BBC South West is to screen a special election debate featuring local voters putting questions to a panel of the region’s most prominent politicians.
The debate will be shown on BBC One at 10:50pm tonight (Wednesday 29 April). It will be an opportunity for voters to quiz candidates from the major political parties on their policies and priorities for the South West.
The panel will feature; Ben Bradshaw - Labour; Sarah Newton - Conservative, Steve Crowther – UKIP, Dan Rogerson - Liberal Democrat, Emily McIvor - Green Party. The debate will be chaired by Justin Leigh from BBC...
If you go up to the moor today you’re sure to get a surprise! For every bear that ever there was can come along to the annual Dartmoor National Park Teddy Bear’s picnic! They can also bring along their owners and families too!
Join Rangers Bill and Ella, from 11am – 1pm on Saturday 16 May, for fun activities at Venford Reservoir (Ordnance Survey Grid Reference SX 685 712).
Remember to bring along your favourite Teddy, suitable outdoor attire and a picnic.
Activities will include the Great Bear Bake Off – cupcake decorating, and traditional games and storytelling…....
Cygnet is bursting into full colour with an eclectic mix of drama, comedy and music.
And if you feel like getting out of the audience you might be tempted by Jonathan Kay’s invitation to try out Fooling or one of Cygnet’s courses in acting – a chance to build up self-confidence in public presentation.
Cygnet welcome Baroque Theatre with their exciting new Inspector Morse adventure - House of Ghosts, especially written for the stage and suitably theatrical! Pilot’s Thumb return with a comedy double bill Inner Chip and Eddie promising a hilarious evening. Cygnet graduates...
Devon’s first ever international horse trials drew plaudits from spectators and competitors alike following three days of intense competition which took place at Bicton Arena in East Devon at the weekend.
Organiser Helen West, who also manages the arena, had added an international class to Bicton’s schedule to provide Westcountry-based riders with the opportunity to ride at that level. She also wanted to make it a spectacle for visitors and used the main showjumping arena, which has its own natural amphitheatre, to position several new cross country fences.
Loulou the Lobster, from Exeter completed the London Marathon in six and a half hours on Sunday!
Rachel Marshall a 39-year-old Mortgage Adviser ran the London Marathon on 26 April dressed as a lobster, to raise money for national deafblind charity Sense.
Rachel said: “It was challenging currying around a heavy, warm costume whilst running 26.2 miles, but it was great seeing everyone smile and cheering on the giant lobster scurrying past!”
Rachel was inspired to run for Sense as she used to work at the Plymouth Deaf Association and knows first-hand the challenges...
The Dartmouth Steam Railway, First Great Western and the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership have joined forces to launch a new South Devon Walking Festival which will take place between 9th and 17th May.
The Festival aims to encourage people to try one or more of the self-guided walks from Paignton, Torquay, and Kingswear stations contained in the “Walks from the Riviera Line” or the Dartmouth Steam Railway’s “Railway Walks” booklets which are available from local staffed railway stations or online.
Walks on offer range from easy town walks in Torquay and Paignton to more...
Have you ever bought a postcard as a souvenir of a visit? Over two hundred years ago, cousins Jane and Mary Parminter from A la Ronde did just that.
While on their grand tour of Europe they collected 39 Gouaches and a fan from Mount Vesuvius. These will be on display at the 16-sided property throughout May as part of a ‘Hidden House’ programme which showcases items in the collection that visitors cannot usually see.
Gouaches are much like modern day postcards. They were printed from engravings and then coloured using a transparent paint called Gouache. With their passion...
A report released today (28 April 2015) by road safety charity Brake and Direct Line has revealed worrying and widespread disregard for traffic laws among UK drivers, with half (49%) admitting to breaking them.
Half of drivers who admit breaking traffic laws (25% of all drivers) say they do so through inattention, while the other half (23% of all drivers) admit doing so deliberately, because they think they can get away with it or do not agree with the laws. This makes it clear that more needs to be done both to enforce traffic laws, and to persuade drivers to buy in to the...
Leading housebuilder Barratt Homes is predicting a rise in buy-to-let investors in Exeter now that pension changes give individuals far greater control than ever before over their retirement funds.
Barratt Homes managing director Paul Moran said they have already seen an increase in enquiries from potential buyers looking to invest in property and the five star housebuilder has now produced a step by step guide geared to helping first time investors through the process.
As part of the changes people are now allowed to access their defined contribution (DC) pensions as...
Gareth Steenson insists Exeter Chiefs can ill afford to be afraid of the rewards that are on offer with the Aviva Premiership heading towards a dramatic conclusion over the coming weeks.
With just two rounds of the scheduled season remaining, the Devon club are still firmly in the race for the end-of-season play-offs, this despite slipping to a 36-29 defeat against Wasps on Sunday.
That loss, coupled with Leicester's bonus point win over bottom club London Welsh 24 hours earlier, saw Rob Baxter's side slip a place to fifth in the current standings.
