The Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre in Plymouth will be hosting the 3rd Summer Sports festival on Saturday 21st June. All ages and abilities will be welcome at the day which will feature sport, activities and entertainment at this free event.
Active Devon is working in partnership with the Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre to bring this free event to everyone interested in trying sports and getting active. Everyone is welcome including families, to come along and get involved in a wide range of activities
A special memorial at Weston Mill cemetery has been given a spruce up – the city's tribute to Agnes Weston.
One of Plymouth’s favourite adopted daughters, Agnes Weston was buried at the cemetery with full naval honours in 1918 for her work providing a place for a home onshore for sailors.
Agnes (1840 to 1918) was born in London and began hospital visiting and parish work in...
The motives, strategy and endgame of Russia’s involvement in the escalating crisis in Ukraine is set to be the focus of a professorial lecture at Plymouth University this month.
Professor Graeme Herd, Head of the School of Government in the University’s Faculty of Business, will analyse the situation in Eastern Europe in his lecture Russia After Ukraine: Systemic Change or Business as...
In May, Burrington Estates began marketing its newly refurbished apartments in Ocean Crescent, Plymouth, putting this landmark building in the city centre, back on the map.
The 122-apartment development also includes four luxury duplex penthouses boasting city and ocean views and Burrington Estates is hosting an Open Weekend on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 July to launch its luxury one...
Enjoy an evening of glitz and glamour at the races on Tuesday 24th June at the St Austell Brewery Ladies’ Day at Newton Abbot Racecourse.
The most anticipated fixture of the racing calendar, take in the style and glamour of Ladies’ Day with the excitement of summer jumps racing. It’s the perfect excuse to dress to impress.
Tickets are priced at £12 for the Course Enclosure and £18 for the Paddock Enclosure. Tickets for both can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com .
Children aged 16 and under and students with a valid student ID / NUS card receive free...
Visit us on Monday 16th June and enjoy a thrilling afternoon of summer jumps racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse.
The action starts with the first race at 2:30pm. The gates will open at 12:30pm.
Tickets are priced at £12 for the Course Enclosure and £18 for the Paddock Enclosure. Tickets can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com by 5pm the day before the fixture.
Children aged 16 and under and students with a valid student ID / NUS card will receive free entry.
Events are taking place across Devon to mark Britain’s first ever Ecover Go Blue! weekend.
Almost 50 events have been organised across the country to celebrate our seas, shores and marine wildlife. Among them are a sponsored swim at in Brixham, a stand-up paddle board event in Sidmouth, a sea-themed story-reading at a primary school in Exmouth, and a schools science and water sports...
Join us at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Monday 9th June for an afternoon of exciting summer jumps racing.
The fixture is the first 2-4-1 Monday of the season, where racegoers can enjoy two Paddock Enclosure tickets for the price of one when booked in advance. Tickets for this offer must be booked by 5pm on Monday 2nd June and can be bought at www.newtonabbotracing.com
Racing starts at 2:15pm and gates will open at 12:15pm.
Tickets at standard price can be bought by 5pm the day before the fixture. Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the...
Ocean Crescent, a landmark 122-apartment building currently undergoing a £1 million refurbishment, has appointed Heather Branson as its full-time concierge to ensure the smooth running of the building.
Heather, who also lives at Ocean Crescent, will manage the day-to-day running of the building, whilst also acting as a first point of contact for residents.
After 200 years of active service as a paper mill, the iconic Stowford Mill site in Ivybridge has been acquired by Burrington Estates and joint venture partner Pillar Land Securities as part of a £20 million regeneration project. Burrington Estates’ vision is to transform this eight-acre site, which sits in a beautiful location in the Erme Valley and is framed by Dartmoor National Park and...
