@johnjdanks

Senior Journalist Reporter/VJ for @BBCSpotlight. Don’t play baseball. DMs open. [email protected]

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How easy is it to cycle around some of our towns and cities? I got on my bike to find out bbc.com/news/articles/cwypdk…

'Plymouth council lacks will to encourage active travel'

Plymouth City Council admits network gaps as a cyclist says people often ride on roads unprotected.

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These girls are so full of ideas and enthusiasm to help wildlife. Great to catch up with them again for tonight’s @BBCSpotlight bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjql…
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Ready to knock? Play School returns as BBC pushes quality children’s programming

TV heads hope the revamped show – back after four decades – will win over parents seeking quality shows amid concerns about addictive online content

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“Don’t feed the ponies” - the message from Dartmoor’s livestock protection officer bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8g4…

Plea not to feed Dartmoor ponies over welfare fears

People told feeding the animals in Devon is illegal and could lead to health issues.

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Rising costs and fewer pupils test preschool team bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlx…

Fewer pupils and rising costs test Plymouth preschool team

Staff at Toad Hall Preschool see a decline in the number of children enrolling and costs rising.

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PC thought she was going to die in balcony attack bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clye…

Devon PC thought she was 'going to die' in balcony attack

Guy Pottle, 39, is sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail over the incident.

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Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field near Okehampton bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3p…

Three dead in Royal Navy helicopter crash in Devon

The Royal Family, prime minister and head of the navy offer condolences after the crash in Devon.

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Shipwreck thought to be torpedoed US warship Tampa bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3p…

Shipwreck off Cornwall believed to be torpedoed WW1 warship Tampa

Members of the Gasperados Dive Team say they have spent three years searching for the US wreck.

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Shipwreck thought to be torpedoed US warship Tampa bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3p…

Shipwreck off Cornwall believed to be torpedoed WW1 warship Tampa

Members of the Gasperados Dive Team say they have spent three years searching for the US wreck.

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Really great to chat to award winning Cornish director Mark Jenkin ahead of the Newlyn preview screening of his latest film Rose of Nevada. You can see some of the interview on @BBCSpotlight at 6.30 or on the iPlayer
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Cornwall man first in UK to receive new cancer drug bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86y…

Prostate cancer patient first to get new treatment in Plymouth

Brian Holmes is the first man in the UK and the fifth in the world to receive the treatment.

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Veg box firm marks 40 years of organic growing bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2y…

Veg box firm Riverford marks 40 years of organic growing in Devon

Guy Singh-Watson says working in New York made him miss the fields of Devon.

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The guiding proverb of the Washington Post as enshrined on the Post’s masthead still declares that ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness.’
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It was so lovely to talk to Clare and Michael Morpurgo about their charity. Look out for an extended piece about it on ⁦⁦⁦@BBCSpotlight⁩ tomorrow featuring some great archive. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp82…

Inside the Devon farm that inspired War Horse

How a boy who would not speak found his voice and that moment became War Horse.

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RED weather warning for Cornwall until tomorrow please be aware of tidal surges forecast around coast especially south coast. If see someone in difficulty call 999 ☎️ Coastguard
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Good news for Tarka Trail bbc.com/news/articles/cn4ddz…

About £2.2m to improve north Devon Tarka Trail

Three phases of the route are being upgraded thanks to government and local funding.

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Santa protest swim called off after sewage overflow bbc.com/news/articles/cr7l4l…

Santa swim sewage protest at Gyllyngvase Beach cancelled

A campaign group cancels a Santa swim in Falmouth after South West Water discharges storm overflow.

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Brilliant bbc.com/news/articles/ckgd2n…

Scotland fans shook the earth in win over Denmark

Seismic activity was recorded as the Tartan Army celebrated Scotland reaching their first World Cup since 1998.

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No it wasn’t a dream bbc.com/sport/football/artic…

World Cup qualifying: 'Scotland cash in almost 30 years of glorious failure as dreams come true'

A generation of Scotland fans witness the greatest game of their lives on an astonishing night at Hampden. Nick McPheat was among them.

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Diver identifies 'wreck of steamship lost in 1869' bbc.com/news/articles/cdrzl3…

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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Ramblers create 100-mile walking route bbc.com/news/articles/cd9y42…

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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