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Passionate about sport? So are we! That is why sports journalist Ross Reid started South West Sports News in Spring 2008.

Our word-of-mouth, eco-friendly green game plan is to support sportspeople from the tip of South West England to the top of South Wales, young and old, male and female, grassroots participants to Olympians and Paralympians.

We are a pro-active team with one goal: winning promotion for regional sport.

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Dorchester loan swoop for Argyle midfielders

Details: Created on Friday, 30 August 2019 11:33; Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2019 16:21; Published on Friday, 30 August 2019 11:33; Written by ROSS REID

Dorchester Town boss Callum Brooks has swooped to sign up-and-coming Plymouth Argyle midfielders Cameron Sangster and Tom Purrington (pictured) on loan until January 2020.

Argyle boss Ryan Lowe appears keen to place his younger squad members out on loan in the region with defender Ryan Law and forward Luke Jephcott already on loan at Dorchester's Southern Premier South rivals Truro City until the New Year.

FA VASE Wembley dream starts tonight in Swindon

Details: Created on Friday, 30 August 2019 08:18; Last Updated on Friday, 30 August 2019 14:08; Published on Friday, 30 August 2019 08:18

For 90 minutes – at least - over the next three days and 268 first qualifying round FA Vase ties players from 536 non-League clubs will be able to dream a little.

In total there are 667 clubs from Steps 5-7 of the National League System entered in the Vase this season.

HISTORY BOYS Famous first for Devon Golf seven

Details: Created on Thursday, 29 August 2019 18:08; Last Updated on Thursday, 29 August 2019 20:56; Published on Thursday, 29 August 2019 18:08; Written by ROSS REID amateur golf correspondent

Devon have won the Boys’ County Championships at North Foreland Golf Club in Kent.

It is the first time Devon – coached by Gary Milne (Woodbury Park) – have won the title, which first teed off in 1986.

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE swoop for Posh midfielder

Details: Created on Thursday, 29 August 2019 13:22; Last Updated on Thursday, 29 August 2019 16:30; Published on Thursday, 29 August 2019 13:22; Written by ROSS REID at Home Park

Plymouth Argyle sign Peterborough United attacking midfielder George Cooper on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

Cooper, 22, will link up with his new team-mates tomorrow in Oxford for training ahead of Saturday's League Two clash at Northampton Town.

BOWLS Ross-on-Wye's Jones new national champion

Details: Created on Thursday, 29 August 2019 08:37; Last Updated on Thursday, 29 August 2019 08:37; Published on Thursday, 29 August 2019 08:37; Written by MATT WORDINGHAM England Bowls correspondent

Herefordshire’s Shaun Jones won the Men’s National Two-Wood Singles Championship, supported by the Friends of English Bowling.

The Ross-on-Wye bowler defeated Kent’s Tom Bishop (Bromley BC) in yesterday's final at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa.