The Torbay Guild of Artists (TGA) will be holding a summer festival of art at the Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey, Torquay. The TGA will be joined by members of several other local art societies. There will hundreds of wonderful fine art paintings, as well as sculptures, ceramics, metal work and mosaics on display.
The bay´s art societies have a long tradition of exhibiting and selling high quality paintings. The Devon Art Society of Torquay in particular have been doing so since 1912 when some of the greatest artists of their times were among the founder members.
Guests to don eveningwear and boots for an evening of music, dining and dancing to raise funds for the local charity.
Following the success of the 2018 Glad Rags & Gum Boots fundraiser in support of Devon Air Ambulance, organisers are bringing back the popular Dartmouth event for a second year on Saturday 21st September (7pm - 11pm), this time with even bigger ambitions to raise funds for their nominated charity.
Having raised over £5,000 for the charity in last year's barn-storming event, Fariba Sutton-Scott-Tucker, who hails from a medical family and worked as a nurse...
Just as UK gambling sites predicted, Exeter City picked the first win of their 2019/20 campaign with a 1-0 win over Macclesfield Town on the opening day of the season.
It took until the 88thminute for the all-important goal to come, and it came from a Ryan Bowman finish which came from Nicky Law’s effort towards goal.
Manager Matt Taylor named the same side that started last week’s final pre-season match with Torquay United as three players made their competitive debuts in Lewis Ward, Tom Parkes and Nicky Ajose.
For much of the opening quarter of an hour there was...
The English Football League Two is the 4th highest overall division in the English football system. It is home to a lot of talented young players and underdog clubs. There are a total of 24 clubs in League Two. At the end of each season, the top three teams, as well as the winner from the play-offs are promoted to EFL League One.
League Two is very famous among the local fans mostly because of the interesting games and all the betting included. There were statistics which showed that the lower tiers of England are more attractive for betting. And people never miss a chance to wage...
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with Devon County Council and other local businesses to raise awareness and celebrate breastfeeding, as part of Devon County Council’s scheme, Devon Positive about Breastfeeding.
The scheme, which was launched to coincide with World Breastfeeding Week, aims to raise the positive profile of breastfeeding in public. It acknowledges and advertises the World Health Organization’s recommendations that breastfeeding is the normal way for a baby to feed for the first six months of life, and then for as long as mum and baby...
Devon is not only well known for its sandy and sprawling beaches, the exhilarating and enjoyable experience offered by its world-class casinos has also been attracting a great multitude of tourists to this beautiful county, of late. In this short article, we will acquaint you with some such must-check-out casinos in and around Exeter.
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Living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person’s genetic risk of dementia, according to new research.
The study was led by the University of Exeter - simultaneously published today in JAMA and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2019 in Los Angeles. The research found that the risk of dementia was 32 per cent lower in people with a high genetic risk if they had followed a healthy lifestyle, compared to those who had an unhealthy lifestyle.
Participants with high genetic risk and an unfavourable lifestyle were almost three times more likely...
A group of fundraisers from Exeter completed the National Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours on Friday 12 July, to raise vital funds for charity Parkinson’s UK.
The group were inspired to take on the climbing challenge by a family member of one of the climbers, who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. They fundraised nearly £7,000 for the charity by completing the challenge.
The climbers were seven employees of Mace’s local office in Exeter. Mace is an international consultancy and construction company, which has chosen Parkinson’s UK as its charity partner for 2019. Mace...
CBD is short for cannabidiol, originating from the cannabis plant, which is the same plant that produces marijuana. However, unlike marijuana, CBD doesn’t heighten a person’s mental state because it is not psychoactive. The use of cannabis to treat different ailments dates back in history, but nowadays, there has been an ongoing controversy on the use of medical marijuana. Nonetheless, there have been ongoing studies that aim to focus on its therapeutic benefits.
Oils that are produced from hemp plants with a certain concentration of CBD are referred to as CBD oil . It is used to...
A CORNISH folk singer will be honoured with one of the highest awards in the folk world at the Dartmoor Folk Festival on Sunday, August 11.
Vic Legg, will be presented with an English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) Gold Badge.
Such gold badges are presented for unique or outstanding contributions to folk music, dance or song, distinguished service to EFDSS and/or exceptional contributions to EFDSS' work.
Vic was just one four recipients of such an award announced by EFDSS last year.
Vic was born into the singing and step-dancing traveller tradition in...
