Hugh Southon, a beloved sports journalist renowned for ghost-writing the late Bobby Moore’s column and later founding a prominent football fan site, has passed away at the age of 79.
Operating as a national freelancer and a 'hired gun', Hugh Southon had been based in Devon for much of his latter career. He contributed to virtually every national newspaper, with his prominent bylines...
In a thrilling showdown, the Year 10 boys team from Plympton Academy, a proud member of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, achieved victory in the Plymouth Cup Final, prevailing 2-1 against their competitors.
The match kicked off with an intense first half, characterised by tight competition and skilled ball possession by Plympton Academy. Harry Sluman from Plympton emerged as a...
The world’s longest multi-club football scarf, featuring more than 70 football clubs across England, Wales, and Scotland, has today been revealed to mark the launch of the Kellogg’s Football Camps programme.
In partnership with the English Football League, Manchester City, Celtic and Rangers, the football camps for girls and boys aged 5-15yrs will reach from Plymouth to Peterborough...
South Devon College’s Pro:Direct Academy 1st team has made it through to the final of the English College FA (ECFA) National Premier Cup.
After winning last year, the team hopes to be victorious once more.
“Up until 2019 the college had no real facilities for football. But thanks to investments from the Premier League and FA, we now have a state of the art sports centre and a 3G pitch...
The under-11s at Okehampton Argyle football club have received some brand-new football kits from a premium homebuilder, Redrow Southwest. The Devon-based youngsters are an energetic team who play weekly, making their new football kits a brilliant addition to their frequent training and matches. The new kits come at the perfect time just as the team head back to the pitch for the new season...
A new 6 a side league is starting in Bideford – and teams are urged to join now before the last few remaining places are snapped up!
The leagues are already proving popular, and will take place at Bideford College on Monday.
Teams are competing for top prizes, in the Leisure Leagues Prize Draw – which has already seen thousands of pounds with of prizes given away. The top prize...
Plymouth McDonald’s franchisee David Wynne and his Saltash restaurant have partnered with Saltash United Juniors F.C. to help fund kits for the club’s U15s team for the upcoming season.
David and his restaurants have been supporting grassroots football in our community as part of McDonald’s ongoing partnership with the FA. McDonald’s has worked with the Home Nations Football...
National housebuilder Redrow is supporting grassroots level football in Exeter with the sponsorship of the junior team at Broadclyst Football Club , Exeter.
Established in 1992, Broadclyst Football Club is now a Charter Standard football club, currently catering for varying age groups (teams) from under 6’s right through to senior ages ensuring players have a side to be a part of as...
Number of animals caught up in netting is already higher this year than 2020, as more foxes, deer, hedgehogs and birds fall foul of unmonitored netting
The RSPCA is warning of the dangers of netting to wildlife and is bracing itself to deal with hundreds of entanglement incidents this summer as fans get inspired by Euro 2020.
As footie-mad sports fans put up football nets in the back...
