Young people are getting a chance to play rugby with one of Plymouth Albion’s first team players this summer.
Plymouth City council are teaming up with the club, England Rugby and national sports charity StreetGames to run free coaching sessions, led by lock Dan Collier.
The touch rugby sessions are for young people aged 11 to 25 and are being held at local Doorstep Sports Club...
This summer holiday Libraries across Devon are challenging children of all ages to take part in their Summer Reading Challenge – part of a national programme coordinated by The Reading Agency.
Inspired by the works of Roald Dahl, and to celebrate his 100th birthday, this year’s theme is “The Big Friendly Read” and is aimed at children aged from 4 to 11. “The Big Friendly Read” is...
National Trust rangers are helping to promote a citizen science project for marine conservation on Wembury beach and hope that visitors will get involved.
In collaboration with the Shark Trust, local resident John Hepburn has been adding tags to catshark egg cases that he has encountered in the Wembury area since April 2014.
The aim of the project is to collect information on...
Join Newton Abbot Racecourse to celebrate 150 years of racing at their 150th anniversary fixture on Wednesday 10 August.
To mark this special occasion there will be a free goodie bag for the first 200 adults and a free gift for the first 200 children through the gates on the day, as well as free face painting for children in the Family Enclosure.
Racing starts at 14:10 and gates open at 12:10. The last race is 17:10. Tickets are available at the racecourse’s online ticket store until 17:00 on Tuesday 9 August.
Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and...
Devon and Cornwall Police’s latest domestic abuse campaign warns both residents and visitors to our region that domestic abuse doesn’t stop, even on holiday.
Incidences of domestic abuse increase during the summer months. While a holiday or break from work may offer respite to many, sadly this may not be the case for people in an abusive relationship.
FOR the second consecutive season, Argyle's Sky Bet League Two campaign began with a win to an away side. Unfortunately for Derek Adams and his team, this time they were playing at home.
Last year, Argyle saw off an early AFC Wimbledon flourish to win their opening game by two goals, and this year's opener had echoes of that day, except the Pilgrims were the ones on the receiving end,...
The crowd were red hot for Plymouth Wrestling Association’s apply titled ‘Heat Wave’ event. The show featured the debut of many nationally recognized stars, the shock return of PWA’s resident monster and a title match that will go down in history as one of the best matches ever to grace the South West.
The hype surrounding ‘Heat Wave’ was like no local wrestling show before, so PWA and...
Police are appealing for information about a missing teenage boy who was last seen near the River Dart in Totnes.
Officers have been searching for 16-year-old Nathan Wood, from the Paignton area, after he went missing while out with a group of female friends on Friday 5 August.
Nathan was last seen in the Swallowfields area of Totnes, at the Dartington Hall end of the River...
With the holiday season now in full swing and families no doubt brimming with excitement, acts of terror in France and Turkey recently, the demise of Low Cost Holidays and of course travel restrictions still in place to Tunisia following the tourist massacre in 2015, tourists will no doubt have some concerns about holidays.
Litigation Partner and travel lawyer, Ian Brown from Trowers...
