An exciting programme is being finalised for a packed day of activities at the first ever ActivAge Expo ( www.activageshow.co.uk ) at Exeter Racecourse on Sunday 31 August.
The Lord Mayor of Exeter is due to open the event, which is aimed at the over 40s and anyone of more mature years who is interested in leading an active and fulfilling life.
It promises to be a fun and informative day, with lots of low-impact exercise routines to try out and ideas for a multitude of interesting pursuits and activities. There will also be finance and travel advice, and fresh ideas for...
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across Devon tonight.
The warning is in place from 10pm until 7am tomorrow.
Heavy rain is expected to spread from the South West during this evening, affecting many areas overnight before clearing early on Wednesday morning. There could be localised surface water flooding.
Chief forecaster at the Met Office said: “A frontal system containing warm, humid air is expected to bring heavy rain to Cornwall and Devon later on Tuesday evening, before spreading to parts of South Wales, the West Country and...
A blow for the burgeoning town of Cranbrook, and Devon in general today, as supermarket giant Sainsbury’s confirmed a turnaround on plans to build a new distribution centre there.
Despite having had planning permission for the 500,000 sq ft depot near the Skypark development and Exeter Airport since 2011, and considerable investment going into preparing the site, a statement released today said that building would not go ahead.
Vince Prior, the Head of Property Investment for Sainsbury’s said that a review had “concluded that there is no immediate requirement for a depot at...
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....
