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New Kingsbridge to Torcross bus service launches this Sunday

General News SA Sam Acourt Updated August 25, 2026 1537

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A Sunday bus service between Kingsbridge and Torcross will return from Sunday, 30 August, following "calls from the local community for the route to be reinstated".

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Resident calls for road markings at junction after crashes

General News SA Sam Acourt Updated August 27, 2026 1278

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A Kingsbridge resident has called for road markings at the junction of Coronation Road and Henacre Road after she had suffered two crashes.

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Kingsbridge Town Council is planning a "small community celebration" to mark the reopening of the bottom of Fore Street, which has been closed since March.

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Courts upholds £296k fine for Locks Hill, hands down £11k fine for Kernborough owner

General News SA Sam Acourt August 11, 2026 1320

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South Hams District Council (SHDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting communities and taking action against unauthorised development after two successful court victories.

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Fire at Westbrook Laundry believed to be accidental

General News SA Sam Acourt Updated July 22, 2026 771

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A fire at Westbrook Laundrette on Tuesday, 21 July, is believed to have started accidentally.

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Kingsbridge Recreation Ground has retained its Green Flag Award for another year

General News SA Sam Acourt Updated July 20, 2026 290

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Kingsbridge Recreation Ground has once again been recognised as one of the country’s best parks and green spaces after receiving a Green Flag Award.

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DCC Leader responds to letter from Chamber, after culvert works in Kingsbridge to take "at least 20 weeks"

General News SA Sam Acourt April 03, 2026 1596

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Leader of Devon County Council, Councillor Julian Brazil, has responded to a letter sent by South Hams Chamber calling the Kingsbridge culvert works "a prolonged and poorly managed situation"....

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Kingsbridge Primary to Host National Steplab Coaching Hub Day

General News EP Emily Pike January 19, 2026 647

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Kingsbridge Primary School (KPS), part of Education South West, is inviting educators from across the country to attend its next Steplab Coaching Hub Day on Thursday 29th January 2026,...

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Girls Quartet claim gold at Relay Championships

General News EP Emily Pike January 15, 2026 2058

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Kingfishers have taken a huge team to the prestigious County Championships. The first weekend of action at the Devon County Championships concluded with a handful of medals as KKSC...

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Kingsbridge Students Gear Up for Safer Driving

General News EP Emily Pike December 31, 2025 1170

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Students at Kingsbridge Community College (KCC), part of Education South West, have taken part in a road safety workshop this month run by Learn2Live, an organisation which works to...

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Ollie and Frida rule the pool - A KKSC Update

General News EP Emily Pike November 27, 2025 1543

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The 2025 Kingsbridge Kingfishers Swimming Club Championships have concluded at Quayside Leisure Centre after 2 weeks of fun, fast racing.

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Coming Together in Remembrance

General News EP Emily Pike November 12, 2025 652

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Kingsbridge Community College mark Remembrance Day.

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Kingfishers Rising in Strong Start to Swim Season

General News EP Emily Pike November 04, 2025 1743

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The first two months of the new swimming year have brought numerous successes for the young athletes of Kingsbridge Kingfishers.

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A blooming success for Kingsbridge

General News EP Emily Pike October 13, 2025 1287

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Kingsbridge Town Council and South Hams District Council are proud to celebrate the remarkable success of Kingsbridge in Bloom, who have been awarded a Gold Medal in the ‘Small-Town’...

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Sharon feels “lucky” after 15 hour Channel swim - A resident of Malborough has completed one of swimming’s greatest challenges; a solo crossing of the English Channel. ...

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Kingsbridge Community College celebrates GCSE success

General News SA Sam Acourt August 28, 2025 5093

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The GCSE students at Kingsbridge Community College, are celebrating another fantastic year of success.

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Three weeks left to enter Kingsbridge Show

General News SA Sam Acourt July 17, 2025 1645

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Kingsbridge Show is closing its entries on Friday, 8 August.

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Devon Air Ambulance attends cyclist after crash in Kingsbridge

General News SA Sam Acourt Updated July 15, 2025 3131

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Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon Air Ambulance both attended a crash on Saturday, 12 July.

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Detectives investigating a series of burglaries in the Kingsbridge area have issued advice to residents.

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MISSING PERSON: Have you seen Sophie Heard?

Sophie Heard has been found

General News SA Sam Acourt Updated July 01, 2025 3261

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We are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Sophie Heard, 15, who has been reported missing from the Kingsbridge area.

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Kingsbridge students conquer Ten Tors 2025 with all six teams completing the challenge

General News SA Sam Acourt May 23, 2025 1821

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Kingsbridge Community College is celebrating an incredible achievement this month as all six of its student teams successfully completed the prestigious Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor.

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Young people shaping the future of their town

General News SA Sam Acourt May 06, 2025 1589

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South Hams District Council is speaking to 16–24-year-olds in Salcombe and Kingsbridge about what they want for their towns and what the local area needs to help it thrive...

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Man appears in court charged with murder

General News SA Sam Acourt April 29, 2025 3810

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Rowan Sutton has appeared in Plymouth Magistrates Court yesterday, charged with the murder of 22-year-old Aimee Pike.

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West Charleton man charged with murder

General News SA Sam Acourt Updated April 27, 2025 6508

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A man has been charged with the murder of a 22-year-old woman in Kingsbridge.

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Police set up Major Incident Public Portal to assist in the murder investigation

General News SA Sam Acourt April 25, 2025 2157

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Detectives have created a Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) page as part of the investigation into the death of a woman on the A379 near Kingsbridge on Wednesday, 23...

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Police continue to question man in Kingsbridge murder investigation

General News SA Sam Acourt Updated April 24, 2025 3216

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Detectives investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman on the A379 near Kingsbridge are continuing to hold a man for questioning.

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