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The Best Horse Racing Courses in Devon

Horse racing has a long history in Devon; the county is known for open countryside, strong farming roots, and a steady interest in racing. You’ll find both established racecourses and smaller point-to-point tracks that draw local crowds each season.

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Housebuilder announces three-year partnership with Sidmouth RFC

A local housebuilder and major employer in the South West has announced its sponsorship of Sidmouth RFC for the next three years.

Persimmon Homes South West will support the club’s junior section through financial sponsorship and has also purchased new post protectors and touchline flags for use by the senior teams, funded through the company’s longstanding Community Champions...

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Persimmon Becomes Official Stadium Partner of Bideford AFC in Three-Year Sponsorship Deal

Major housebuilder, Persimmon Homes Cornwall and West Devon, has entered into an official three-year sponsorship agreement with Bideford AFC as part of its Community Champions initiative.

This significant partnership underscores Persimmon’s commitment to supporting local communities and promoting community engagement, aligning with their development in Bideford through its new ‘...

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Marine academy Plymouth U14s celebrate as Royal Mail funds new kit

Budding footballers from Marine Academy Plymouth (MAP) U14s are celebrating being awarded a grant for brand-new kits as part of Royal Mail’s Kits 4 Kids programme. The team received the funding as part of the company’s drive to support employees’ local grassroots teams and help young people get active.

MAP U14s were nominated for funding by Samantha Hewitt, a Royal Mail Executive...

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The Jockey Club at Exeter Racecourse to host annual Devon Air Ambulance Race Day

The charity day is an exciting ‘Family Fun’ day out with gates opening at 10:30am, and new for this season - a Shetland pony race starting the day at 11am. Children will be encouraged to come and meet these wonderful ponies in their stables near the racecourse office.

Also, in the marquee, families will find plenty more activities to keep the children entertained, including: a...

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Five New Betting Sites in the UK | Latest Bookmakers

Despite the UK’s long history with sports betting, the industry only really took off with the introduction of the Betting and Gaming Act of 1960.

This law legalised over 10,000 betting shops and made sports betting accessible to many Brits. Since then, the industry has surged in popularity, especially with the introduction of online betting platforms.

This growth comes with...

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Devon man wins gold for the UK at the Natural Version of Mr Universe

Ed Akay’s first ever season as a competitive bodybuilder has brought him success beyond his own belief, winning a World Silver Medal in June, capturing the Inaugural UK International Para Bodybuilding Championship and then winning Gold For the UK at the INBA Natural Universe in Hungary in the Para division (The Natural Bodybuilding worlds version of Mr Universe). Not one to shy away from...

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Police use criminal profits to support local diving group

Devon & Cornwall Police have reinvested money from criminal activity to help fund equipment for a local youth diving group in Plymouth.

£750 was given to the Plymouth Diving Group by police from the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), funding spin bikes, a resistance box and a plyo box for their gym.

The local group aims to bring young people together from different...

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Local developer secures new kits for local girls football team

A major South West housebuilder has donated £1,000 to a local youth football club so its girls team can get new kits.

Ottery St Mary Youth FC were the latest beneficiaries of Persimmon Homes South West’s Community Champions scheme, which sees thousands of pounds spent on good causes and much-valued organisations across the region each year.

Ottery St Mary Youth Football Club...

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Financial boost for Broadclyst football

One of the leading developers behind the Cranbrook expansion scheme has donated £650 to Broadclyst Youth Football Club’s Under 12s team.

Persimmon Homes South West handed over the cheque at the teams playing fields, with the funds going towards new kits for players, which will be emblazoned with the company’s logo next season.

The Under 12s team have been together since they...

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Broadband firm confirms Barnstaple Town FC shirt sponsorship

Airband , the rural broadband specialist that brings ultrafast connections to country communities, has renewed its primary partner shirt sponsorship of Devon’s Barnstaple Town Football Club for the 2024-25 football season.

The deal will see Airband continue to partner with the grassroots community club for a second season with the brand’s logo carried on the club’s home and away...

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