On Thursday 1st April Britannia Royal Naval College (Dartmouth) said fond farewell to Simon (Sid) Davis on the occasion of his retirement as the College’s Volunteer Band Instructor. In attendance were Commanding Officer, Captain Roger Readwin RN, The college’s Executive Officer, Commander William Peters RN and Mr Graham Holman whoContinue Reading
Real Steel and Clan Des Obeaux represent a formidable double challenge by prolific Didcot Champion trainer Paul Nicholls, in the eagerly-awaited nine-runner £84195 grade one Betway Bowl Chase over an extended three miles of ‘good to soft’ Aintree today, and Tiger Roll is one of them! By any stretch ofContinue Reading
In this exciting project Torquay Museum has created a free outdoor trail of large format historic images of the area, sited close to where they were originally taken, creating ‘windows in time’. Some of the images date back 175 years, to around the time the museum was established, and allowContinue Reading
Plans for a new huge 20m high mobile phone mast in a quiet street in Morice Town are being opposed by local MP, Luke Pollard, and Devonport’s Labour Councillors. The proposal to construct a 20m high monopole electronic communications mast with additional dishes and equipment cabinets at the base isContinue Reading
Newquay-based Cornwall Accessible Activities Programme (CAAP) is giving 75 youngsters everything they need to grow their own vegetables and wildflowers, after winning a £4,940 grant from South West Water’s new £100,000 Neighbourhood Fund. Work is already under way to buy the planters, compost, plants and seeds needed to inspire theContinue Reading
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic there has been a large increase in youth unemployment for young people aged 16-24. Unemployment for young people has increased by 66,000, a 13% increase compared to 12 months ago, to 14.2%. Given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many young job seekers are experiencingContinue Reading
State Secretary faces a much easier task in a Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Chelmsford polytrack tonight than the one this Muhaarar three-year-old encountered first time out six months ago, on a similar surface around Kempton; Richard Hannon’s charge certainly experienced a baptism of fire!A completely unfancied 22/1 shotContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI’s newest volunteer Tour Guide, Jay King, ran 25k yesterday to raise important and much needed funds for the lifesaving charity. Yesterday morning, Saturday 3 April 2021 our very own newly recruited RNLI Tour Guide volunteer, Jay King, proved to the world that dinosaurs are capable of running longContinue Reading
A Kill the Bill demonstration is happening outside Charles Cross police station – and it’s promised to be peaceful and socially distanced. Organisers have strongly recommended mask-wearing, as well as maintaining social distancing. New Covid rules which came into force on Monday (March 29) meant outdoor gathering for the purposeContinue Reading
The children’s ward at The Royal Cornwall Hospital, formerly know as Treliske have been provided with 100 Easter egg for the 64 beds across the hospital for each child to open over Easter. Another 65 eggs have also been donated to The Gover Community Larder based in St Austell, whoContinue Reading