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Clare Woodling

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  • Senior Journalist, BBC
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Journalist for BBC Spotlight and lover of the South West. Story ideas are welcome: clare.woodling@bbc.co.uk
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'Relief' as village celebrates £19.8m sea defence plan

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By Clare Woodling Verified, George Thorpe Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Part of the A379 collapsed in February after damage was caused to sea defences [BBC] Residents say they have celebrated with joy and relief after £19.8m was awarded to boost damaged sea defences - and help protect homes that were left cut-off - after winter storms battered a seaside village. The Environment Agency (EA) announced on Tuesday it had approved funding for the multi-million pound scheme to install rock armour in Torcross, Devon.
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Horn player buys music 'prodigy' £8,500 euphonium

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By Clare Woodling Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
A teenage boy described as a musical "prodigy" has been donated a new £8,500 euphonium by an elderly man with terminal cancer who was "moved to tears" by his playing. Neythen, 13, from Liskeard, Cornwall, has won the award for the most promising player at the Saltash Music Festival for four consecutive years. He met Brian Routledge, 92, when they played alongside each other in the Saltash Town Band.
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Hatching of black swan cygnet welcomed in Dawlish

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By Clare Woodling Verified
| Aol Verified
Clare Woodling - South West Sat, April 4, 2026 at 6:11 AM UTC A cygnet has hatched from a black swan egg in Dawlish The first cygnet from three black swan nests with eggs in Dawlish, has hatched in time for Easter. The arrival of the hatchling has been warmly welcomed by the local wildfowl warden, as storms battered the town earlier this year and floodwater in Dawlish Waster washed cygnets and nests of eggs away.
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