Start the week with a thrilling afternoon of summer jumps racing on Monday 27th July at Newton Abbot Racecourse.
Racing starts at 14:15 with gates opening at 12:15. The last race is at 17:15.
With the summer holidays in full swing, the Family Enclosure will return with a range of garden games and inflatables for children to enjoy such as a big challenge assault course, Shoot ‘N’ Score, jousting, bouncy castle, giant Snakes and Ladders, giant Connect 4 and giant Jenga.
Tickets can be bought online until Sunday 26th July. There will also be tickets available at the...
Following a popular programme of activities last year, the National Trust rangers in East Devon are once again running free family activities each Wednesdays of the summer holiday at Branscombe. With an extended list of events, including kite making and den building, Wild Wednesdays looks set to be even more successful than last year. Ranger Ruby Cole explained: ‘Last year some families came to all of our Wild Wednesdays and, for that reason we’ve added new activities, including a big wild sleep-out which I’m particularly excited about. It will include a supper around a campfire followed...
The skyline of Exeter has a new landmark, thanks to a 80 metre high tower crane which will play a vital role in the creation of city's Queen St Dining Quarter.
Aviva Investors and construction partners ISG who are creating the unique dining destination are taking delivery of a tower crane capable of lifting 4 tonnes, with a 50 metre reach which allows it to cover the whole of the 36,500 sq ft site.
A 300 tonne mobile crane required to piece together the tower crane will be given a Police escort into Exeter city centre at 6am on Tuesday 21 July 2015. The crane itself will...
He may well be one of the new kids on the block at Sandy Park, but summer signing Ollie Atkins admits he already feels at home with the Exeter Chiefs.
A team bonding trip to Spain on his first official day with the Devon club allowed the 26-year-old Aussie to quickly get up to speed with his new team-mates following his switch from Scottish Pro12 outfit Edinburgh.
And now a couple of weeks into pre-season, the towering forward is continuing his settling in process by playing an active part during the club’s gruelling pre-season programme under the watchful eye of head coach...
Leading Exeter-based PR consultancy, Glen King PR/Marketing, celebrates 10 years in business. With an extensive and enviable portfolio of retainer clients across all sectors and a specialist knowledge of the construction industry, the company held a special summer event in recognition of the milestone anniversary.
90 clients, business associates and members of the local media joined the Glen King PR team at independent Lloyd’s Kitchen at the event. Guests enjoyed Prosecco, wine and hand-made canapés by Lloyd’s Kitchen Chef...
Tony Hogg has today announced that he will not seek re-election as police and crime commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly next May.
Mr Hogg, who was elected in November 2012, says he is proud of his achievements during 32 months in office.
“The vision of the PCC role at the 2012 election was undeveloped but I have been strongly motivated throughout because I know now that it is an essential role and the police have never been held to account so effectively - a view confirmed by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary,” he said.
Interserve, the international support services and construction group will be donning cycling gear this week to take on a four day challenge to raise money for a new Academy for the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.
On Wednesday 22nd July at 4pm, members of the Interserve South West Regional Building and Infrastructure team will be starting their challenge to cycle the length of the UK from John O’Groats to Lands End, some 969 miles in four days. The challenge will be taking place on a turbo trainer positioned at Tesco in Exeter Vale, Russell Way, Exeter.
Two moments of brilliance saw a young Exeter City side go down to Fluminense’s Under-19s at St James Park.
The Grecians went with a youthful eleven to take on Fluminense’s Under-19 side in an historic match to celebrate 101 years since the Grecians travelled to Brazil for the Selecão national side’s first match.
Alex Byrne and Jason Pope were both selected for City ahead of their impending loan moves to Weston-super-Mare, and Pope would almost hand the Grecians an early lead. He won possession just outside of the Fluminense penalty area before stinging the fingers of...
A Devon-based work placement company is seeking host families for international trainees as it prepares for its busiest summer yet.
The Training Partnership (TTPL) is welcoming more than 240 trainees to the county in July, and another 300 from August to October, with a need for host families in Exeter, Torbay and across South Devon for this summer, autumn and beyond.
Host families are usually professional couples, or a family with children, or a single person, with a spare single or twin room.
Nadine Stroud, the company’s Business Development Manager, said: “Having...
Flybe today announced that Paul Simmons, Chief Commercial Officer, is to leave the company in mid-January 2016 to take up a role with Malaysian Airlines based in Kuala Lumpur. Following Paul's departure, Flybe will move to a new commercial organisational structure. The Chief Commercial Officer role will be split into two, with both new roles sitting on the Operating Board and reporting to CEO, Saad Hammad. The first role is to head Network Planning and Development, establishing this as a separate function. This is to ensure that as Flybe drives network expansion, new route investment...
