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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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TORQUAY UNITED will "keep building" insists Johnson

Details: Created on Monday, 15 April 2019 08:12; Last Updated on Monday, 15 April 2019 12:56; Published on Monday, 15 April 2019 08:12; Written by ROSS REID

National League South champions Torquay United will begin building for a new challenge after winning promotion to the National League at the first attempt.

Gary Johnson – who became Gulls boss last September with United languishing 14th in the table - has kept his early promise to deliver overdue success to the South Devon club and it's supporters by leading United to their first promotion since 2009.

REGIONAL BASEBALL is back - new season underway

Details: Created on Sunday, 14 April 2019 16:45; Last Updated on Monday, 15 April 2019 15:50; Published on Sunday, 14 April 2019 16:45; Written by JIM DIAMOND baseball correspondent

The new domestic baseball season has started across the region.

Baseball returned to Bristol as the city’s club three teams began their 2019 campaign.

European success for Somerset aces Sloman and Plumb

Details: Created on Sunday, 14 April 2019 13:26; Last Updated on Monday, 15 April 2019 13:53; Published on Sunday, 14 April 2019 13:26; Written by LYNDSEY HEWISON England Golf correspondent

Euro Golf winners 300 Somerset amateur golf aces Tom Sloman and Tom Plumb were to the fore as England pulled off a fantastic double with a consecutive clean sweep at the European Nations Cup in Sotogrande, Spain.

Yeovil’s Plumb, Taunton’s Sloman, Yorkshire’s Bailey Gill and Northamptonshire’s Ben Jones successfully defended the men’s trophy.

EXETER CHIEFS No let-up insists head coach Hepher

Details: Created on Sunday, 14 April 2019 10:28; Last Updated on Sunday, 14 April 2019 10:36; Published on Sunday, 14 April 2019 10:28; Written by MARK STEVENS at Sandy Park

Jack Nowell200 Exeter Chiefs head coach Ali Hepher insists there will be no let-up from the in-form Premiership leaders over these final few weeks of the regular season.

Chiefs host Wasps today seeking to increase their eight points lead over second placed Saracens, upset 23-21 by Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate last night.

COUNTY HOCKEY FINALS getting bigger and better...

Details: Created on Saturday, 13 April 2019 09:57; Last Updated on Saturday, 13 April 2019 11:31; Published on Saturday, 13 April 2019 09:57; Written by ROSS REID hockey correspondent

Dart Hockey Club image courtesy Dart Hockey Club (Totnes, Devon)

This weekend’s eagerly anticipated end-of-season Devon Hockey Finals will be hosted at two venues this year.

Exeter University hosts four of the five free to see finals today while last night the purpose-built hockey pitch at Plymouth Marjon University staged the women’s plate final between Plymouth’s Devonport Services and Totnes-based Dart (pictured).