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Exeter Racecourse partners with ELF to launch Festive Gifting Programme

Exeter Racecourse is delighted to announce a new partnership with The Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) for ELF Raceday, taking place on Friday 5th December 2025.

Through this collaboration, ELF and Exeter Racecourse will launch a special gifting programme aimed at bringing joy to children and families supported by the charity during the Festive season.

Exeter Racecourse will support ELF’s work by gifting toys to children who are patients or family members affected by blood cancers and blood disorders. Racegoers, owners, trainers, jockeys and the local community are being...

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This year’s Women Can challenge could be the last

The countdown is on to the UK’s only marathon challenge series exclusively for women – and it looks like being the last one ever.

The Women Can Challenges on Sunday May 26 offer full, half and quarter marathon options, all mainly off-road and taking in the spectacular East Devon countryside and coastline.

Organisers Pauline Beare and Peg Wiseman are retiring after the event and founder Jo Earlam has stepped down after two years at the helm.

With no-one to take it on, 2019 will bring the curtain down on this unique women-only experience, which is supported by Devon...

Traffic signals to be replaced at Sidford Cross

Traffic signals at Sidford Cross are due to be replaced later this year, with preparatory work scheduled to be carried out next month.

Devon County Council is currently finalising the scheme which will upgrade the traffic signals at the junction of the A3052/A375 Sidford Cross, as well as the pedestrian crossing on the A3052 near to the junction.

Initial work to replace traffic detection systems, located in the road and pavements around the crossroads, is expected to start in mid-June and will take up to three weeks.

Temporary four-way traffic signals, which will...

Funding secured for Bikeability cycle training in Devon

More than 8,800 school pupils across Devon will be able to receive Bikeability cycle training this year after a successful funding bid by Devon County Council.

Just over £283,000 has been secured from the Department for Transport in order to deliver Bikeability and adult cycle training.

Bikeability provides children with important skills to help them cycle more safely and more often. Devon County Council has now helped over 70,000 children take part in the free training since 2006. Secondary schools are also being reminded that they are able to host free Bikeability Level 3...

Why smart cars are better than traditional cars

When smart cars were first introduced into the automotive world, a lot of people had mixed feelings concerning these cars. While some accepted them, others found faults in the seemingly smaller yet cooler cars. However, the increased number of smart cars on the road is a clear indication that the cars are here to stay. It is fair to say that smart cars represent the needed growth in the automobile sector. On top of that, they have qualities that are better than those found in the traditional cars. Here are some of the things that make smart cars better than traditional cars.

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Paul and Donna Berry of the award-winning Swan in Bampton, which has won the AA’s ‘Inn of the Year’ award 2019-20, receiving their award from Paul Hackett Senior Inspector from the AA (left).

Swan wins AA’s national ‘Inn of the Year’ Award 2019-2020

THE AA named The Swan in Devon as the nation’s ‘Inn of the Year’ at a star-studded awards event in London recently (April 30, 2019).

The Bampton pub, which is no stranger to accolades, having already this spring been declared for the third year running as one of the top 50 gastropubs in the country, is now celebrating again.

Chef-patron Paul Berry, who co-owns The Swan with his wife and fellow award-winning chef Donna, said: “This is wonderful news and we couldn’t be more delighted. We win lots of awards for our food, so it’s great to be acknowledged now for the hospitality...

Ashes to Diamonds: The New Era of the Funeral Industry

Cremation is one of the more popular options people rely on when someone they love passes away. So, it was only natural that ash urns would eventually go out of fashion, so to say.

Moreover, now you can actually turn the ashes into diamonds that you can wear around your neck or on your fingers.

Most individuals still store the ashes in urns or sprinkle them on a field or in the water. However, it seems that more and more people want to leave the aforementioned behind and, instead, commemorate their loved ones by wearing them, so to say.

Now, let’s see how the...

Millionaire Mansion van set alight in arson attack

Charity hating arsonist strikes again

Mansion competition targeted for the 2nd time in 3 months

In the space of three months, the family behind the Millionaires Mansion competition have fallen victim to multiple targeted arson attacks as a result of their bid to raise funds for charity and local communities.

Back in February, fire crews were called to a bridge over the M5 at Junction 28 near Cullompton in Devon to put out a fire which was raining burning debris onto the motorway, wreaking havoc and causing drivers to swerve out of its path.

A van advertising the Millionaire Mansion competition, which...

The Lord Mayor of Exeter and Exeter Pride trustees and the Mayor of Axminster before the march started in 2018. Photo: Alan Quick.

Lord Mayor to lead 11th Exeter Pride march

THE Lord Mayor of Exeter will lead the march and give a speech to mark Devon’s biggest free celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning communities in the region.

Councillor Rob Hanford will start the largest rainbow flag parade the city has seen as part of Exeter Pride at noon on Saturday, May 11.

Organisers say it will be the biggest event to-date, with thousands of people taking part in the march in Exeter’s High Street and watching the parade.

The march from the St Sidwell Centre in Sidwell Street will include community groups,...

Am I at risk of a fall?

Falls are the largest cause of emergency hospital admissions for older people in the UK, with around 220,000 fall-related emergency hospital admissions in England among patients aged 65 and older each year.

As many as 1-in-3 people over 65 will fall this year, with the numbers increasing to half of those aged 80 and above suffering a fall. In fact, thirteen people aged 65+ die every day in England and Wales because of a fall or fall related injuries.

It’s easy to shrug off these concerns as something that isn’t applicable to you, but a Saga Magazine survey highlighted that...

What has replaced buy-one-get-one-free offers?

Standing out in business can be difficult, especially with so much saturation in certain sectors between local independents, larger corporations and global multinationals. But, it doesn’t mean that business owners can’t be savvy in order to ensure they are communicating to the right customers. One way in which this can be done – and can help attract a wider cache of custom – is through sales promotions. While the days of buy-one-get-one-free may be long behind us (yes, 2016 saw the phasing out of the BOGOF offer to mitigate against food waste and focus deals where customers may benefit...

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Exeter Racecourse partners with ELF to launch Festive Gifting Programme

This year’s Women Can challenge could be the last

Traffic signals to be replaced at Sidford Cross

Funding secured for Bikeability cycle training in Devon

Why smart cars are better than traditional cars

Swan wins AA’s national ‘Inn of the Year’ Award 2019-2020

Ashes to Diamonds: The New Era of the Funeral Industry

Charity hating arsonist strikes again

Lord Mayor to lead 11th Exeter Pride march

Am I at risk of a fall?

What has replaced buy-one-get-one-free offers?

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