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Sandy Park Conference and Events Centre, are to become one of the first companies in Europe to use a ‘Proximity App’ at an Exhibition Venue, when they launch at the Meetings Show between the July 8-10 in London's Olympia. Tied in to their competition where visitors can win a VIP Rugby Weekend in Devon watching the Premiership Rugby Exeter Chiefs team, the innovative new App will allow anyone to enter, simply by being within a three-metre range of the Sandy Park stand at E33b. The revolutionary App works with one of the latest Proximity Beacons to deliver messages to and from a Virtual...

Horseracing fans looking to take advantage of 2-4-1 tickets for Monday fixtures at Newton Abbot Racecourse are reminded that the booking deadlines for July fixtures are fast approaching.

On Monday 7th and 14th July, horseracing fans can enjoy two Paddock Enclosure tickets for the price of one when booked by 5pm one week in advance. These are two of six fixtures in total which fall under the Super Monday promotional offer for this year.

The 2-4-1 Super Monday Special promotion has been in operation at the course for a number of years and continues to be an attractive offer...

Chief Executive of local adoption charity Families for Children Caroline Davis will receive her OBE from Queen at Buckingham Palace today (Friday).

Caroline was awarded the honour in the New Year for her services to children and families in the south-west.

Caroline has been Chief Executive of Families for Children Adoption Agency based in Buckfastleigh for 22 years and during that time has helped to place over 500 children for adoption.

Caroline said “I was very excited to receive my OBE today. It comes at a very exciting time for Families for Children as we are...

Social scientists in Politics at the University of Exeter played leading roles in a major new assessment of UK environment resources. Professor Michael Winter, Dr Robert Fish and Dr Duncan Russel made significant contributions to a major research programme that builds on the findings of the 2011 UK National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA).

The NEA was the first analysis of the UK natural environment’s benefits to society and continuing economic prosperity. The analysis provides a wealth of information and advice to policy makers about how best to conserve the UK’s terrestrial,...