Totesport / Racegoers Club Raceday - Monday 23 April

Event Date: 
23/04/2018 - 11:30am
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

Extend your weekend with a Monday afternoon at the races. What better way to start the new week? Gates open at 11:30 ahead of the first race at 13:30. The last race is at 16:30. Please note race times are subject to change so please check the website ahead of the fixture.

Tickets are available online now at www.newtonabbotracing.com priced at £19 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. Tickets are available online until 17.00 the day before your selected fixture and will also be available at the gates on the day.

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Easter Saturday Racing - Saturday 31 March

Event Date: 
31/03/2018 - 11:45am
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

One for all the family – join us for our Season Opener on Easter Saturday 31 March. It’s the perfect excuse to enjoy a day out with family and friends over the weekend. Bringing the children? Be sure to arrive early as the first 200 children through the gates on the day will receive a FREE Easter egg to set the day off to a winning start!

Gates open at 11:45 with the first race at 13:45.

The last race is at 17:15.

Tickets are available online now at www.newtonabbotracing.com priced at £19 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure.

Tickets...

New Mud Fun Run launched in Dartington for families

Authored by HarryWild
Posted: Tue, 02/13/2018 - 11:09am

Thrill-seeking families are invited to get muddy for a good cause at a brand-new event at The Shops at Dartington during their May Food Fair on Sunday 27 May.

The Mud Larks Fun Run will consist of a 3km course, run twice by those feeling truly mighty, and includes a 500-foot zipline, 40-foot abseil, running through mud, navigating tyres, taking part in a dry kayak hill climb and there’s even archery thrown in too.

All profits from the Fun Run will go to Unity in Sport, a Plymouth based organisation that encourages children of all abilities to get involved in sport. The run...

Soldier On

Event Date: 
22/02/2018 - 7:30pm to 23/02/2018 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre Exeter

What happens when a company of ex-soldiers becomes a company of actors? A theatrical band of brothers. Although it’s not a cure all, the bonding, the humour, the theatre of war helps to put them back together again - as a company of veterans and actors rehearse a play about a company of veterans and actors. Although worlds apart they begin to realise there are more similarities between military life and the theatre than they bargained for, building a powerful new world of their own.

This is a heart warming story about surviving the forces and PTSD and what happens when you leave...

New recycling campaign highlights importance of recycled food waste

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/13/2018 - 10:56am

Teignbridge District Council have launched a new food waste recycling campaign, aimed at reducing leftover waste in your food caddie and encouraging greater awareness of food waste recycling.

The campaign, which runs from 12 February for four weeks, will see information leaflets, bin stickers, bus shelters, supermarket digital screens all highlighting the importance of food waste recycling and how even the smallest change can make a difference.

Teignbridge is holding information road shows, from 10am to 2pm, across the district. Officers will be around to offer advice,...

Exeter students set to ‘Sail Against Plastic’

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/13/2018 - 10:24am

A team of students and staff from the University of Exeter are set to embark on an 12-day voyage to measure pollution including micro-plastics in the Arctic.

The goal of the expedition, named Sail Against Plastic, is to discover the impact of non-visible pollution, such as noise pollution or micro-plastics, on marine life.

The trip, to the icy waters surrounding Svalbard in the Arctic Circle, will produce vital information on the build-up of toxic pollutants in marine food chains.

The team will travel on Blue Clipper, a 33m tall-ship, powered solely by wind and...

Reasons to get outside this winter

Authored by DevonPRNews
Posted: Tue, 02/13/2018 - 9:30am

Despite the arrival of the new year and, with it, a flurry of new year’s resolutions, winter is a time when it can be tempting to let good habits slide - often in favour of hibernating in front of the TV with a giant box of chocolates. But with the decreased exposure to sunlight that comes with shorter, darker days, Vitamin D levels are at an all-time low in winter, often leaving you feeling lethargic, low and sapped of energy. Getting some fresh air is more important than ever now, and for more reasons than you might think.

Mark Simpson, Managing Director at much-loved Ashburton...

New Devon-wide drug and alcohol partnership chosen

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/13/2018 - 6:55am

A partnership of EDP Drug & Alcohol Services (EDP), Devon Doctors and Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) has been successful in its bid to deliver drug and alcohol services in communities across Devon. The contract with Devon County Council, which could potentially run for up to nine years, will launch 1 April 2018.

The collaboration, which calls itself Together Drug & Alcohol Service (Together), aims to support people to build healthy lifestyles, healthy relationships, healthy families and healthy communities.

Together will be supported by the Devon Together...

Exeter climbs ranking of best employers for LGBT staff

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/13/2018 - 6:18am

The University of Exeter has been named as one of the top-200 best employers in Britian for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.

The University has climbed more than 100 places to 163rd in the high-profile rankings, published by leading charity Stonewall on 31 January.

The ranking, now in its 14th year, celebrates the efforts of leading organisations to create inclusive workplaces and is based on a range of key indicators which include confidential questionnaire of staff.

Anne-Marie Baker, the University of Exeter’s Wellbeing and Inclusivity Manager, said...

Forecourt firm announces plans for electric car chargers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/12/2018 - 5:33pm

Cornwall Garage Group Ltd, which owns 18 petrol forecourts across England, has announced plans to install rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers.

The company is working with InstaVolt to install and maintain the DC chargers at nine of its sites:

Southville Services, Southville, Bristol New County Services, Clophill, Bedfordshire Putnoe Services, Bedford Exton Services, Exeter Honicknowle Services, Plymouth Bassett Services, Epping, Essex Shoreham Services, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex Bedworth Services, Bedworth, Coventry Glendale Services, Nuneaton, Warwickshire

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