Sport

Plymouth Argyle fans in top 20 most loyal over the football league

Research has found that Plymouth Argyle football club is in the top 20 on the Loyalty League Table, beating even some of the largest clubs in the football leagues such as Southampton, Bournemouth, and even Manchester City for the number of loyal local fans.

Using Google keyword data, Plusnet looked into where in the UK holds the most loyal home town fans by tracking how many supporters...

England blind footballers to challenge local businesses

WESC Foundation (WESC) in partnership with Listen2Win hosted a Visual Impairment Challenge at WESC’s 14-acre campus in Exeter. Players from the England Blind Football team, Keryn Seal – Captain, Robin Williams – Striker and their sighted goalie, Dan James led the sports event with seven teams from Exeter’s business community taking part. The Visual Impairment Challenge was jointly organised by...

Developing a healthy generation: We need you!

The youth of today are a whole lot more sedentary than ever before, with more children than ever classified as obese throughout the UK. With rapidly evolving technical trends and a huge increase in foods and drinks with high sugar/ fat content, we are heading fast towards an obese generation.

As parents and professionals we know that exercise and a healthy lifestyle is good for both...

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...

Tour of Britain returns to Devon

Devon County Council will host Stage Six of The Tour of Britain, on Friday 9 September.

The world’s top cycling teams and riders will race from Sidmouth on the East Devon coast to the summit of Haytor on Dartmoor.

British Cycling’s premier road cycling event will take in Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary, Honiton, Willand, Tiverton, Crediton, Moretonhampstead, Haldon Forest, and...

Argyle grab automatic promotion spot (in social media league)

A comprehensive study of every team and all the top name players’ followers highlights massive appeal of global game

Plymouth Argyle have claimed 3rd place in League Two, in the social media version released today.

While on the pitch Argyle are flying high in top spot, their 39,200 followers on Twitter means they are nearly successful in the social media stakes, behind only...

Shake Up September Workplace Challenge

Active Devon is encouraging employees across Devon to try a new sport or activity this month, as Shake Up September from Workplace Challenge aims to get the nation’s workplaces more active.

Workplace Challenge, the free, online activity programme which combines cutting edge technology with sport and physical activity opportunities, is inviting employees in Devon to join the national...

Enjoy an evening of racing at Newton Abbot

Join Newton Abbot Racecourse on Tuesday 1st September and enjoy a thrilling evening of racing at their last evening fixture of the season.

Racing starts at 16:45 with gates opening at 14:45. The last race is at 19:45.

Tickets can be bought online until 17:00 on Monday 31st August. Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. There will also be tickets available to buy at the gate on the day.

Don’t forget – Children aged 16 and under plus students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card enjoy free entry.

The...

Holbefun 2015

Join in the family fun at the annual Holbefun event at Battisborough Cross, just above Mothecombe beach. This free event promises family fun, full of entertainment, activities, music, world food and laughter. The day is centred around a fun competitive team assault course for both children and adults called The Gauntlet.

http://holbeton.devon.sch.uk/holbefun-2015/

Holbefun

Join in the family fun at the annual Holbefun event at Battisborough Cross, just above Mothecombe beach. This free event promises family fun, full of entertainment, activities, music, world food and laughter. The day is centred around a fun competitive team assault course for both children and adults called The Gauntlet.

http://holbeton.devon.sch.uk/holbefun-2015/

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