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HM Coastguard urge coastal safety with football’s strongest man, Akinfenwa

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HM Coastguard launches a new film featuring Akinfenwa, to highlight the hidden dangers of the coast and urging the public to stay ‘Coast Clever’ ahead of half term. Coastguard is called to around 36,000 incidents each year – with peak times happening in the summer, bank holidays and half term time. This figure has increased by 50% in 4 years, with 24,000 incidents reported in 2018.

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New community 6-a-side league season starting in Bideford

A new 6 a side league is starting in Bideford – and teams are urged to join now before the last few remaining places are snapped up!

The leagues are already proving popular, and will take place at Bideford College on Monday.

Teams are competing for top prizes, in the Leisure Leagues Prize Draw – which has already seen thousands of pounds with of prizes given away. The top prize...

Challengers for this season’s Premier League Golden Boot

One of the most exciting and fierce debates in the lead-up to every Premier League season is surrounding who will win the Golden Boot. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Tottenham’s Son Heung-min shared the spoils last season with 23 goals apiece – and with the 2022/23 campaign now six weeks old, there’s a fresh crop of contenders who are vying for the coveted prize.

With that in mind,...

Rheanna White from Devon  is nominated as 1 of 50 women to inspire a new generation of rugby referees

Local referee Rheanna White from Barnstaple, Devon, was this week nominated by the RFU as the second referee who will join 49 other inspiring female officials at Twickenham this November – all to inspire more women into refereeing.

Rheanna will join fellow referees on the pitch at the England v Japan Autumn International minutes before kick off as part of the nationwide #INSPIRE...

UK Tech Training business teams up with Premier League football star to deliver funded tech training to Somerset and Dorset

BIT Training, has today announced their partnership with ex-Premier League football player Brian Deane to deliver free IT and Cyber Security training, as part of the government-funded Skills Bootcamps initiative.

The scheme is run by Somerset County Council and Dorset County Council, under the Skills for Life programme, and funded by the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund...

East Devon junior footballers get new kit boost from leading housebuilder

Youngsters at a junior football club in East Devon will be looking sharp for the new season after receiving a grant for new kit from a leading local housebuilder.

Cranbrook United Under 9s have hit the back of the net with £1,000 from the Persimmon Homes South West region.

The funding comes as part of Persimmon’s Community Champions initiative, which sees 64 good causes...

South West transplant patients take home medals at British Transplant Games

A team of transplant patients from the South West were successful in bringing home a number of medals from the Westfield Health British Transplant Games, held in Leeds at the end of July 2022.

The flagship event for the charity, Transplant Sport, sees teams from hospitals across the UK come together in a four day festival of sport and life. The event attracts around 2,500 transplant...

Kyprios’ brilliance on full display in win at the Curragh

In what is proving to be an incredible season, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Kyprios continued his exceptional form with a win in the Irish St Leger earlier this month. The four-year-old’s 2022 campaign prior to his win at the Curragh includes victories at Navan, Leopardstown, Glorious Goodwood, and in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

Kyprios entered the race as the prohibitive Paddy Power...

Horses to Look out for in 2022/23 Jumps Season

The 2022/23 National Hunt season at Exeter begins in October, with racing going all the way through until April. The Haldon Gold Cup in November is the feature fixture at the Devon racecourse, and it is likely to include several Cheltenham Festival hopefuls.

Here is a look at some horses to look out for ahead of the new jumps season in the UK.

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Lithium Batteries for Golf Carts: Everything you Need to Know

Golf cart batteries are the fuel that powers electric golf carts and is available in a variety of sizes and types. And golf carts aren’t just for golfers these days.

Many seaside towns and retirement communities have folks driving around in electric golf carts. They’re also frequently used as maintenance vehicles at resorts, zoos, and parks where visitors don’t want to smell the...

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