A HOST of athletes from the region set new personal bests at the British Milers’ Club meeting at Exeter Arena this week. City of Plymouth’s Jake Hughes broke the four-minute barrier for the 1,500m for the first time. Hughes clocked 3:58.20 minutes to finish four in the men’s A race. That was four seconds quicker … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE begin not only a new season at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday against Camborne, but also a new era. The South West Premier League match will be the first played on the new artificial surface at the South Hams club. The Bridgers have had Devon and Cornwall’s first RFU AGP pitch installed at their ground over … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services will begin life in South West One on Saturday with an away trip to Okehampton. Services finally managed to get out of Western Counties West in April after 12 years of trying. Having at last got up to level six, they are not only determined to stay there but they also want to … Continue reading
SALTASH are determined to make sure their stay in Western Counties West lasts longer than the previous time they were there. The Ashes, who reached Twickenham in the RFU Senior Vase last season, have returned to level seven after a two-year absence. They spent the 2015-16 campaign in the league after storming to promotion, but … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks are hoping they can push for a top six spot again in the Cornwall/Devon League. They managed that in 2015-16 and 2016-17, but had to settle for eighth last season in a competitive division. On their day last term they proved they could match the teams at the top, but inconsistency cost … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Emily Bee added another national medal to her collection at the weekend. Bee took silver in the girls’ 80m hurdles event at a wet and windy England Under-17 Championships at Bedford on Sunday. The medal followed on from claiming hurdles gold at the SIAB Home International in Scotland and silver at the … Continue reading
TEENAGER Oliver Smart claimed victory in Bank Holiday Monday’s Peter Tavy Plod. The Tavistock Run Project athlete held off the challenge of Tavstock’s AC’s Will Dax, who took second place in the annual run. Third place went to Edward Smart, with another teenager Joe Dix finishing fourth and also claiming the first local prize. The … Continue reading
HORRIBLE weather failed to dampen the spirits of the Plymouth rugby community who still turned out in force for the annual Paul Lethbridge Memorial Day. The event, in honour of Paul Lethbridge who sadly died in 2013, is now in its sixth year and this time around was held at Weston Mill. Two of Lethbridge’s … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK will go into the Cornwall/Devon League season on the back of a 29-7 win over a Paignton XV at Sandy Park on Saturday. It was only the west Devon club’s second warm-up game before they kick-off their campaign at home to Bude next Saturday – their first was a mid-week loss with a makeshift … Continue reading
THE opening events of the Plym Trail Summer Marathon Weekend took place on Saturday morning. The weekend sees two half marathons and two full marathons over two days from Clearbrook village on Dartmoor. All the races begin with an up and down run through Clearbrook village before joining the route 27 cycle path and heading … Continue reading