It’s all systems go for Exeter Racecourse this Sunday which is an additional fixture with last weekend’s meeting cancelled due to Storm Ciara.
The seven-race fixture mirrors the lost card and includes important races that are regarded as stepping stones for next month’s Cheltenham Festival.
With excellent prize money on offer, there will be some star horses in action , giving Westcountry racegoers an excellent opportunity to enjoy some top class racing.
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has entered Sir Psycho in the listed novices’ hurdle with other entries...
The City of Exeter has received national recognition for its exceptional recruitment of Apprentices. In a period where Apprenticeships starts have fallen, Exeter has bucked the national trend to sit at the top of the league table of the nation’s cities.
The report, produced by the Centre for Cities, looked at the trends in Apprenticeship provision across the country. They recognized the importance of Apprenticeships has been growing for some time. However, there has been a 26% reduction in starts since 2016. In some cases, cities had seen starts halve. In contrast Exeter was only...
The University of Exeter is part of a global initiative to revolutionise the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Led by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the project will harness and analyse a wealth of digital data to develop signatures of disease – or “fingerprints” – that can be then detected using wearable technologies, such as smart watches. The collaboration aims to secure at least £67m over the first six years, with an ambition to attract up to £100m of total investment by 2030 to build and trial its diagnostic device on a large scale. Initial funds...
A major new partnership is helping to tackle skills shortages facing six NHS Trusts across the South West of England.
Birmingham City University joined forces with half-a-dozen Trusts in the region three years ago, to help train professionals to provide care for patients who are having surgery.
Now 20 new Operating Department Practitioners have been added to the South West’s health workforce to help address staff shortages in the area.
The partnership sees the University deliver its Operating Department Practice course in Exeter, providing training for future...
Since launching its Well Built Community Fund in 2014, RGB Building Supplies has helped 33 charities, schools and community groups complete projects they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to. The builders merchant is now giving groups the chance to receive £1,000 to spend on timber and landscaping projects before the initiative is refreshed and relaunched in 2021.
The donation is to be spent at an RGB branch and could be used to purchase landscaping materials to transform an outdoor area, or perhaps complete an eco-friendly community project with RGB’s FSC approved timber. However...
Premium South West property developer Burrington Estates New Homes, is delighted to have been presented with the prestigious 'Housebuilder of the Year' at the Insider South West Residential Property Awards 2020.
The awards ceremony took place on Thursday 30th January at the Mercure Rougemont Hotel in Exeter and was a celebration of landmark projects in the South West; along with architecture firms, advisors and agents which help turn them into a reality.
Burrington Estates New Homes, which was founded three years ago, 'stood out for the high standard of the new homes it is...
The Maynard School has triumphed again with today’s GCSE Performance Tables, published by the Department for Education, putting the all-girls’ school in Exeter as the undisputed top performing independent school in Devon on every measure.
This news mirrors yesterday’s A-level Performance Tables which also ranked The Maynard as the best of Devon’s independent sector in all key areas.
At GCSE level, the school officially is:
The best independent school in Devon and Cornwall for every result
4th best independent school in the entire country on the all-
This February half term, head to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth and find out which donkey has the loudest bray, the longest ears, or who is the most playful in the Adoption Donkey Top Trumps Trail.
Follow the trail to find the giant Top Trumps cards located around the sanctuary and reveal which adoption donkey comes out on top in each round.
Each adoption donkey has been scored against nine different donkey stats with the aim of the game to find out who trumps whom in each head-to-head round.
This entertaining family activity is the perfect way to explore the...
I decided to study nursing because I needed a change. I had an English degree under my belt, and had worked in journalism and advertising copywriting for years. I decided I wanted a more hands-on career, something where I could actually help people, instead of trying to sell them things. I began by working in care for several years, but this was unsatisfying and I always felt I could be doing more, especially in the field of end of life care, my passion. I literally woke up one day thinking, why don’t I try to become a nurse? The deadline for applications for the September 2018 cohort was...
Crealy’s Super Slam Wrestling is sure to be a huge hit for families this February Half Term.
Crealy Theme Park and Resort are welcoming a team of professional wrestlers direct from the USA to fight it out in front of Crealy guests to find out who is the true king of the ring.
With four hard hitting shows taking place each day in the Crealy Arena from Saturday February 15 to Friday February 21, the Super Slam Wrestling show will feature a variety of pro wrestlers battling it out in this family show that will include suplexes, special finisher moves and lots of entertainment...
