Celebrations will be in full swing on Ladies’ Night at Exeter Racecourse this year which beautifully coincides with Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday on Thursday, April 21.
There will be special footage of Her Majesty The Queen shown on the big screen, a bottle of champagne will be given to the 90th person through the gate and to the person who buys the 90th racecard and owners of horses running in the Many Happy Returns HM The Queen Handicap Hurdle will be asked of they can sport a special crown designs on their hindquarters.
Devon’s multi award-winning Cofton Country Holidays, located near the pretty coastline at Dawlish Warren, is offering a bonanza of music and entertainment this May at its annual Country and Western Festival.
Starting on Saturday 7th May and running for seven nights, this highly popular festival has a great line up of bands including the Chris Dunne Band on Saturday 7th, Stonecold Country on Sunday 8th, Tumblin Dice on Monday 9th, Dean Austin on Tuesday 10th, Hayden on Wednesday 11th, the Thrillbillies on Thursday 12th and the Ray Peters Band on Friday 13th.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in which a man was seriously injured near Teignmouth.
Officers were called to the scene shortly before 1am on Tuesday 19 April following reports of a single vehicle collision on the A381 Newton Road near Bishopsteignton.
A silver Suzuki Ignis collided with a stone wall near the Metro Motors car sales garage and the vehicle rolled causing significant damage to the car.
The 39-year-old male driver of the car, who was the only occupant, was located by a passing member of the public trapped within the vehicle.
Britain’s fastest growing supermarket, Lidl UK, has revealed plans to open its 12th Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in East Devon, following the submission of a planning application to build the 50,000 m² warehouse on a site at Clyst Honiton. The submission of the application follows the purchase of the site in February of this year, and will pave the way for up to 500 new jobs for the area.
This latest move is a clear indication of Lidl’s expansion ambitions, which include plans to double the number of its existing stores, to cater for its ever growing customer base. Sales at...
Hotel du Vin, the leading lifestyle hotel brand, announces that the recently acquired Magdalen Chapter Hotel in Exeter is set to be re-branded as the Hotel du Vin Exeter.
Acquired by the Malmaison Hotel du Vin Group in November 2015 as one of a portfolio of four hotels in the UK, the hotel’s transformation will take the number of Hotel du Vin hotels in the UK to 17.
Building on the Exeter’s hotel’s reputation as the favored local destination, guests will now be able to benefit from being part of the hugely successful Hotel du Vin group.
Visitors to the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink 2016 can ask their unanswered kitchen questions and debate key food and nutrition issues with a panel of experts in live Festival Question Time sessions with BBC Radio Devon from Friday 22nd April to Sunday 24th April in Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle.
Festival visitors can join BBC Radio Devon presenter Gordon Sparks at three sessions a day throughout the Festival weekend when a panel of expert chefs, producers and writers will uncover their secrets, impart advice and wrestle with hot topics in the Festival...
Be part of the very first South West Outdoor Festival (23-25 September), tickets now on sale.
The South West is a mecca for outdoor activities and adventure pursuits, and this year the inaugural South West Outdoor Festival is inviting everyone to come and explore the incredible range of opportunities that are taking place around one unique place: Heddon Valley in Exmoor National Park.
Tickets are now on sale for the festival, run in partnership with Cotswold Outdoor, the National Trust’s official outdoor retailer, which takes place over the weekend of 23–25 September. The...
A senior doctor has revealed how a campaign to improve the care of people with Parkinson’s at one of the UK’s largest hospitals has succeeded in delivering better treatment for patients.
Dr Sarah Jackson, a movement disorders consultant at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, initiated a campaign for change after an audit demonstrated the hospital could further improve care of its Parkinson’s patients.
In just five years the changes have delivered a specialist ward – one of the few in the UK, with trained Parkinson’s nurses which together with a multi-disciplinary...
Ever wondered why your fingers go wrinkly in the bath? What explosions in space really look like? Or why beans give you wind? Well wonder no more.
Fresh from Blue Peter and BBC’s Factomania join Science Guy Greg Foot for a show of curious questions and explosive answers.
With over 8 million views on YouTube, Greg will stop at nothing to answer YOUR questions LIVE, even if he has to use a giant flame thrower, make a rainbow indoors or launch a space rocket!
Make sure you bring along your own burning questions for Greg to answer – or tweet them in advance to @gregfoot...
The average age of people in Exeter getting help with their pension needs is 61 despite free guidance being available for anyone over 50, Citizens Advice Exeter has revealed.
This means people could be planning their retirement finances 11 years earlier, to make sure they have the right money to fit into their future plans.
As the Pension Wise service marks its first anniversary, Citizens Advice Exeter says it’s never too early to start planning for your retirement and is encouraging local people aged 50 and over with a defined contribution pension to book a free guidance...
