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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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BIDEFORD, BORO AND PAULTON PROSPER

Details: Created on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 22:45; Last Updated on Friday, 20 January 2012 13:26; Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 22:45; Written by Ross Reid

Leaders Bideford extended their Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South & West unbeaten run to 15 league games with 15 remaining following tonight’s 2-2 home draw with Gosport Borough.

The draw enabled Sean Joyce’s Robins to open up a six-point lead over second placed Hungerford with a game in hand while Alex Pike’s Boro edged up a place to third thanks to Brett Poate’s 85^th minute penalty equaliser.

GOLF Saunton to host 2014 English Amateur

Details: Created on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:16; Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 October 2013 18:47; Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:16

The men’s English Amateur Championship is set to return to Saunton Golf Club from July 28 to August 2, 2014.

It will be a memorable year for amateur golf in the county as Royal North Devon Golf Club is fixtured to host the men’s English County Finals between September 26-28 in 2014.

TUESDAY FOOTBALL: BIDEFORD v GOSPORT BOROUGH

Details: Created on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 07:26; Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 20:13; Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 07:26; Written by Ross Reid

bidefordafc logo Bideford head into tonight’s Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South & West top frame clash at home to Gosport Borough buoyed by a 4-0 win over Bridgwater Town.

Saturday’s emphatic Sports Ground victory maintains the leaders’ five-point advantage over second placed Hungerford ahead of tonight’s big match in north Devon.

TOP OF TABLE HOCKEY CLASH PUT ON ICE

Details: Created on Monday, 16 January 2012 08:55; Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2012 08:55; Published on Monday, 16 January 2012 08:55; Written by Ross Reid

england hockey board logo The overnight arrival of frost caused a number of postponements in the men and women’s regional league hockey programmes at the weekend.

The top of the table Davis Wood Hockey League Premier One clash between leaders University of Exeter A and Firebrands fixtured to take place in Bristol was postponed and will now be rescheduled.

BAIRD AND MILKINS THROUGH TO WORLD OPEN

Details: Created on Sunday, 15 January 2012 10:03; Last Updated on Sunday, 15 January 2012 10:11; Published on Sunday, 15 January 2012 10:03; Written by Mark Halliwell and Ross Reid

Devon's rising snooker star Sam Baird qualified for a ranking event venue for the first time by rallying from 3-1 down to beat world no 17 Mark Davis 5-4 in the 2012 Haikou World Open qualifiers in Sheffield.

Davis made a 137 to go 3-1 ahead but then lost four of the next five frames as 23-year-old Baird registered breaks of 63, 68, 55 and 75.