Join Newton Abbot Racecourse for a thrilling afternoon of jumps racing on Monday 29th September.
This is the second-to-last fixture at the racecourse this season. Racing starts at 2:30pm and the gates open at 12:30pm.
Tickets can be bought online until 5pm on Sunday 29th September and will also be available to buy at the gate upon arrival. Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure.
Students with a valid student photographic ID / NUS card and children aged 16 and under can enjoy free entry to the course.
South West shoppers have a chance to bag a designer bargain as part of a charity treasure hunt which launched this week.
Designer creations from some of the biggest names in the fashion world will arrive at Cancer Research UK shops as part of the Tatler Treasure Hunt.
For two weeks, shoes, scarves, clothes, handbags and other stunning creations will be hidden in stores, alongside items regularly donated by the local community.
The campaign sees Tatler magazine join forces with the fashion elite to donate pieces which will be sold in the charity’s shops, for a...
SOUTH Hams MP Dr Sarah Wollaston and more than 80 Devon businesswomen attended the latest branch launch of networking group Leading Women UK this week. Inspirational speaker and conservative Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr Wollaston outlined her journey from GP to MP and the importance of including more women in politics including through possible job-sharing schemes for MPs. The evening took place at the prestigious, newly-revamped Glazebrook House at South Brent in Devon and also included talks from Leading Women UK's Founder Rachel Jones and the new South Hams Champion...
The Conservative party’s Prospective MP for Exeter Dom Morris has today challenged Labour to “do the right thing” and back English votes for English laws in Parliament. Dom supports the proposals by Prime Minister David Cameron to ensure that legislation at Westminster which affects England, is only voted on by English MPs. But Labour Leader Ed Miliband has refused to back the proposals.
Dom said: “I am challenging Ed Milliband’s current MP for Exeter Ben Bradshaw to do the right thing and come out in favour of English votes for English laws. “It is basic democracy that MPs should...
Description: Join Dartmoor National Park rangers Ella Briens and Paul Glanville for a unique look at the Roborough area on two wheels.
Discover more about how the National Park Rangers help to manage this popular area. You can also learn more about how the cycling trails in this area link not only locally but also internationally with further work taking place as part of the Granite and Gears project in conjunction with Devon County Council.
Bring your own bike or alternativley bike hire is avaialble from Leg o Mutton Cycle Hire, Rockin Bikes, Yelverton, Tel. 01822 855933...
Children and adults alike are being encouraged to get creative over the next few weeks in the lead up to Devon’s newest pumpkin sculpture competition.
Being held to coincide with Halloween, The Magdalen Chapter in Exeter is inviting people of all ages to create wow-factor pumpkin carvings and take them to the hotel on Friday October 31 for judging.
The Pumpkin Sculpture Competition is being held in aid of Farms For City Children, the hotel’s new Charity of the Year. General Manager Fiona Moores said this was the perfect excuse for people to put their design skills to the...
Exeter City Council will be carrying out door-to-door enquiries this month as part of a new electoral registration system.
This summer marked the launch of a new system of individual electoral registration.
In mid-July, 80 per cent of Exeter residents received a letter confirming that they had been successfully transferred to the new system.
The remaining 20 per cent, were sent a form asking for further information. These may be people who have recently moved, or changed their name, for example.
The council will now begin to make door to door enquires to...
Enjoy great food, great wine and great company with these hosted evenings in our private dining room. Sip your welcome drink by the fire in the Library and retire for a five-course dinner with matching wines.
Thursday 23rd October – Game 7pm l £55 per person
A perfect time to enjoy these rich and robust flavours.
Thursday 20th November – Goat 7pm l £55 per person
Enjoy a variety of free range goat dishes, whilst listening to a great story; who knew there was a dark side to goat farming?
To view full menus for both evenings, click here ....
A prestigious new specialist school, designed to act as a regional centre of excellence for gifted young mathematicians, has been officially opened.
The Exeter Mathematics School, a sixth form school jointly sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College, has been created to meet the needs of Maths students throughout the South West region.
It was officially launched on Friday19 September, when around 50 delegates gathered at the school, located near Rougemont Castle in the heart of Exeter city centre.
Guests at the launch included representatives from the...
Visitors to Sandy Park are used to rubbing shoulders with famous rugby players, but an exciting event at the recently redeveloped venue in November will give guests the opportunity to mingle with a host of celebrities from the stage and screen.
The third annual Harry’s Ball, taking place on Saturday 15th November at Sandy Park, boasts a glittering celebrity line-up from cast members of popular reality shows Made in Chelsea and The Only Way is Essex, plus star of Coronation Street Kym Marsh and Hollyoaks’ Ashley Taylor Dawson.