Video Journalist at BBC Spotlight in the South West of Englandhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mtss5m3rgs2oRising costs and fewer pupils test preschool team https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlx4qexg37o24 Aug 2026 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtss5m3rgs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mpe7anmlks25PC thought she was going to die in balcony attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyezx7mrjko28 Jun 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpe7anmlks25https://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mnww4nb43k2vSlightly addicted to this Barn Owl webcam in North Devon. More on Spotlight later. 4 chicks hatched so far. Who needs the World Cup? https://www.youtube.com/live/SuNY8WJ16ok?si=3pmGSImU_tOek2SC10 Jun 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnww4nb43k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mm73avpuvc2fShipwreck thought to be torpedoed US warship Tampa https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3pklq2g5do19 May 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm73avpuvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mm73avpuvc2fShipwreck thought to be torpedoed US warship Tampa https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3pklq2g5do19 May 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm73avpuvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mku6v3mtic2gHas the cost of fuel caused you to change your commute? https://www.cyclinguk.org/news/more-people-turn-walking-and-cycling-fuel-costs-rise02 May 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku6v3mtic2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mkoxkpdz422sAnother WW2 bomb in Plymouth sparks evacuation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cewp151w9jzt30 Apr 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoxkpdz422shttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3miwam4cumk2rReally 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 iPlayer07 Apr 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwam4cumk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mguagklxhc2aCancer patient 'first in UK to get new prostate drug' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86yn5np72po12 Mar 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguagklxhc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3meqy34qky22oCharmouth Beach, Dorset13 Feb 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqy34qky22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3meay7ob5mc2aVeg box firm marks 40 years of organic growing https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2yq52q7jwo07 Feb 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3meay7ob5mc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3me4nhqm26c2dStorm-hit road 'could be shut for at least a year' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wzg5pn2lxo05 Feb 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4nhqm26c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mdrvkp5tss2eIt 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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp827lyqm96o01 Feb 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdrvkp5tss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mch4burmos2yAll the latest on the unexploded WW2 bombs in Plymouth and Exmouth here… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevn0vjd7l0t15 Jan 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mch4burmos2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3mcagsgr63s22Golf club 'closed for foreseeable' after storm https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8jzjl797po12 Jan 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcagsgr63s22https://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3m7g2mk7gys2hSanta protest swim called off after sewage overflow https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7l4lzeljjo07 Dec 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7g2mk7gys2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3m353ht7pek24Diver identifies 'wreck of steamship lost in 1869' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrzl3n5djeo14 Oct 2025 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m353ht7pek24https://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3m2szcdtwk22mRamblers create 100-mile walking route https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9y424v4eko10 Oct 2025 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2szcdtwk22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3m24guz5stc2lCampaign to save cinema where Beatles played https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79vjy544p3o01 Oct 2025 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24guz5stc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3lzid45ctck2xPresenter praises teens for helping harvest mice https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2p757m4nno23 Sep 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzid45ctck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3lxemx3dhvs24Church boxing class helping with personal battles https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr74k89z54mo27 Aug 2025 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxemx3dhvs24https://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3lw47r7a2b226How easy is it to cycle around some of our towns and cities? I got on my bike to find out https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypdk6pw4no11 Aug 2025 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw47r7a2b226https://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3lpodh3l5uc2oSupreme Court backs wild camping on Dartmoor https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywwq5zkqwo21 May 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpodh3l5uc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3lpmqkt2pfk27 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce822e66159o20 May 2025 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmqkt2pfk27https://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3lp7ceblqls2qChurchill's wartime train carriage restored https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr7wlgyzk9o15 May 2025 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7ceblqls2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3ljledi66yk2gCan you spot the silver ball? Quite a bonkers hurling tradition in St Columb Major in Cornwall today04 Mar 2025 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljledi66yk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/johndanks.bsky.social/post/3lgndh75nc22wMan charged with murdering university lecturer https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr0qq491z4o26 Jan 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:qhf6fqu5z2lk6t5rh75tw34z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgndh75nc22w