East Devon youngsters embraced the true Olympic message when they took part in the Devon Rotary Youth Games earlier this month.
The team joined more than 1,300 young people from across Devon at Simmons Park, Okehampton for the South West’s biggest annual youth sports event.
Team GB shooter Georgina Geikie and England Rugby World Cup winner Marlie Packer were special guests at the event, presenting medals and meeting hundreds of the participants.
The East Devon team took part in six of the 21 sports and won a clutch of medals. Scooter and BMX teams won gold and there...
A group of mothers who attend West Exe Children's Centre have led a formidable campaign to save staff and services from cuts at the centre.
They will present a petition of over 600 signatories to a full Devon County Council (DCC) meeting tomorrow (Thursday 28th July), at 2.15pm.
The petition calls for Devon County Council, who ultimately fund the city's Children's Centres, to halt the cuts in breastfeeding support and educational play sessions in West Exe.
Angela Grainger, St Thomas resident and a mother of an 18 month girl, said: "These services are invaluable to...
It’s official - the stick is this summer’s must-have item! With the power to unleash every child’s imagination, the humble stick can be transformed into a wand, a way marker, a sword or a wild animal. Sticks are also essential tools for trying many of the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾’ activities.
Research commissioned for the National Trust revealed that over 82 per cent of parents in the South West felt that the stick is the perfect catalyst for inspiring their children’s creative urges. In this region, children today spend about half the time playing outdoors that their...
In the latest of Bitpod's In a Nutshell series, Karen Janas from KJ Consulting UK offers her expert advise on effective chairmanship skills.
Her video examines what makes a good chairman and how to ensure that meetings are conducted in an efficient and timely manner. 'Actions and decisions need to be clear, understood and recorded and it is the chairperson’s role to slow down discussions, and stop the meeting to clarify these actions, actioners and timings, and after the meeting to check the minutes, before they are sent out' explains Karen.
Parents in the South West are being urged to speak to their children as alarming new figures reveal youngsters are twice as likely to trespass on the tracks over summer, compared with winter.
Longer evenings, coupled with the start of the holidays, spell danger for Britain’s youth as UK statistics show trespass doubles in August compared to December.
In 2015, there were 128 reports of trespass across the region during the summer, resulting in 4694 minutes of delays to passengers.
This summer, British Transport Police and Network Rail are urging parents to warn their...
Kitsons Solicitors have committed to a new deal that sees the Devon law firm become headline sponsor for Teignbridge District Council’s Sports Personality Awards for the third year running.
Teignbridge Sports Personality of the Year has become one of the largest events of its kind. It recognises and rewards a wide range of athletes, teams, volunteers, coaches and unsung heroes for their hard work and dedication to sport, health and physical activity in many local communities across the district.
This year's Sports Personality Awards will be held on Friday 2 December at the...
Police are seeking witnesses to an assault that happened at the taxi rank near Lloyds bank, Newton Abbot on Wednesday 4th May 2016 at around 6.20pm.
A man was assaulted, and police believe these two men may be able to help them with their enquiries into the incident.
If you recognise them, or recall seeing them and where they were going at around the time of the assault, police would be very keen to hear from you.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is asked to contact the police at 101@dc.police.uk or by calling 101 quoting police crime...
It’s A Knockout is coming back to raise money for FORCE Cancer Charity and there are still team places available for the fiesta of fun on Saturday September 3 at Topsham Rugby Club.
Up to 72 teams of 10 will be taking part in games based on the popular TV show with huge, colourful inflatables, crazy costumes, comical props, water and plenty of bubbles.
The 2015 event was a great success as businesses, clubs and groups of friends tackled the 12-game spectacular in fancy dress costumes including cavemen, Hawaiian hula dancers, bumblebees and Minions.
Around 780 streetlights will be switched off overnight in some residential streets in Topsham and the St Loyes area of Exeter from Monday 1 August.
The streetlights have been converted to part-night lighting. Previously they would have been on all-night, but will now be switched off from about 12:30am to 5:30am, before coming on again until dawn. The change is part of Devon County Council’s on-going programme to reduce costs and carbon emissions across the county.
Lighting on the main and busiest roads and walk-home routes will remain lit all night and have not been...
