Active Devon has been awarded a grant of £207,220 from Sport England to develop inclusive sporting opportunities for disabled people.
The Inclusive Sport programme is designed to increase the number of young people (aged 14 plus) and adults regularly playing sport as part of Sport England’s wider commitment to increasing regular sport participation by disabled people.
Active Devon will aim to establish over 30 Opportunity Clubs across Devon providing sport and physical activity for young people and adults with disabilities. The programme will also support and develop local...
Severe flaws in child safeguarding allowed a convicted paedophile to continue abusing two young victims, according to a report released today. The independent report, commissioned by the Devon Children Safeguarding Board covers the services repeated oversight during a five-year period of abuse and the circumstances leading up to the abuser coming into contact with his victims. The abuser, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was a known child sex offender prior to coming into contact with the family. He was jailed last year for a series of offences against his victims, including rape and...
Fly-half Gareth Steenson insists performance is key for the Exeter Chiefs this Saturday as they look to overcome rivals Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership (3pm).
Having returned to winning ways with last weekend's 38-33 win at lowly Worcester Warriors, Devon's finest can expect another stiff examination against the visiting Sharks.
With qualification into Europe's new-look Champions Cup very much up for grabs, the need to accrue vital Premiership points has never been more important with just three rounds of the domestic season remaining.
Otter Nurseries continues to raise funds for Charity of the Year Devon Freewheelers with a grand wheelbarrow raffle to be held at the Ottery St Mary garden centre on Easter Monday, April 21.
Not only will the lucky winner receive the contents, worth around £100, but also the wheelbarrow itself, bringing the total value of the prize to £200.
One of the Devon Freewheelers volunteer riders, complete with liveried motorbike, will be on hand to answer any questions about the service.
The last wheelbarrow raffle held on Mothering Sunday raised in excess of £300 for the...
Brother farms Shillingford Organics and West Town Farm are launching a series of Food @ the Farm events this year.
This is your chance to come out to the farm, see how good food is produced and also eat some of our delicious produce all cooked up and prepared for you by a professional chef!
The Bluebell Brunch is our first Food @ the Farm event, we thought as the bluebells started to pop out that it would be nice to give everyone a chance to see them on a guided walk and you can't beat a good brunch on a Sunday morning so the two should be combined.
For the third summer in a row the amazing Illyria are back at West Town Farm to perform another terrific children's classic!
Their production of The Twits in 2012 sold out, Babe The Sheep-Pig charmed the audience in 2013 and now they're back with Roald Dahl's most glorious classic "George's Marvellous Medicine".
It's the first day of half-term, Grandma has written to say she is coming to stay, and George is going to have to give up his bedroom for her. It wouldn't be so bad if Grandma were a nice Grandma. But George's Grandma is...
Do you enjoy your meat? Enjoy rare breed pork, but would like to do a little bit more with it?
West Town Farm have joined forces with local artisan charcuterie makers Good Game, the farm are providing the pork, Good Game are providing the skills and knowledge for a fabulous day on the farm learning to do more with meat.
This course is aimed at the home hobbyist and any lover of good food who might want to make their own bacon or have a go at curing a Chorizo or two. This is a great way to get an appreciation of what goes into curing and what you need to do it at home....
This year marks Westpoint Exeter’s 25th birthday! And to kick off the celebrations Westpoint has announced it is offering four charities the chance to stage their own event at the venue for free.
Charities large and small are invited to apply for this unique opportunity with one of the south-west’s largest exhibition and entertainment venues. With free access to the Function Room, Wadsworth Pavilion log cabin and Showground, the charities can let their imaginations run wild.
The whole site lends itself to a variety of both indoor and outdoor events. Westpoint’s log cabin...
Work to collect data that will help to design a Beach Management Plan (BMP) for Sidmouth will take longer than expected, the project team announced this week.
The aims of the East Devon District Council-sponsored project are to ensure that Sidmouth's sea defences are performing as expected and to consider what may need to be done to reduce the rate of erosion at East Beach.
The working group managing the project now calculates that the information gathering exercise will take up to three months longer than was originally thought. The group has therefore postponed the next...
The Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink is just over a week away and there are treats galore in store for visitors
Taking place from the 25th to the 27th of April, the annual event will once again be held in the courtyard of Exeter Castle and the surrounding Northernhay Gardens, in the heart of Exeter.
The Festival also includes two evening Festival After Dark Events featuring live music, chef demos and a great atmosphere. Now in its 11th year, the 2013 festival attracted around 20,000 visitors, with people flocking to Exeter to indulge in top-notch South West food...
