The South West Coast Path Association has been successful in their bid to the Coastal Communities Fund to secure £1 million investment in the South West Coast Path.
This project will repair, improve and promote the South West Coast Path (SWCP). Funds will help with 32 urgent repair works to the path, in addition to a range of projects providing information boards and signage, events and marketing. This will create and safeguard around 788 jobs from construction, management and tourism generated by the path.
Management of the Coast Path is co-ordinated by the Trail...
Enjoy a day in Devon and join Newton Abbot Racecourse for an afternoon of racing on Wednesday 13th August.
Racing for the day starts at 2:10pm and gates open at 12:10pm.
Tickets can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com until 5pm on Tuesday 12th August. Tickets will be available to buy at the gate on arrival.
Tickets are priced at £12 for the Course Enclosure and £18 for the Paddock Enclosure. Children aged 16 and under and students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS can enjoy free entry.
The Family Enclosure will be available, providing...
First Great Western have launched a photo competition to capture the beautiful scenery of the UK.
They're looking to see who can uncover some of the hidden gems of Exeter and the South West, or simply show the places you've travelled to by train this summer.
All entries will appear in the FGW Frame Your Train gallery, and be put in front of a credible judging panel for a chance to win ‘Photo of The Week’ and two standard class train tickets!
To enter, simply:
- Take a photo of the view from the carriage window
Connecting Devon and Somerset – the programme that is bringing broadband to rural areas of the two counties – has won government funding to give broadband support to women in business.
The programme has won £75,000 in a successful bid to help women start and develop their own businesses using superfast broadband.
The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) team secured the funding after a bid to the Women and Broadband Challenge Fund that was announced in May by the Minister for Women Nicky Morgan who was also made Education Secretary in the last Cabinet reshuffle.
An Exeter man will take part in a brand new ITV quiz show today.
Presented by Gethin Jones, The 21St Question is a bold new ITV quiz show featuring exactly 21 questions.
The game sees 11 contestants compete in “winner stays on” rounds which test the strategy and wits of players to the limit. The aim? To get onto the power spot and control the game. However, only one of the players will successfully fend off all the competition, and whoever is left standing faces a chance to win big – provided they can answer The 21St Question.
On Wednesday 30 July, family and scout groups had a summer adventure with the ranger team at Knightshayes, the National Trust property on the outskirts of Tiverton. These visitors became National Trust rangers for the day by helping to restore a historic parkland feature to its former glory.
1st Tiverton Scouts and families had some messy fun when clearing out an overgrown parkland water feature, and even discovered some unusual creepy crawlies living in the grassland nearby. To say thank you, Knightshayes staff took these hard working volunteers to discover what lurks in their...
Missing teeanger Michaela Paige Cheesman was located by police in St Agnes, Cornwall yesterday (3 August).
Police would like to thank the public for their assistance.
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Police are appealing for help to trace a missing 17-year-old female from Gloucestershire who may be in Devon or Cornwall.
Michaela Paige Cheesman was reported missing from her home in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, at around 6.30am yesterday (1 August) and there is concern for her safety.
It is believed she left sometime during the night....
GO2, organisers of Exeter’s Great West Run, sponsored by Tozers, have announced that entry levels have already exceeded those of the 2013 race at 2,500, with still two months left to go for runners to sign up.
This years race, taking place on Sunday 19 October 2014, has not only enticed a growing level of interest from clubs and runners, but also from a number of new partners, which promise to maximise both the race day experience, and engagement with the community in the lead up.
In addition to Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Newtown Community Association, who are new...
Family Devon Cream Tea - Scones and Jam Workshops - part of an action packed week of cookery workshops for all age groups, cooking abilities and interests run by Devon’s Fun Kitchen cooking school. The 'Great Summer Cookery Workshops' range from Kids Fun Kitchen to specialist master classes including macaroons and chocolate! The huge, bunting decorated marquee will be set up in the grounds of Powderham Castle, just outside Exeter. Organisers are expecting a huge demand for such a unique cookery experience. To register for a place please visit www.funkitchen.co.uk
Kids All-Day Cookery Workshops - part of an action packed week of cookery workshops for all age groups, cooking abilities and interests run by Devon’s Fun Kitchen cooking school. The 'Great Summer Cookery Workshops' range from Kids Fun Kitchen to specialist master classes including macaroons and chocolate! The huge, bunting decorated marquee will be set up in the grounds of Powderham Castle, just outside Exeter. Organisers are expecting a huge demand for such a unique cookery experience. To register for a place please visit www.funkitchen.co.uk
