The fifth National Eye Health Week will take place on 22–28 September 2014.
The week aims to raise awareness of the importance of good eye health and the need for regular sight tests for all. 20 million people in the UK could be at risk of avoidable sight loss because they fail to have regular sight tests. Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss yet over half of...
With entries for Devon’s foremost green awards arriving daily, the call is out for even more ethical businesses and educational initiatives to get their own submissions underway.
The DEBI Awards are free to enter and open to any organisation, big or small, in the Devon region. Previous winners, chosen for their commitment towards environmental aims, include Ode True Food, Chunky Monkey...
Enjoy an afternoon of summer jumps racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Monday 8th September. A great afternoon out, it’s the perfect way to enjoy a day in Devon.
Racing for the afternoon will start at 2:10pm, with gates opening at 12:10pm.
Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. Tickets can be bought online until 5pm on Sunday 7th September. There will be tickets available to buy at the gate upon arrival.
Children aged 16 and under and students with a valid student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry.
The South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA) is announcing some special offers this month which will give walkers another reason to take part in their 2014 charity event.
The Great South West Walks event is this year's initiative to raise funds to carry out improvements to the Coast Path alongside raising money for Children's Hospice South West (CHSW).
Plymouth is the largest town on the south coast of England.
The town lies at the mouth of the river Plym, hence the name. Plymouth was long one of the main ports of the British Empire - and that history is still tangible in the city today
Great video of Plymouth Waterfront Partnership manager Sarah O' Leary filmed by a German media company.
Spend a day at Newton Abbot Racecourse for their biggest fixture ever to be held on Saturday 30th August.
Saturday’s fixture will see some of the best jockeys and horses in the country compete for a part of the £119,500 prize fund – the biggest prize fund to date.
It’s also the perfect way to celebrate the end of the summer holidays with family and friends.
Racing for the afternoon starts at 2:10pm, with gates opening at 12:10pm.
Tickets can be bought online until 5pm on Friday 29th August. Tickets will be available at the gate. Tickets for the Paddock...
Devon will have featured in The Friends Life Tour of Britain more times than any other venue outside of London when it hosts Stage Five on Thursday 11 September.
The 2014 edition of Britain’s most prestigious race will be the eighth time that The Tour has ventured into the county and it will re-visit some of its most popular locations from previous editions of the race.
A £9.1 million programme to restore some of the roads damaged during the wettest winter on record has been announced by Devon County Council.
The County Council has developed a programme of almost 400 repair schemes, using the Pothole Repair Funding that Devon received from central Government, to improve the surface or drainage resilience of more than 80 miles (129 km) of roads in the...
Devon and Cornwall Police are fully prepared to prevent and disrupt any illegal rave activity across the two counties this coming August Bank Holiday.
In summer months the counties can be vulnerable to illegal incursions and raves, such as the problems encountered at Bellever and Davidstowe in the past.
Each year police have to remove a number of illegal raves which diverts...
