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John Danks

@johndanks.bsky.social
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Video Journalist at BBC Spotlight in the South West of England

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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Ready to knock? Play School returns as BBC pushes quality children’s programming
TV heads hope the revamped show – back after four decades – will win over parents seeking quality shows amid concerns about addictive online content
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Plea not to feed ponies over welfare fears www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Plea not to feed Dartmoor ponies over welfare fears
People told feeding the animals in Devon is illegal and could lead to health issues.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Rising costs and fewer pupils test preschool team www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fewer pupils and rising costs test Plymouth preschool team
Staff at Toad Hall Preschool see a decline in the number of children enrolling and costs rising.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
PC thought she was going to die in balcony attack www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Devon PC thought she was 'going to die' in balcony attack
Guy Pottle, 39, is sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail over the incident.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Slightly addicted to this Barn Owl webcam in North Devon. More on Spotlight later. 4 chicks hatched so far. Who needs the World Cup? www.youtube.com/live/SuNY8WJ...
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Barn Owl Nest – LIVE from National Trust Arlington Court
YouTube video by National Trust
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Shipwreck thought to be torpedoed US warship Tampa www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Shipwreck off Cornwall believed to be torpedoed US warship Tampa
Members of the Gasperados Dive Team say they have spent three years searching for the wreck.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Shipwreck thought to be torpedoed US warship Tampa www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Shipwreck off Cornwall believed to be torpedoed US warship Tampa
Members of the Gasperados Dive Team say they have spent three years searching for the wreck.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Has the cost of fuel caused you to change your commute? www.cyclinguk.org/news/more-pe...
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More people turn to walking and cycling as fuel costs rise
New research commissioned by Cycling UK shows that more people are swapping car journeys for cycling or walking as fuel costs soar following war in Iran
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Another WW2 bomb in Plymouth sparks evacuation www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
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Plymouth homes evacuated over WW2 device with 400m cordon in place
A Royal Navy explosives team is at the building site where the ordnance was discovered, with homes evacuated and an emergency centre set up.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Really great to chat to @marghjenkin.bsky.social ahead of the Newlyn preview screening of his latest film Rose of Nevada. You can see some of the interview on BBC Spotlight at 6.30 or on the iPlayer
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Cancer patient 'first in UK to get new prostate drug' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Prostate cancer patient first to get new treatment in Plymouth
Brian Holmes is the first man in the UK and the fifth in the world to receive the treatment.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Charmouth Beach, Dorset
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Veg box firm marks 40 years of organic growing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Veg box firm Riverford marks 40 years of organic growing in Devon
Guy Singh-Watson says working in New York made him miss the fields of Devon.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Storm-hit road 'could be shut for at least a year' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A379 near Torcross in Devon 'could stay shut for at least a year'
The partly collapsed A379 Slapton Line will not be fixed in the short term, a public meeting hears.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
It was so lovely to talk to Clare and Michael Morpurgo about their charity. Look out for an extended piece about it on BBC Spotlight tomorrow featuring some great archive. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Inside the Devon farm that inspired War Horse
How a boy who would not speak found his voice and that moment became War Horse.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
All the latest on the unexploded WW2 bombs in Plymouth and Exmouth here… www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
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Evacuations in Exmouth and Plymouth as bomb teams deal with two incidents
Residents are put up in a leisure centre and hotel in Exmouth as thousands have been evacuated.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Golf club 'closed for foreseeable' after storm www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Storm Goretti: Truro Golf Club 'closed for foreseeable'
About 80 to 100 trees fell on the grounds during Thursday's storm.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Santa protest swim called off after sewage overflow www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Santa swim sewage protest at Gyllyngvase Beach cancelled
A campaign group cancels a Santa swim in Falmouth after South West Water discharges storm overflow.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Diver identifies 'wreck of steamship lost in 1869' www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Diver thought to have identified wreck of steamship lost in 1869
Dominic Robinson says he discovered crockery on the wreck below the surface of the Celtic Sea.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Ramblers create 100-mile walking route www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Devon ramblers create 100-mile South Hams Way walking route
The South Hams Ramblers raise £5,000 and buy 860 waymarkers for the route.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Campaign to save cinema where Beatles played www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Campaign to save Plymouth cinema where Beatles played
Supporters are raising £1m as part of a bid to save the cinema to use as a cultural space.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Presenter praises teens for helping harvest mice www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Chris Packham praises Devon teenagers for helping harvest mice
TV wildlife presenter joins sisters as they release home-reared mice back into the wild.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Church boxing class helping with personal battles www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Exeter church boxing classes helping with personal battles
Ben Cookson says going to church four years ago helped him overcome an addiction to drugs.
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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
I love our town fair day, but there's always one violent idiot who has to ruin it for everyone, trundling around making threats.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
How easy is it to cycle around some of our towns and cities? I got on my bike to find out www.bbc.com/news/article...
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'Plymouth council lacks will to encourage active travel'
Plymouth City Council admits network gaps as a cyclist says people often ride on roads unprotected.
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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget UNLAWFUL, rules Court of Appeal transportactionnetwork.org.uk/treasury-cut...
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Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal
Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10 June 2025 In a historic judgment, the Court of Appeal has today ruled in Transport Action Network’...
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Supreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Wild camping on Dartmoor backed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
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Woman breaks Land's End to John O'Groats and back record
Cyclist Sarah Ruggins beats the men's and women's record for the 1,677-mile round trip.
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Budgie I drew this today and it made me feel happy. I hope it makes you feel happy too. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
Cartoon: two people standing smiling outside and open front door. On the floor just inside is a small bird facing them. One of them is bending down and saying ot the bird "Hello, we're from the Office for Budgie Responsibility. Is there an adult at home?"
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Churchill's wartime train carriage restored www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Churchill’s wartime train carriage restored in Devon
The carriage, which also hosted US President Dwight Eisenhower, is at the South Devon Railway.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Can you spot the silver ball? Quite a bonkers hurling tradition in St Columb Major in Cornwall today
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Man charged with murdering university lecturer www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Claire Chick: Man charged with murder of Plymouth university lecturer
Claire Chick, who was a nurse and university lecturer, was found fatally injured in a street.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Police name man wanted in connection with fatal attack on a woman in Plymouth last night. Detectives say 53 year old Paul Antony Butler may be armed and dangerous and shouldn’t be approached www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Plymouth murder suspect could be 'armed and dangerous'
Police are searching for Paul Antony Butler after the death of a woman in the city.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Rooney leaves Plymouth Argyle www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Rooney leaves Plymouth & Man Utd relegation a 'possibility' - reaction & analysis
All the latest football news and reaction as Newcastle ease to victory over Man Utd, Ipswich shock Chelsea & Villa draw with Brighton.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
I spent a few days on Tresco while police and volunteers searched for Josh. His family are still looking for answers about the night he went missing www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Brother reflects on sibling's Tresco death 10 years on
Ashley Cox's brother Josh Clayton was found dead in the sea off the Isles of Scilly in 2015.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Street clinics held for homeless people's pets www.bbc.com/news/article...
A vet examines a French bulldog belonging to a homeless woman at an outdoor pop up clinic
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Largest UK seagrass restoration project ends with promising signs of recovery www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Largest UK seagrass restoration project to end after five years
The project aimed to reverse decades of seagrass decline, and experts have seen signs of "recovery".
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Very pleased this was delivered today. Reissue of The Sundays majestic debut album. Just the tonic for a blustery wet weekend
The Sundays album ‘Reading, Writing & Arithmetic’Grey vinyl record on turntable - A side of The Sundays debut album
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Devonport based amphibious assault ships HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion to be scrapped. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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£500m defence cuts as ships, drones and helicopters scrapped
Critics said the move would leave UK defence weaker, at a time of growing international tensions and after over a decade of funding pressures on the armed forces.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I had 'a target on my back' says sacked BBC presenter www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Jack Murley: I had 'a target on my back' says sacked BBC presenter
A tribunal in Exeter hears how Jack Murley is dismissed by the corporation for social media posts.
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John Danks @johndanks.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Transport Secretary making positive sounds about long term cycle funding road.cc/content/news...
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Transport Secretary wants end to "perverse half cycle lanes" and hints at long-term funding for cycling and walking
Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, has said £100m for cycling and walking was the start, and long-term funding could be pledged in the Spring Spending Review, as she adds road deaths have...
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