The Plymouth Gladiators are delighted to confirm full details for their first home race meeting of the 2026 season, which takes place on Saturday 4th April at the Colosseum, as the club welcomes Poole in the BSN Series.
Following the opening fixture away at Poole the previous evening, the Gladiators will bring the action home for what promises to be a spectacular start to the new season, with a packed schedule of on-track excitement and off-track entertainment for supporters of all ages.
To enhance the matchday experience, gates will open at 4:00pm, an hour earlier than...
Race nights may last three hours, but building a speedway team takes months.
As Plymouth Gladiators gear up for the new campaign, team manager Garry May offers an insight into the planning, people and philosophy behind the scenes and why team spirit, trust and entertainment are just as important as points on the track.
Garry, a lot of people only see you on race nights making tactical decisions. How much actually goes on behind the scenes?
A lot more than people probably realise. People think I just make the changes and that’s it, but there’s loads that goes on...
Dash Express, a division of The Dash Group and part of The APC delivery network - the UK’s largest independent parcel delivery network - has announced further expansion in the South West with the opening of a new, larger site located in Cullompton. The new site will serve as Dash Express’ new ‘Exeter’ location, strengthening its regional presence and achieving full service coverage across the South West with the company also expanding its delivery coverage to include Taunton, Somerset and North Devon.
Located just 14 miles outside of Exeter, the new 11,000 sq. ft. facility marks...
Students at Ted Wragg schools across Devon have been celebrating Thank a Teacher Day this month (19th June) by honouring their teachers.
Thank a Teacher Day is an annual day of celebration to acknowledge the amazing work that teachers do. It’s an opportunity to reflect and appreciate the hard work of every single member of school staff.
Headteachers and colleagues from the Trust Executive sent out a video messages to all staff members to say thank you for their incredible efforts, teachers and co-professionals across schools received messages of thanks from students,...
Timewade , a leading technology partner for SMEs, won the Workforce Developer of the Year Award, at a ceremony at Crowne Plaza Plymouth on 17 May.
The Devon & Plymouth Chamber Awards celebrates the county’s leading entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes and sectors.
The winners were announced at an awards ceremony on 17 May at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth.
Local technology partner Timewade took home the Workforce Developer award, celebrating the organisation’s approach to the learning and development of their team.
The universities of Exeter, Plymouth and Falmouth have joined forces to launch a new initiative that will harness the region’s academic and research expertise to improve people’s lives, empower communities and drive the economy across the peninsula and with UK benefits.
The South West Think Tank (SWTT) will draw upon the universities’ highly regarded experts, working across a rage of disciplines, to produce policy alternatives and bold proposals to address key issues facing Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
Focussing on developing evidence-based policy options, the think...
The Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) Christmas Appeal is well underway, receiving a fantastic response so far.
Over £50,000 has been donated since the appeal launched in November to ensure that DAA’s crews remain fully stocked with everything they need for the winter months ahead.
For each of the incident's crews respond to, clinicians quickly work through the contents of their lifesaving critical care kits, which are stocked with essential medical supplies and equipment.
These kits and those back at base, must be fully replenished before crews are required to respond...
Devon & Cornwall Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner are committed to tackling violence against women and girls, wherever it happens - not least on a night out, which everyone should be able to enjoy without fear of crime.
This has led to the creation of Project NightEye, a policing approach that makes the evening and night-time a hostile environment for men intent on harassment, or sexual or physical violence.
NightEye has been used in selected locations this summer, and learning from these deployments will be assessed and used to refine the project prior...
A contestant on the BBC’s high-profile wedding reality show had to battle tragic family news as she planned the happiest day for couples. Yasmin Downing, from Plymouth, has revealed that she had to help arrange her beloved grandmother’s funeral at the same time she was competing with eight other hopefuls on the Ultimate Wedding Planner which launched last night. “It was devastating when my Nan Phyllis passed as she was instrumental in my upbringing and we were so close,” says Yasmin Downing, a 33-year-old florist. “I should have been grieving her, but I had to put on a smile so that the...
