Places are still available for an event aimed at supporting landlords and people letting property. Rent Smart Exeter will be held at Exeter Racecourse on Thursday 22 May and is free to attend. The event, sponsored by Tozers LLP, will host exhibitions from specialist companies covering many aspects of property management, as well as support...
An informative event has been held by Devon and Cornwall Police at Haldon Forest, near Exeter, to promote road safety. The event, held on 16 April, comes after there were a total of 600 injury collisions across Devon and Cornwall, which included 56 fatal incidents. A 2m (6.5ft) close pass mat was used as a...
YouTuber MrBeast has issued an apology after his ‘MrBeast Experience’ at a Las Vegas resort did not live up to the billing. MrBeast, with more than 385 million subscribers, said the event “definitely isn’t the experience we hoped they’d deliver” and promised to make it up by inviting everyone affected to his studio. The event...
A mixed-team golf event will be held at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles following approval by the International Olympic Committee executive board. Organisers have said it will contested as 36-hole competition across two 18-hole rounds – foursomes and fourball – with a maximum of one team per country. Teams will be comprised of one...
In a statement, Ineos said “The agreement that had been reached with Athena would have allowed both parties to compete in the next Cup, but it depended on a rapid resolution. “Ineos Britannia had agreed the substantive terms very quickly, but Athena failed to bring the agreement to a timely conclusion. “Ineos Britannia is of...
A 24-year-old bull rider has died after sustaining injuries while competing in a rodeo event in Texas, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association said. Dylan Grant was injured after being bucked off by a bull in the arena during the second round of the Wharton County Youth Fair Xtreme Bulls event on Thursday evening local time....
Prominent figures, including several Jewish leaders, have stayed away from an international conference on antisemitism held in Jerusalem, in protest at the inclusion of politicians from across Europe associated with the far right. Those who declined to attend included Israel’s own president and the chief rabbi of the UK, Sir Ephraim Mirvis. At the conference,...
Officials lobbying for golf to include a mixed competition at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are “optimistic” the proposal will be accepted by the International Olympic Committee. A meeting on Monday will hear golf’s submission to include a two-day mixed event, which would be staged between the men’s and women’s individual tournaments. Golf’s return to...
Health secretary Wes Streeting was at a Guardian Live event on Tuesday 25 March. Hosted by the liberal outlet’s stenographer-in-chief, Pippa Crerar, it sadly didn’t go quite according to either of their plans. This is because not only were there protesters outside over Streeting’s plans for more private involvement in the NHS – but inside,...
BBC/Comic Relief/Hearst Magazines UK/ITV Studios/Freemantle Rylan Clark, Alison Hammond, AJ Odudu, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Alesha Dixon, Jonathan Ross and Tom Allen will present the live show Red Nose Day is celebrating 40 years of comedy and entertainment this year, marking the occasion with a night of live TV. Broadcast on Friday night from Salford,...
Hattie McCann & George Thorpe BBC News, Devon BBC Royal Marines scaled Plymouth’s Royal Citadel wall as part of a launch event for Armed Forces Day 2025 A large military exercise involving high-speed boats and Royal Marines scaling walls has helped mark an upcoming celebration. The event was part of a launch party for Armed...
Exeter is set to pay tribute to all those who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with a series of special commemorations, five years after the nation went into lockdown. The commemorations taking place in the city have been organised by the City Council, working alongside the University of Exeter, and reflect on the challenges...
Peel L&P A bid has been made for the 2035 Ryder Cup to be held at Hulton Park “If you build it, he will come.” Those famous whispered words inspired Kevin Costner’s farmer character in the film Field of Dreams to turn a cornfield in rural Iowa into a baseball field. But can a similar...