A&P Falmouth has applied a stunning paint scheme to a Royal Navy warship for the first time. The new Truro affiliated patrol ship HMS Tamar will start operations with a ‘dazzle camouflage’ paint scheme which comprises various shades of black, white and grey in strange and jarring shapes. This isContinue Reading
Mutasaabeq, one of fifteen ‘decs’ for the 2000 Guineas over ‘good to firm’ Newmarket Rowley Mile today, attempts to roll back all those years for the racing family Hills, my ’employer’ for twelve years during which Barry amassed more than TWELVE-HUNDRED WINNERS! One of our greatest triumphs was Haafhd, winnerContinue Reading
Two of Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew members will be taking part in the Exmouth RNLI MayDay Mile ’72 for 72’ event – a 72 kilometre charity relay on Saturday 15 May 2021. A mayday call is the most urgent plea RNLI lifesavers receive, and is used when life is inContinue Reading
Her Majesty The Queen has approved the Prime Minister’s recommendation that Ribeye Boats & Tenders should receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. They are one of 205 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Announced today (Thursday 29th April), RibeyeContinue Reading
A timeline for Covid-19 vaccinations in Ireland has been published on social media by Government party Fine Gael. The vaccine timeline details the State’s rollout over the next three months to different age cohorts, and is based on “current information”. The “key milestones” are subject to vaccine supply, text inContinue Reading
Ranchero will be a prime target for ‘big-hitters’ in a fourteen-runner Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Newcastle tapeta tonight; my idea of the best and fairest racetrack on our beleaguered planet. John Gosden thinks on similar lines! Since the famous turf was unceremoniously dug up and replaced by thisContinue Reading
Nurses in the Plymouth face losing out on the paltry 1% pay rise this year, as healthcare staff working for Livewell are still yet to receive confirmation that the NHS pay rise will apply to their pay packets – despite providing identical NHS services. This is not the first timeContinue Reading
27 per cent of drivers in the South West nervous about making long journeysOver one in 10 don’t feel confident they would pass their driving test if taken againOne in five think their partner or spouse could do with taking a driving refresher course31 per cent plan to drive toContinue Reading
Going Gone is worth risking in a seven-runner Novice Stakes over twelve furlongs of Lingfield polytrack this afternoon, significantly in-form veteran jockey Pat Cosgrave is back on board Jim Boyle’s charge; there was a major hiccup on his second start at Bath three weeks ago. Following an encouraging debut overContinue Reading
The fire broke out on Dartmoor on the evening of Tuesday 27th April around 7:30pm near Jurston Cross, 4 miles southwest of Moretonhampstead close to the Postbridge to Moretonhampstead road. According to a statement issued by Devon and Somerset Fire Service at 22:25: “We currently have fire engines from Chagford, Okehampton, Torrington and BoveyContinue Reading
