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NEWLY-installed England U17 number one Rachel Perkins teamed up with university graduate David Cross to lead Circus Barton Acorn to a maximum 27-pointer over Torbay & District Medley League rivals Newton Abbot. Nine straight wins in the evening in this match from Division Three gave the home side plenty to cheer, but their winning run was nearly ended in the final game of the night with Russell Walker and Kim Coats hanging on to beat Ronnie Leitch and Sam Hodsoll (Newton Abbot) 25-23. Perkins had good  

Dukes sponsored Sidmouth Squash Club made it three wins out of four away fixtures with a fairly comfortable 4-1 victory over Exeter Golf & CC 4th team. The opening rubbers resulted in the same 3-1 score lines but both victories came about in completely different circumstances. Chris Marriott, returning to the team this week, produced an excellent victory over GCC second string Steve Dickson.  

BRIXHAM are trying a new 10-12 combination of Ross Edwards and Alex Brown in the re-arranged South West One game at Sidmouth. Ben Lovell isn't available this week – he is at Twickenham watching England play New Zealand – which meant a gap at 10 to start with. Brown comes into the centre at the expense of Steve Worth, who drops down to the bench.

It is good we have players coming back and others pressing for places   -Dan Parkes

 

NEWTON Abbot have fixed up a home friendly against the Westcounty Warriors (2pm) after being caught out by the weather. The All Whites were due to entertain Brixham tomorrow in the Devon Cup, but that game has been postponed. Brixham have to replay the league game against Sidmouth, which was called off last Saturday due to a waterlogged pitch.

As they are part of Plymouth Albion, the Warriors are quality opposition who are good to play against on a non-league Saturday   -Phil Burford

 

TORQUAY UNITED manager Paul Buckle is to pull on his boots again - for a worthy cause. In addition to the Gulls, the 38-year old Plainmoor boss also enjoyed spells principally with Brentford, Colchester United and Exeter City while making over 400 league appearances. And he will figure in a mix of former Torquay United All-Stars, managed by United's current managing director, Colin Lee, and including John Gayle, Alex Watson, Jimmy Aggrey, Lee Russell, Gary Smart, Tom Kelly, Mark Loram, Ian Bastow, Mat  

A NEW passport has been launched to encourage employees to keep their spending local. The South Devon Employee Passport has been taken on by some of the largest employers in Teignbridge, South Hams and Torbay to encourage their staff to spend their cash locally. The scheme, founded by Newton Abbot businessman and Totnes councillor Chris Robillard, has already been adopted by all three local authorities as well as South Devon College and other big businesses.  

ROWCROFT Hospice will soon to be lit up as part of the annual Light up a Life appeal. The Tree of Light, which for the first time is sited in the hospice grounds, will be switched on at a special service at 5pm on Saturday, December 5. Lights on the tree can be dedicated to loved ones.  

A CRACKDOWN on drugs being taken into pubs and clubs is being launched in Teignbridge. Trained sniffer dogs will be taken into licensed premises across the district to hunt out any illegal substance taking. The scheme has been carried out elsewhere in the force to great effect, say police.  

PAIGNTON U13s knew what to expect against Newton Abbot in the Devon Cup as the All Whites were festival champions last season. The Cherries lost 24-5 but were by no means disgraced and were probably worth more than just one try. Paignton found themselves under pressure straight from the kick off with Newton Abbot's forwards impressive in their close support play and hard running, which soon brought a try with James Stephenson powering over the line.  

CLEVEDON, playing with a gale-force wind at their backs, dominated most of the first half. Their lineout was good and the scrum solid, and they took the lead with a well-worked blind-side move, which Joe Kaniecki finished off with a touchdown in the corner. Ben Hazeldine hit the upright with the conversion.