Tuesday saw the launch of Make Your Mark, the UK Youth Parliament's annual ballot of the public, giving young people their say on what is debated by their Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) in the House of Commons on 14 November.
The ballot will decide which five topics from a shortlist of ten will be debated in the chamber by elected MYPs. The debate will be chaired by The Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, recorded in Hansard and broadcast live on BBC Parliament. From these, the Youth Parliament will choose its priority campaigns for the year ahead....
Tickets are selling fast for the first ever Devon Wine and Music Festival with folk singer Steve Knightley headlining the September event.
Already 150 out of 500 tickets have been sold for the event where music lovers can enjoy local bands, wine lovers can tickle their tastebuds with wines from six vineyards and local food suppliers will keep foodies happy. Pebblebed is hosting the event at their vineyard in Clyst St George, near Exeter, on September 13/14.
Adam Isaac, who made it through to the quarter final stages of BBC's The Voice, with Sir Tom Jones as coach, will be...
Local comedy duo O'Shea & O'Gaukroger had crowds laughing again with their appearance at Nozstock Music Festival last weekend. Crowds packed in to the Bantam of the Opera stage to see their fast paced sketch act over the two days. The O's were part of a comedy billing for the Festival which included stand up Josh Widdicombe and the fantastic new male sketch duo, Cardinal Burns- recently launched on E4 with their own comedy series.
The pair are continuing with their own comedy short film series, with the release of 'Crack' on August 13th. This brand new comedy short will be...
An unfortunate own goal by Scot Bennett, followed by a composed Dan Gosling finish saw the Cherries progress through to the second round of the league cup.
It was a fine evening that welcomed both sets of supporters to St James Park in the opening fixture in the Capital One cup. Paul Tisdale took to the pitch just before kick-off to officially accept the FA equality and fair play trophy for the previous season, as the Grecians lined up with the Big Bank behind them.
Paul Tisdale had made three changes to the side that drew with...
Businesses in and around Teignbridge are being invited to sponsor categories at this year’s Teignbridge Sports Personality Awards.
Category sponsorship opportunities remain for the ceremony which celebrates the best in community sport and support on Friday 28 November at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren.
The annual awards ceremony has become one of the largest of its kind, recognising and rewarding a number of athletes, teams, volunteers, coaches, and unsung heroes for their hard work and dedication to sport, health and physical activity across the District and...
The grass is looking greener at Sandy Park as the Exeter Chiefs £1m new pitch begins to take shape.
Other major works this summer have seen the existing West Grandstand undergo a £7.5 million transformation, doubling its capacity for usage on both match-days and events throughout the course of the week as well as work on the new East Terrace.
The work underlines once again the commitment being shown to ensure Sandy Park will be the home of premier sport and events for the whole of the South West for many years to come.
Devon County Council has described responses to its recent consultation on the future of Devon's library service as 'extremely positive'.
Never has the council had such a level of responses to previous library consultations, in terms of numbers and quality of feedback.
5,500 returned questionnaires; 2,500 attendees at local library drop-in sessions; 1,000 people at public meetings; as well as emails, letters and petitions that have been sent to the Council.
Results from them all are now being collated, digested, and deliberated over by senior Managers and...
We all want a brighter, whiter smile. However, there has long been concerns about 'rogue traders' and recently the European Union became involved in regulating the tooth whitening industry to drive up standards of patient safety.
The EU has set standards in place that all clinicians should abide by to ensure great results and patient safety is paramount. Professional teeth whitening can give long-lasting, predictable results with minimal sensitivity with proper adherence to these new guidelines.
We have welcomed these guidelines and patients can trust in our high-...
Please join us in Princesshay Square, Exeter for music from 10am supported by DJs from Phonic FM and live performers from Six Days, Clara Bond, Holly Morwenna and Mervyn Grattan from 12 noon.
This is a free event but donations would be very welcome. In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
There will also be a street collection taking place in the High Street and the Macmillan Cancer Information Support Specialists will be available to answer questions about cancer in Bedford Square.
Artisan snack producer Burts Chips has announced a series of sporting sponsorships for 2014 which will see the brand supporting sporting events.
Running throughout the current British Touring Car Championships (2014 season), Burts Chips is proud to be an official sponsor of the Motorbase Performance squad with branding for Burts Chips featuring across the Motorbase team helmet, along with prominent wing mirror branding of a touring car.
With 20.5 million UK TV viewers and 55 million people listening to the championships via the airwaves, the British Touring Car...
