Court The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon.

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Woman breaks Land's End to John O'Groats and back record Cyclist Sarah Ruggins beats the men's and women's record for the 1,677-mile round trip.

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Cartoon: two people standing smiling outside and open front door. On the floor just inside is a small bird facing them. One of them is bending down and saying ot the bird "Hello, we're from the Office for Budgie Responsibility. Is there an adult at home?"

Budgie

I drew this today and it made me feel happy. I hope it makes you feel happy too.

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Churchill’s wartime train carriage restored in Devon The carriage, which also hosted US President Dwight Eisenhower, is at the South Devon Railway.

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Can you spot the silver ball? Quite a bonkers hurling tradition in St Columb Major in Cornwall today

Claire Chick: Man charged with murder of Plymouth university lecturer Claire Chick, who was a nurse and university lecturer, was found fatally injured in a street.

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Plymouth murder suspect could be 'armed and dangerous' Police are searching for Paul Antony Butler after the death of a woman in the city.

Police name man wanted in connection with fatal attack on a woman in Plymouth last night. Detectives say 53 year old Paul Antony Butler may be armed and dangerous and shouldn’t be approached www.bbc.com/news/article...

Rooney leaves Plymouth & Man Utd relegation a 'possibility' - reaction & analysis All the latest football news and reaction as Newcastle ease to victory over Man Utd, Ipswich shock Chelsea & Villa draw with Brighton.

Rooney leaves Plymouth Argyle
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Brother reflects on sibling's Tresco death 10 years on Ashley Cox's brother Josh Clayton was found dead in the sea off the Isles of Scilly in 2015.

I spent a few days on Tresco while police and volunteers searched for Josh. His family are still looking for answers about the night he went missing

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A vet examines a French bulldog belonging to a homeless woman at an outdoor pop up clinic

Street clinics held for homeless people's pets www.bbc.com/news/article...

Largest UK seagrass restoration project to end after five years The project aimed to reverse decades of seagrass decline, and experts have seen signs of "recovery".

Largest UK seagrass restoration project ends with promising signs of recovery www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Sundays album ‘Reading, Writing & Arithmetic’

Grey vinyl record on turntable - A side of The Sundays debut album

Very pleased this was delivered today. Reissue of The Sundays majestic debut album. Just the tonic for a blustery wet weekend

£500m defence cuts as ships, drones and helicopters scrapped Critics said the move would leave UK defence weaker, at a time of growing international tensions and after over a decade of funding pressures on the armed forces.

Devonport based amphibious assault ships HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion to be scrapped.

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Jack Murley: I had 'a target on my back' says sacked BBC presenter A tribunal in Exeter hears how Jack Murley is dismissed by the corporation for social media posts.

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Transport Secretary wants end to "perverse half cycle lanes" and hints at long-term funding for cycling and walking Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, has said £100m for cycling and walking was the start, and long-term funding could be pledged in the Spring Spending Review, as she adds road deaths have...

Transport Secretary making positive sounds about long term cycle funding

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