With the launch of the high profile national campaign This Girl Can, Exeter based South West Athletics is echoing this call to action by encouraging more women and girls into athletics and into coaching.
Director of Coaching Sonya Ellis has long been an advocate for more women coaches in sport and already has a number of athletes going through athletics coaching awards.
In addition, SW Athletics has taken on an apprentice assistant coach, Angela Lynn, who is a mother of two and has already successfully completed her coaching assistant’s award and is part way through her...
A tale of a passionate and painful love affair told by a neurosurgeon.
Using wireless headphones and a fantastical sound world, the audience is transported from their seat, to a scrap over profiteroles, into neurosurgery and onto the tracks of a ghost train. This show operates on the ears as well as the heart to dissect our most intimate relationships.
Part inspired by the auditory hallucinations experienced by satirist Frigyes Karinthy as described in his extraordinary medical memoir
Stagecoach South West has thanked bus passengers for their patience after bus services were heavily delayed yesterday following a series of accidents around the city which brought traffic to a standstill.
Traffic from Pinhoe was diverted along Hill Barton Road towards Middlemoor Roundabout, which quickly became gridlocked. Queues then formed towards Sandygate which was already busy following the closure of the M5. This meant that traffic along key arteries such as Heavitree Road and Topsham Road was already at a standstill by rush hour.
Devon & Cornwall Police and Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have today launched an innovative pilot project aimed at protecting victims of domestic abuse across South Devon.
Aimed at reducing harm and enabling the most vulnerable to feel safe in their homes agencies will work collaboratively to provide services personalised to victims targeting hidden harm.
New revised joint home safety visits in high-risk cases will include comprehensive security reviews effectively identifying, reducing and preventing repeat victimisation.
Increasing numbers of people in the Exeter area are struggling with debt and are only just able to meet their living costs, according to new figures released today by StepChange Debt Charity.
During 2014, the charity’s helpline was contacted by 1201 people from the Exeter postcode area, compared to 1123 in 2013, a rise of 7% year. Household budgets have shown slight signs of improvement, with those contacting the charity from the Exeter area an average of £35 better off than the previous year. Still, the average person had only £55 left to put towards their debts after covering...
Ian Whitten believes he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates must use the joy of European qualification as the driving force to kick on further in the defence of their LV= Cup crown.
Having booked a home date with Newcastle Falcons in the last eight of this season’s European Challenge Cup with victory over Bayonne last weekend, attention at Sandy Park this week has now switched to this Sunday’s showdown with the Dragons at Rodney Parade (2:30pm).
With home wins over league rivals Gloucester and Bath already accrued in this season’s LV= Cup, the Chiefs will be looking to further...
Festive Winter Bride Wedding Fair 18th century Georgian country house, The Deer Park Country House Hotel, is the perfect setting for Blue Fizz Event's Festive Winter Bride wedding fair on Sunday 1 February.
This fair will be beautifully styled and very ambient with candles and fire pits helping to create the dream of a festive winter wedding.
Between 1.30pm and 4pm some of the finest handpicked suppliers in the South West will be showcased. You'll also find:
Hot cocoa bar, marshmallows and blazing fires A glass of cranberry spice cider or prosecco wine on arrival...
18th century Georgian country house, The Deer Park Country House Hotel, is the perfect setting for Blue Fizz Event's Festive Winter Bride wedding fair on Sunday 1 February.
This fair will be beautifully styled and very ambient with candles and fire pits helping to create the dream of a festive winter wedding.
Between 1.30pm and 4pm some of the finest handpicked suppliers in the South West will be showcased. You'll also find:
Hot cocoa bar, marshmallows and blazing fires
A glass of cranberry spice cider or prosecco wine on arrival
Staff and volunteers are preparing for toddlers to take over the Knightshayes for its first ever Toddler Time on Thursday 12 February.
Between 11am and 3pm the National Trust property on the outskirts of Tiverton, is opening its doors to tiny explorers and their families. Each Toddler Time has a seasonal theme, with sensory activities for little ones to enjoy.
This February, the under-fives can discover the wonder of the weather, with messy play activities exploring ice, snow and muddy puddles. Children can take part in crafts, explore the gardens, listen to stories and...
An evening of myths and legends at Higher Uppacott, Dartmoor National Park’s grade one listed medieval longhouse.
Higher Uppacott forms the backdrop for this exciting and fun evening of storytelling and songs featuring just some of the spine tingling myths and legends of Dartmoor.
A wonderful atmosphere awaits you and your family, with the house lit by oil lamps and candles. The evening begins with a quick tour of the house before settling down to see if the hairy hands will put in an appearance!
Booking is essential as places are limited and family half term events...
