Devon

2 for 1 Paddock Entry - Mon 31 July

Come racing and save. Enjoy two Paddock Enclosure tickets for the price of one on Monday 31 July when you book by 5pm on Monday 24 July.

Missed the deadline? Tickets will still be available after this date at the full price of £19 per Paddock Enclosure ticket or £12 for Course Enclosure.

Gates open at 11.45 ahead of the first race at 13.45. The last race of the day will take place at 16.45.

Please note times are subject to change so please be sure to check the website for updates.

To find out more information and to buy tickets, visit www.newtonabbotracing....

UB40 Plus Special Guests live at Sounds of the Summer

We’re delighted to announce that on Sunday 16 July 2017, we will be bringing you our new concert for this year – Sounds of the Summer – headlined by UK reggae royalty, UB40, plus some very special guests to be announced soon.

Enjoy a jam-packed evening filled with hit-after-hit of live music here in the glorious South Devon countryside.

See Duncan Campbell, Robin Campbell, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Earl Falconer and James Brown perform some of their greatest hits live on the night. Find out all you need to know about the band at their website - http://ub40.global/...

School sites set for investment

Three Plymouth primary schools are set to benefit from a series of improvement works.

The biggest project will see a £2.8m expansion to Yealmpstone Farm Primary School.

When works are complete, the Plympton-based school will be able to offer 420 places for local children; exactly double the 210 it can provide today.

Meanwhile, Laira Green Primary School and Mary Dean’s...

Lucky number seven for new Vital Sparks prjects

Bringing theatre making skills to the pub, celebrating the city’s lesbian heritage and crafting your way to health and wellbeing are just three of the five exciting projects that have been awarded bursaries in the seventh round of Vital Sparks funding.

This brings the number of Plymouth-based creative ventures that have been supported by the scheme to 39. Many of the projects in this...

Bright future for Youtubers at Plymouth Science Park

Students looking for a bright future career in television are receiving a welcome boost for their dreams with the advent of Northern Light TV currently being established at Plymouth Science Park.

It’s the brainchild of Kamran Sankey - who’s previously overseen 40,000 internet channels with his work among top on-line studios in Europe.

Kamran says Plymouth has huge, aspiring...

Appeal after assault in Union Street

Police are investigating an assault that took place between 9.00-1030am on Saturday 27 May outside the Lidl and Aldi supermarkets, Union Street, Plymouth.

A man in his late 20s was assaulted by a man in Union Street, Plymouth on Saturday 27 May, following an altercation between the two.

The disagreement resulted in the victim being punched to the ground, where the offender...

Election causing buyers and sellers in SW to ‘wait and see’

Enquiries from new buyers, new instructions from those wanting to sell, and agreed sales in the South West’s housing market declined once again last month, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. In addition, price growth also lost momentum and is predicted to slow further over the next three months.

Although a fall in property coming on to the market is a recurring...

Moor Otters auction goes live

After an extremely successful launch at Bovey Castle last week, the Moor Otters can now be bid for online.

Bidding for all 100 Moor Otters opened on 1 June 2017.

Thirty of these, nicknamed the ‘Golden Otters’, will go on to a live auction hosted by Bearnes Hampton Littlewood on 30 September ’17, taking bids from the results of the online auction.

Dartmoor National Park...

Hero Simon calls on Plymouth residents to nominate their Brave Britons

FALKLANDS war veteran Simon Weston is calling on the people of Plymouth to help find the unsung heroes who represent ‘The Best Of British’.

Simon, who was named the Nation’s Favourite Hero in 2014, has joined forces with global hearing specialist Amplifon for The Amplifon Awards for Brave Britons, which will celebrate truly remarkable people who are an example to the nation.

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Plymouth children at risk of losing free school lunch

7,884 Plymouth children aged 4-7 years will no longer receive free school meals if the proposals to axe universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) goes ahead.

This includes 1,259 children who live in poverty. In the Plymouth Moor View constituency alone, 3203 infants would miss out, 563 of whom are in poverty, with a similar picture in Plymouth Sutton & Devonport, where 2817...

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