A crowd of more than 3,000 turned out at Exeter Racecourse yesterday to watch ponies from Dartmoor and Clydesdale horses stretch their limbs in their two furlong races before seven jump races gave racegoers an afternoon to remember.
Six hill ponies went to post and it was a tiny pure bred registered Dartmoor who crossed the line in front with his owner Rachael Watson on board.
“My plan was to stay close to Frolic in the race and keep something in the tank for the finish,” said 20-year-old Rachael who farms with her parents near Poundsgate.
Jack Nowell shook off the effects of pre-game illness to help Exeter Chiefs to maintain their fine form in this season’s Aviva Premiership.
The England international admitted after his side’s latest top flight win over Wasps that he had been ‘sick’ and ‘feeling rough’ just hours before he claimed a try double for the Devon club.
For Nowell, the win not only saw Rob Baxter’s side momentarily move to the summit of the Premiership, but it also ended his own 19-month wait to score a first team try. Ironically, his last Premiership try came against Wasps in a 37-24 win at Adams...
The focus of this year’s Domestic Abuse Awareness Week in Devon (24-28 Nov) is the impact of domestic abuse on children and families.
The poignant message for this year’s campaign, ‘Domestic Abuse Shatters Lives’, highlights the impact of abuse on victims as well as highlighting the impact on others surrounding that victim, including children and young people.
One in four women and one in six men experiencing domestic abuse at some point in their lives, and an estimated 750,000 children witness domestic abuse within their home in the UK each year.
River Cottage Cookery School in Axminster, Devon has beaten dozens of other cookery schools from across the nation to win the accolade of Best Large Recreational Cookery School at the British Cookery School Awards.
Results were announced on Monday 17 November at the awards ceremony held at Porchester Hall in London. The event was hosted by head judge and BBC Radio 2’s food and drink broadcaster Nigel Barden.
Nigel said: “River Cottage has given millions of TV viewers a taste for great cooking since 1998, when Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall first brought his famous food ethos...
Following on from their highly successful touring show “A Victorian Christmas”, acclaimed historical entertainment company Blast from the Past now delve further back in time to bring you “A Medieval Christmas”. Featuring long-forgotten festive songs (plus some surprisingly familiar carols!) played on authentic instruments such as cittern, bagpipes and shawm, this celebration of Yuletide Past is sure to warm the hearts of young and old.
Christmas in the Middle Ages was very different from the celebration that we know today –yet many of our Yuletide customs stem from this period,...
Devon County Council is prepared and ready to keep the county moving this winter.
The County Council spends between £4 million and £5 million a year on roads affected by winter weather – whether it is salting roads, clearing snow or responding to flooding issues.
While the last two winters have been dominated by storms and flooding, the County Council still needs around 25,000 tonnes of salt stored in preparation for the start of winter. This will be used to treat just over 2,000 miles of Devon’s primary and secondary salting routes.
Two talented sports coaches at the University of Exeter have been selected for a programme to support the creation of high quality coaching to achieve ambitious targets in the Rio Olympics.
The Director of Badminton, Helen Ward and the Women’s Rugby Coach Jo Yapp are among 22 coaches chosen by Sports Coach UK as part of the nationwide Aspire 2015/2016. They will have a significant impact in the talent pathways in their sports.
The Aspire programme is about developing coaching expertise, expanding coaches’ insight, broadening their understanding and influencing their...
Killerton will continue its tradition of festive fun in a bigger way than ever when the estate throws open its doors to the public from Saturday 22 November until Sunday 4 January, 11am-4pm. Visitors will be greeted by the beautifully transformed house themed on the classic Nutcracker story. The outdoors will also have a festive feel with family activities in the historic, twinkling parkland. The National Trust property, just outside of Exeter, invites visitors on a fairy tale journey to discover the story of The Nutcracker. Each room in the historic house will be adorned with elaborate,...
The community-owned Real Food Store is asking the community to give generously to the Exeter Foodbank in the run up to Christmas.
The Store have partnered with the vInspired’s Team V programme to host a food donation day on the 26th November. Shoppers, suppliers and the community are invited to donate essentials to help create emergency food packages for those facing immediate hardship in Exeter.
3,981 people received a 3 day emergency supply package from Exeter’s Foodbank over the last year. But the vInspired campaign is also looking behind the numbers to raise awareness...
