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Incredible footage of
#StormEunice
taking down a tree in
#Bude
. Captured by Kai Wilson Page. Miraculously no one was injured.
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Sir Mo Farah:'I'm a British citizen who's lived in America for 6 years. I'll have to tell my children Daddy might not be able to come home.'
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BREAKING: The 'Cornish' Pasty was first made in Devon, confirmed by Historic England.
@BBCCornwall
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BREAKING: Police confirm incident in Keyham, Plymouth. Neighbours report hearing gunfire. More:
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It is finally happening...
The North Devon Boy in the tent is heading back inside after more than a thousand nights under canvas!
John caught up with Max Woosey this morning.....
Listen here:
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Stephanie Marshall, Head of BBC South and South West said: “It is a very sad day for BBC Radio Devon. Our hearts go out to Gordon’s friends, family and faithful listeners. Gordon was a broadcasting legend - honest and brave through the toughest times. He will be missed dearly"
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Hi James, Exeter City didn't make it into the 2nd round of the FA Cup, so no they're not playing today which is why we aren't covering them.
@bbcdevonsport
@jsvickery
@EmiratesFACup
@Only1Argyle
@TheNationalLge
@TUFC1899
@ExeterChiefs
@BBCDevon
@swindonred
@CharliePrice10
@H_Salvidge14
Aren’t
@OfficialECFC
playing today.. ? Getting fed up with
#biased
@bbcdevonsport
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The 0632 from Exeter St David’s to Okehampton - the first regular passenger service in nearly 50 years
@GWRHelp
#okehampton
#train
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Chris Martin from
@coldplay
name checks
@BBCDevon
! The band launched its new single
#HigherPower
this morning and we're playing it throughout the day. Chris, was born in Whitstone and went to school in Exeter, never forgets his home loyalties. Take a listen......
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We'll be celebrating the first birthday of a pretty special donkey on BBC Radio Devon shortly. Sweet Pea was named by The Duchess of Cornwall during a visit to The
@DonkeySanctuary
in Sidmouth last year. Isn't she adorable?!!!!! 😍 Tune in after 12 to hear more with
@PippaQuelch
!
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Four local athletes will be competing in this year’s Invictus Games!
James Wren, Kenetha Franklyn, Paul Charles and Steven Hooper will be travelling to Dusseldorf, Germany to take part ⤵️
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Prince Harry calls ex-Royal Marine after injury halts triathlon attempt
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Remembering our friend Gordon Sparks today.
We miss you Gordon.
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Pudsey,
@TomFletcher
and
@itsDannyJones
are ready. Are you? Get ready to singalong🎵with
@mcflymusic
! Be part of the
#BigBubble
for
@BBCCiN
and save the date: 10am 9th Nov turn on
@BBCDevon
📻 and join in
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BBC Radio Devon is sad to announce that our much-loved breakfast show presenter
@SparksyOnRadio
has cancer. Gordon has been away from the microphone at BBC Radio Devon while he's been having medical tests. He will now undergo intensive treatment.... (cont'd in comments below)
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The new Lib Dem MP for Tiverton and Honiton has taken his seat in the House of Commons.
@RichardFoordLD
won last week's by-election, overturning a Conservative majority of more than 24,000.
@michaelchequer
has been finding out how he felt at the ceremony
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Brentor -St Michael’s Church Dartmoor silhouetted by fire by local wildlife photographer Colin Sargent.
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Tonight
@MarkOrmrod
sets off cycling 99.9 miles overnight with his specialised hand bike, Ilfracombe ➡️Plymouth.
It's his 3rd challenge this year to raise money for REORG Charity.
Hear him after 5pm w/
@PippaQuelch
:
Good luck Mark! 👏🏼
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Memories of Sparksy.
Gordon’s love of Argyle took up space in his heart and his home. Hear what happened when he showed Matt Woodley his wardrobe.
Listen to our Remembering Gordon Sparks special show:
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Plymouth Argyle are going up! 💚️⚽️
Striker Niall Ennis scored the decisive goal... But what does his mum Ann think of his performance?
Listen below ⤵️
@bbcdevonsport
@argyle
#pafc
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Max Woosey has been camping for almost three years and is looking for a new challenge...
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Heather Sparks, the wife of our late and great friend and colleague Gordon, is heading to Wembley for Plymouth Argyle's cup final on Sunday ⚽
John Acres spoke to her about it this morning.
Listen here:
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Happy Devon Day from
@laurajamesradio
and
@SparksyOnRadio
! We’re celebrating with an A-Z tour of the County -
@richardgreenbbc
is starting at Abbotsham in North Devon. But where next? We need your suggestions!
#DevonDay
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Adam Lambert has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide.
He spoke to Richard Green about his latest album, performing with Queen, and much more.
Here's an online exclusive -
@adamlambert
@richardgreenbbc
@queenwillrock
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A joyous homecoming and Freedom of the City of
#plymouth
!! Congratulations
@TomDaley1994
. And all in aid of
@comicrelief
pictures from
@N60BRA
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What a send-off. Gordon Sparks' funeral was attended by around 2,000 people this morning, many dressed in Plymouth Argyle green. Read more here:
#RIPSparksy
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The legend that is
@tatsumakibones
is on BBC Radio Devon's breakfast show with
@johnacres48
- listen from 6am on Thursday to find out why this man from Japan is such a huge
@Argyle
fan 💚 📻 ➡
#PAFC
#PlymouthArygle
#Tatsu
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He did it! Max Woosey from North Devon has raised over £500,000 by sleeping in a tent for a year
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We’ve been reflecting on the career of our friend and colleague Gordon Sparks. For many it’s his football commentary that made him a legend.
Here’s some of his best bits…
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BBC Radio Devon presenter Gordon Sparks dies at the age of 61
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There's something special coming to Devon for Genesis fans next month...
Guitarist and songwriter
@HackettOfficial
spoke to Pippa about his upcoming tour 🎸
Listen here:
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Sad day for us
@sophiepierce
is leaving after 30 years
@BBCDevon
. Sophie tweeted those first iconic pics of the
#Dawlish
sea wall collapse. We will miss you Sophie.
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They've done it - Plymouth Argyle finish the season as League One champions! 🏆
Congratulations
@only1argyle
💚
#pafc
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@TheBoyInTheTent
will have done two years camped out on March 26th, and will be joined by a big celeb for this year’s
#maxsbigcampout
. Find out who 7.50am Monday:
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Almost 16 years ago former Royal Marine
@MarkOrmrod
lost both his legs and his right arm in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. He’s been telling us about life since that moment, the significance of Christmas and his hopes for the future.
🎧 Listen here:
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True Dartmoor man, lovely lovely man, sorely missed - many tributes to Tony Beard pouring in following his death
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The new exhibition at the National Trust's Killerton House shows there's nothing new about recycling fashion.
It's all about 'make do and mend' through the ages.
@NTKillerton
Shelley Tobin is the Costume Curator at Killerton:
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There's a campaign to save Devon's mobile libraries 📚
Author Michael Rosen and campaigner Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin spoke to Angela.
Listen here:
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Can you imagine the UK connected by a national walking network? Well, that’s exactly what Slow Ways are trying to do 🥾
We spoke to Dan and Lara from Slow Ways.
Listen back on BBC Sounds 🔊
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Congratulations to
@stjohnambulance
Cadet of the year, Mary Oshinyemi! She’s from Plymouth and she’s been in chatting to
@N60BRA
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We're rarely so cuddly with our guests... in with Fitz, Devon and Cornwall Police's working and trainee
@DC_PoliceDogs
!
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80s superstar Matt Goss has been telling Richard Green that even though he lives in the US, his heart is still in the UK
@mattgoss
@richardgreenbbc
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Over 130 people turned up at Exeter Crematorium to honour 97 year old Dougie Tune. Only 6 people were due to attend the funeral of the decorated Royal Marine who served in World Warn2 until an appeal on social media and BBC Radio Devon
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Behind-the-scenes
@johnacres48
interview with the massive
@Argyle
fan from Japan
@tatsumakibones
💚⚽🇯🇵 - watch to find out why Tatsu loves the Green Army and what he thinks of our weather (and pasties!)
#TheFanFromJapan
#PAFC
#Devon
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Packed with 185 photos, the first official
#Dartmoor
Visitors Guide in 18 years is launched at
#Princetown
today by
@DartmoorDevon
.
Its author tells
@manns_tim
@BBCDevon
why the Moor never ceases to fascinate after 0830
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The Melville Building in the Royal William Yard, Plymouth, is to be restored and redeveloped with £489,110 from
@HistoricEngland
The money's part of the Government's £1.57b Culture Recovery Fund. The Georgian Grade 1 listed building was a Naval admin block and storehouse.
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What a fab evening for
@OfficialECFC
! Definitely going to take us a while to get the chants out of our heads. City's going up! ❤️🤍
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A Devon based teddy bear dubbed Wing Commander Andrew Bland is going to fly across the UK from today to try and raise awareness of the importance of mental health.
@Richard98217326
is joining Pippa at 5.35pm to tell us more.
Listen live on BBC Sounds:
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LATEST: Police: “On arrival - 2 females & 2 males deceased at the scene. A further male, believed to be offender, also deceased at the scene. All believed to have died from gunshot wounds. Another female treated at the scene... died a short time later in hospital.” [2/6]
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Gordon has already beaten testicular cancer and many of you will have followed his journey to recovery 17 years ago. He’s going to need your support again. Please send him your love and get well soon messages below and we’ll pass them on.
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Pride of Devon - now
@PrideOfBritain
!
@TheBoyInTheTent
Max Woosey and
@MarkOrmrod
have recieved
#PrideofBritain
awards for their outstanding work. Between them they've raised over £1million for
@NDevonHospice
and Reorg. Listen to Mark on Thurs at 8.25am
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So many wonderful tributes have been coming in for Gordon Sparks, including this from Tim Davie, Director General of the BBC.
Listen to a replay of one of Sparksy's classic 'Gordon Hours' here:
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We love this! The Prince of Wales - who is also the Duke of Cornwall - noticed a little piece of
#Devon
when at the
#royalcornwallshow
yesterday - he spotted a young boy with scones covered with cream then jam - he quipped: "Have you got that the right way round?"
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YYYYYYEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!
#DevonDay
A-Z complete in just 15 hours! Huge THANK YOU from
@radiowoodley
&
@richardgreenbbc
for your support today to help celebrate our special county!
@SparksyOnRadio
@laurajamesradio
@N60BRA
@kiplingonradio
@radioRedwards
@PippaQuelch
@michaelchequer
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Not all heroes wear capes - some don life jackets instead!
Mark Criddle of
@RNLITorbay
has been awarded an OBE for his enduring service to Maritime Safety - he said he was "humbled", but we think he's more than deserving!
Hear him with
@N60BRA
➡️
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Join Shep
@DavidTShep
for his final show tonight. But no grizzle, only (a huge box of) lemon drizzle. He'll emerge from under the cards and pressies at 10. Listen live here: And he'd love to read your bye bye messages in comments below.
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He’s back safe! Rowing marine
@_leejspencer
has come back from his record breaking voyage to claim his curry from
@N60BRA
- Congratulations to Lee!
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An incredibly moving tribute to
@SparksyOnRadio
at Plymouth Argyle last night. A giant mosaic was held up by fans ahead of the game against Shrewsbury Town
#RIPsparksy
Read more here:
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What a great story!
So
@MarkOrmrod
offered to swim in the ISA 50m breaststroke final to avoid the race being cancelled
@InvictusSydney
even though he’d never done that stroke before. He said he had about 3 minutes in the practice pool then jumped in the Olympic pool to ‘rough it out’. He won gold 🥇
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@N60BRA
has been testing
@joemcelderry91
and
@KateRobbins
on their 80s lyrics. Not surprising they aced it as they’re appearing in
@ClubTropMusical
at
@TRPlymouth
!
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Congratulations to Exeter's
@SaraCoxRef
on your MBE! She shared what it means to her and how she feels about creating a path for other women to be involved in the sport as a referee with
@richardgreenbbc
- click here to find out more:
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It's our 40th birthday today! We've been taking a look back cross four decades. How many faces can you name? Listen out for some of the big moments on air throughout the day here: (Huge thanks to Graham Brodie, our former engineer, for his photo archive).
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Flag raising on Plymouth Hoe marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the
#Falklands
War. Listen back to our Falklands series here:
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This pic of his pet cat Milou has won 12 year old Marlon Darrah from
#branscombe
an
@rspca_official
young photographer award
more with
@SparksyOnRadio
@BBCDevon
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There’s been lots of reaction to
@MichaelRosenYes
talking about the closure of Devon’s mobile libraries - here’s a clip of our interview with him...
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Devon County Council mobile library cuts are cruel, says Michael Rosen
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Tearful calls from pet owners who can't afford to feed their animals have prompted
@The_Blue_Cross
to open an emergency pet food bank outside its office in
#Exeter
. More on Thursday's breakfast show from 8am. Listen live here:
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Joe Bartley's not bored anymore. The 89 year old's just started work at the Cantina Kitchen and bar in Paignton.
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.
@PippaQuelch
is saying goodbye to BBC Radio Devon. Thank you for the past 30 years Pippa!
Listen to a message from her here:
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The moment when Mrs Daley met the REAL Mrs Daley!
@TomDaley1994
@TonyMaudsley1
@N60BRA
@TRPlymouth
#Benidorm
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#Devon
Sikh
@plymouthchaz
defends the right to carry the
#kirpan
- a ceremonial sword- with
@angelakalwaites
@BBCDevon
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It’s all go on the breakfast show this morning -
@SparksyOnRadio
&
@laurajamesradio
are limbering up for next year’s Air Guitar World Championships.....
#nochance
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