Emerging contemporary sculptor Nicola Turner has won the 2021 Ashburner Prize with her piece This Mortal Coir (Photo). She has used part of her prize money to buy 23 recently shorn black fleeces from local Devon smallholder Tim Short, after he advertised them in a community group online. Tim said,Continue Reading
The Biosphere is launching an ambitious new Nature Recovery Plan as our contribution to tackling the ecological emergency here in northern Devon, aligning with the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan and the Prime Minister’s pledge for 30% of the UK land to be protected by 2030. Join individuals, organisations, councilsContinue Reading
Matamua, one of two fancied Simon Crisford-trained declarations, has the call in a Maiden Fillies Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘ good to soft’ Lingfield today, mainly due to her fourth outing which resulted in a career-best time-handicap effort at Nottingham only thirteen days ago; the Lope de Vega three-year-oldContinue Reading
Technology monopolies have conquered the web. As we move to virtual world, we should strive for opennessContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar has criticised the British Government’s plan to strip away most of England’s coronavirus restrictions, saying the move is “too risky”. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his Downing Street press conference on Monday afternoon to set out what Step 4 of his plans to end lockdown restrictions inContinue Reading
Sea Oscar, sixth to Miss Scaletta at Goodwood just over four weeks ago, is strongly-fancied by trainer William Haggas to reverse placings with his Newmarket-based counterpart, Ed Walker, in an intriguing Fillies’ Novice Stakes over an extended nine furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta this afternoon; none of eight other rivals hasContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI Staff, Crew, volunteers and many friends paid their respects today to a popular and long serving volunteer on the day of his funeral. Volunteers and crew members from Exmouth RNLI past and present, RNLI Staff together with many friends and acquaintances attended Exmouth Lifeboat Station in Queens Drive,Continue Reading
People with disabilities from across the country gathered for a full, free day of adaptive surfing in Watergate Bay, Newquay Challenge brings together whole surfing community from across The Wave Project’s 32 locations who volunteer their time to help run free surf taster sessions for people with disabilities Event is partContinue Reading
RADUCANU 4-6 *0-1 TOMLJANOVIC Raducanu with a signal of intent, winning the first point of the set against the serve. But she sends a passing shot well wide before an excellent serve-return from Tomljanovic is planted in the corner. Raducanu finds the net in the next rally with a backhandContinue Reading
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement on loosening Covid restrictions on July 19, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard said: “We all want to see restrictions come to an end. But with cases going up so quickly high, and the threat of new variants, throwing off all protections atContinue Reading
