Devon County Show is to play host to the qualifying rounds to find ‘Britain’s Fittest Farmer of 2023’.
Qualifying contestants from the South West region will be invited to attend the Devon County Show on the final day of the 3-day show, Saturday 20th May, to test their mettle in various heats and to see if they can successfully muscle in on the hotly contested Fittest Farmer Title as well as a cash prize of £1,000 for each category.
Nevena Redzic, Event Lead from Farmer’s Weekly who organise the initiative said: “This is now an established event and invites upwards of...
National housebuilder Bloor Homes has received the coveted five-star rating from the National New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey from the Home Builder Federation (HBF).
The five-star rating – the maximum a housebuilder can receive – is awarded when over 90 per cent of homeowners say they would recommend their new home to a friend.
Bloor Homes has now received the five-star rating for the fifth year in a row – marking the housebuilder as among the top and most respected housebuilders in the country.
The high ranking is testament to the hard work and...
Hobbycraft will be hosting a nationwide Easter egg hunt between Monday 3rdApril and Friday 7th April, offering customers the chance to win hundreds of egg-citing prizes including up to £250 to spend in-store and online.
Throughout the week, Hobbycraft will be hiding a bespoke Easter egg in EVERY one of its UK stores for customers to try and find, including its store located in Exeter. The hunt will be hosted on the retailer’s TikTok channel @hobbycrafthq , which will be sharing daily clues on where the egg has been concealed in-store, alongside a list of which stores have a...
A £10,000 donation from a healthcare charity will enable University of Exeter Medical School Students to take up clinical placements in hospitals and laboratories around the globe, to help shape their education.
The Hospital Saturday Fund has given fifteen final year Exeter medical students the opportunity to undertake training abroad through a bursary. The final year students will take off for countries in South America, Southeast Asia, Australia and more. Once there, the students will undertake a clinical placement, which diversifies their experience of how different health...
The multi award-winning songstress Gabrielle is the latest headline act confirmed for Sandy Park Stadium’s busy summer of music. Gabrielle rose to fame in 1993 with her distinctive soulful voice, releasing her debut single ‘Dreams’ which reached the top of the UK charts and earnt her a Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act. Joining her will be the British musical collective, Soul II Soul. Founded by Jazzy B, they rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with their blend of soul, R&B and hip-hop, characterised by the smooth grooves, lush instrumentation and powerful...
Pioneering Pete Tong says Exeter's grass is a better dancefloor than Ibizan beaches as he chooses Powderham Castle for his Ibiza Classics show this summer
When it comes to the ultimate dance floor, global DJ, broadcaster and presenter, Pete Tong is swapping hot golden sands for the cool green grasses of Powderham Castle, because he feels our Brit soil is better to dance on than sand.
As the pioneering icon of house music brings his Ibiza Classics show to Exeter on 28 August, alongside Jules Buckley and the Essential Orchestra, Tongie explains that the green green grass of home,...
Members of a junior football club in Exeter will have the chance to get a taste of life as a professional footballer after a special competition was launched.
The initiative will offer one lucky team the chance to be trained by Exeter City’s coaches at the club’s new £3 million Cliff Hill Training Ground, as well as receiving 15 tickets for City’s final League One home game of the season against Morecambe on Sunday, May 7.
The Grecians and club partner Selco Builders Warehouse have joined forces to offer the exciting prize which will see City’s elite coaches deliver...
Devon & Cornwall Police are launching a knife amnesty to encourage members of the public to dispose of knives to reduce the number in circulation that could become involved in criminality.
Devon and Cornwall is one of the safest areas to live in the UK and recent statistics from June 2022 show there was just 42 knife crime offences for every 100,000 resident population, placing the force 37 out of 43 police forces nationally.
However the force is determined to reduce this even further and is encouraging communities to keep each other safe by handing in their unwanted...
A top Devon primary care vet practice provides high-level specialist care to exotics and small mammals thanks to a highly-regarded expert leading the team.
Remarkably, Livia Benato is an EBVS Specialist in Small Mammal Medicine and an RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (Mammalian).
It is very unusual for a primary care vet practice to have a specialist as part of the team, and Livia’s role at Linnaeus-owned CityVets in Exeter sees her providing caring for rare and exotic animals, together with small mammals such as rabbits and rodents, reptiles and birds....
UK law firm Michelmores has announced the launch of its new strategy, unveiled alongside a new visual identity to reflect its sustainable ambitions.
At the heart of the Firm’s new Destination 2030 strategy is a solutions-driven ambition to develop a more diverse, equitable, and engaged business, with a vision that delivers both profit and purpose.
With the aim of becoming the destination law firm for enterprises and individuals navigating change to find a positive future, the firm plans to build on its strengths and equip its people with the resources, tools and mindset...
