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Exeter Racecourse launches Community Raceday and calls for Devon’s community heroes

Exeter Racecourse has launched a brand-new Community Raceday and is inviting people across Devon to nominate a community hero who deserves recognition.

Community Raceday takes place on Friday, February 20, during half term, and coincides with Devon Day at the racecourse. The initiative...

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Junior diving elite heading to Plymouth

The British Elite Junior Diving Championships are set to take place at the Plymouth Life Centre from 30 March – 2 April.

The country’s best and strongest young talent will be heading to the south coast to show their progress ahead of sealing their place on international teams for the rest of 2016.

Almost 100 divers have entered the competition as they battle it out for national...

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Morecambe 0 Argyle 2: Match report

ONLY five times have Argyle achieved 10 or more away wins in a season. On the first four occasions, they won promotion. The fifth season is this season.

The Pilgrims reached double figures for 2015-16 with a consummate victory at the Globe Arena, thanks to first Argyle goals from two of their loan stars, Chelsea youngster Jordan Houghton and Fleetwood Town forward Jamille Matt....

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Argyle 0 Luton 1: Match report

A SOLITARY goal by Jack Marriott gave play-off seeking Luton three points in their quest to finish in the play-off positions - and in doing so put Argyle back among them for the first time since the end of September. Marriott's killer goal came just before the half-hour mark, as he took advantage of the space afforded him to slot past Luke McCormick. After their opener, Luton sat back, content...

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500 places remain for Plymouth Half Marathon

GO2, organisers of Plymouth’s Half Marathon, are reminding runners that they only have a matter of weeks until the event on Sunday 17th April, and that final places are selling out fast, with just 500 standard entries remaining!

The event has seen entry numbers increase steadily year on year, and organisers are excited to announce this year’s race has already seen a record number of...

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Plymouth City Lacrosse Club win SW Championship

PLYMOUTH CITY LACROSSE CLUB have been crowned South West Champions after defeating Bath in the final round of the Plate competition.

On Saturday the Plymouth City Men's Lacrosse team travelled to Sherborne to defeat Bath in a historic 8-4 victory in the Cup Final. The boys in green have been made the South West Champions, and in only their first season!

As part of a South...

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Plymouth athlete to take on world’s best Paralympic table tennis players in Rio

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today announced that David Wetherill (born: Plymouth, lives: Torpoint) will represent ParalympicsGB at the Rio 2016 Games, as they confirmed the athletes selected to compete in one of the most fast-paced sports on the programme.

The 26 year old will be competing in his third Paralympic Games and produced some great performances at the European...

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Plymouth Argyle 2 Oxford Utd 2

THE two teams chasing league leaders Northampton scored two goals a piece in an exciting encounter at Home Park.

Oxford United came to Devon on the back of a three-match winning run, and having won their last five away games, and took a lead after Peter Hartley's unfortunate own-goal. Argyle, via their captain Curtis Nelson, equalised within three minutes, before Oxford went into the...

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Easter Saturday sees completion of racecourse redevelopment

This year’s Bank Holiday weekend will see the unveiling of the results of Newton Abbot Racecourse’s £350,000 winter redevelopment programme ahead of the first racing fixture of the new season at the South Devon course.

In the five months since the last race of 2015, the course has undergone a number of improvements aimed at enhancing the visitor experience for racegoers, owners,...

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Basketball competiton at Ridgeway School

Competition was fierce at a recent Plymouth School Sports Partnership primary basketball competition held at Ridgeway School.

Seven schools from across Plymouth played against each other in a round robin competition. Three points were awarded for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss. The event was refereed by young leaders from Ridgeway School.

“Our young referees were...

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Call to ban tackling in school rugby games

Tackling should be banned in school rugby games due to the risk of "serious injury" among under-18s, a group of more than 70 doctors and health experts have warned.

Academics, doctors, and public health professionals are among those to have signed the letter, and said studies show children were being made vulnerable to "serious and catastrophic risk of injury".

They argue two-...

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