By Helen Shingler: My two granddaughters, Akasha aged 10 and Layla aged 4, live outside the UK but come over to us for Christmas.  I try to pack in as […]

From AAIB: On Monday night, a US-registered Piper PA-46-310P Malibu aircraft (registration N264DB) was lost from radar north of Guernsey. The aircraft was en route from Nantes, France to Cardiff, […]

Big congratulations to Emily Currie who recently won the UK Shortboard Pro Surf women’s 2018 Tour, after a circuit of events in England, Scotland and Wales. Emily, who also surfs […]

Police cannot act on 74 complaints about adults in the South West of England having sex with teenagers in their care because a legal loophole means individuals such as sports coaches […]

I know it’s November, and I know Christmas is in December but people and shops are gearing up for the onslaught. With all the concern about plastics, packaging and too […]

Jennifer asks: Did Jonathan Agnew visit Bude Cricket Ground this week? He’s been in Bideford where he related story about Brian Johnston’s father sadly drowning at Widemouth Bay; also that Widemouth […]

Thanks to substantial grant funding and a significant financial investment from Torridge District Council, Bideford will soon be the home of brand new concrete “wheel park” on the redundant tennis […]

The NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) is highlighting the important role parents play in youth sport through its annual awareness-raising event – Parents in Sport Week. The aim of Parents […]

From Devon & Cornwall Police: Four men have been issued with Football Banning Orders after violence and criminal damage at the Plymouth Argyle versus Bristol Rovers Westcountry Derby earlier this […]

Big congrats to Bude surfer and UK Pro team rider, Miles Lee-Hargreaves, who took his first Men’s Open UK Pro Surf win at the now established Surf Snowdonia event last […]

Last weekend, Bude surfer, Emily Currie, participated in the annual Jesus Surf Classic series, held at Croyde Bay, North Devon. It was a tough competition as the conditions were very […]

Our first competition in a long time! I’ve copied this from Be Adventurous as Be Local gets a bigger audience! Thrilled to have secured a fabulous prize for a lucky […]

From Devon Council: Two of the world’s cycling superstars, Tour de France heroes Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome,  will compete in the Tour of Britain in just two weeks time. […]

Article by Lydia Underwood: Ladies, we need a pep talk. When it comes to exercise we are being beaten, hands down, by our not so better halves. I know we […]

Torridge District Council has approved the use of Bio-karts in the wind sport zone at Westward Ho! beach following a 12-month trial. The wind sport zone, to the north of […]