Entertainment & Reviews

A well known Westcountry journalist and writer has used the power of his pen during the lockdown to raise money for a health charity. In doing so, newspaper columnist Martin Hesp believes he is the first person to write a book filled with stories which focus solely on the coronavirus lockdown and to publish the work while the pandemic continues. “I wrote Tales From The Lockdown in the first 30 days after the nation was told to stay at home,” says Martin, who is Editorial Director of RAW Food and Drink PR. “It is subtitled Six Short Stories of Rural Life Written During the Coronavirus -...

On Sunday 7th June at 7.30pm #BellyLaughsatHome will land on the screens of Devon’s residents, with money being raised for Devon Air Ambulance , Daisi and FareShare South West.

Belly Laughs is a comedy night established by comedian Mark Olver from Bristol and was designed to help independent restaurants increase trade through typically quiet months, as well as raise money for charity. In light of the current pandemic, it has evolved and only last month the event went online with a Bristol #BellyLaughsatHome event raising over £35,000.

Mark Olver, Belly Laughs Founder,...

Most of like a bet now and then, but with the introduction of lockdown in the UK all betting shops and casinos were closed.

No live sport

Because there’s no live sport running, the usual joy of backing Exeter City or picking a horse to back based on its name isn’t available. In fact, research by the UK’s betting regulator The gambling Commission shows that the number of people placing fun bets using online casinos has gone up by almost 40% for some types of gaming.

“Slots” of luck!

One of the most popular ways to take a fun punt is to play online slot...

Gambling is big business all across the world and especially in the US. Its’ reported that in 2013 alone gamblers across US casinos lost an incredible $119 billion. The casino always wins in the end thanks to the house edge, but you can also win massive amounts with some luck on your side. So gamblers flock to the casinos hopping to hit a big win. This means that it’s only natural that the casinos are targeted by enthusiastic cheaters, who think they have the perfect scheme on how to beat the house. Even today casinos estimate losses in tens of millions of dollars due to cheaters. This is...