It’s all systems go for Exeter Racecourse this Sunday which is an additional fixture with last weekend’s meeting cancelled due to Storm Ciara.
The seven-race fixture mirrors the lost card and includes important races that are regarded as stepping stones for next month’s Cheltenham Festival.
With excellent prize money on offer, there will be some star horses in action , giving Westcountry racegoers an excellent opportunity to enjoy some top class racing.
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has entered Sir Psycho in the listed novices’ hurdle with other entries...
The role of an Exeter-born Royal Navy Lieutenant in helping to protect the fragile independence of Estonia and Latvia at the end of WW1 is one of the personal stories featured in a new book that’s published next month.
Battle in the Baltic, by author and naval historian Steve Dunn, turns the spotlight on the almost forgotten story of the navy’s 13-month brutal conflict in the Baltic Sea.
At the time, neither the British Government nor the public had any real appetite for the campaign but Secretary of State for War Winston Churchill was determined to stop Bolshevik Russia...
The City of Exeter has received national recognition for its exceptional recruitment of Apprentices. In a period where Apprenticeships starts have fallen, Exeter has bucked the national trend to sit at the top of the league table of the nation’s cities.
The report, produced by the Centre for Cities, looked at the trends in Apprenticeship provision across the country. They recognized the importance of Apprenticeships has been growing for some time. However, there has been a 26% reduction in starts since 2016. In some cases, cities had seen starts halve. In contrast Exeter was only...
Mad Dog Mcrea’s Gypsy Caravan Weekender Thursday 9th – Saturday 11th April 2020 – Easter Weekend Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, Devon Main Auditorium Thursday Hands Off Gretel • Black Water County • TBA Friday Noble Jacks • The Hawkmen • TBA Saturday Mad Dog Mcrea • Amy Montgomery • TBA BBC Introducing in Studio 1 Thursday The Cabarats • Michael Sykes Band Friday Huw & The Greater Good • Bicycle Repair Man Saturday Chay Snowdon • The Barefoot Bandit
Mad Dog Mcrea are pleased to announce the headliners for their inaugural Gypsy Caravan Weekender which is taking place over the 2020...
Redrow Homes is inviting those local to The Copse development for a few hours of flipping fun, just in time for Pancake Day. This is in line with the housebuilder’s commitment to building thriving communities in the places that it develops houses.
From 11am until 3pm on Saturday 22 February, members of the public are invited to drop into the development to enjoy pancakes, with special guest bakers Louise and Val from The Great British Bake-Off who will be on hand to make the perfect pancake.
There will also be colouring activities for children and a chance to meet friendly...
The University of Exeter is part of a global initiative to revolutionise the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Led by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the project will harness and analyse a wealth of digital data to develop signatures of disease – or “fingerprints” – that can be then detected using wearable technologies, such as smart watches. The collaboration aims to secure at least £67m over the first six years, with an ambition to attract up to £100m of total investment by 2030 to build and trial its diagnostic device on a large scale. Initial funds...
Stagefreight Ltd. is very proud and excited to announce entering into a new UK-wide network partnership with production management company, Touring Solutions.
This gives the event transport specialists based in both Leeds and Exeter a new and unique opportunity to offer complete production services to clients (current and future) that will include:
Production & Tour Management
Air & Sea Freight (including personnel and freight charters)
A major new partnership is helping to tackle skills shortages facing six NHS Trusts across the South West of England.
Birmingham City University joined forces with half-a-dozen Trusts in the region three years ago, to help train professionals to provide care for patients who are having surgery.
Now 20 new Operating Department Practitioners have been added to the South West’s health workforce to help address staff shortages in the area.
The partnership sees the University deliver its Operating Department Practice course in Exeter, providing training for future...
DEVONIANS seeking a better work-life balance or who are unable to work full-time because they have other commitments would be ideal carers according to a leading care provider in the county (February 2020).
Guardian Homecare, which provides care across south Devon, says offering staff flexible working hours to fit around their other essential activities is vital.
Catherine Porter, Manager for the care provider, which operates in the Exeter and Torbay areas, said: “It’s not easy for people to find work that fits in with their lifestyles, so it’s up to 21st century employers...
Between April 2018 and March 2019, the total gross yield of the Great British gambling industry totalled £14.4 billion. Throughout the years, there have been calls for the United Kingdom to change sports betting regulations with the market growing to reach new, unprecedented heights. However, despite demands for change to the manner in which the industry operates from a marketing standpoint, few alterations have proved successful.
As a result, we’re going to look at some of the new proposals which seek to tackle some of the shortcomings of the UK’s sports betting market....
