Devon News in Brief

Skoopit! North Devon Dirty Dog Owners campaign is a hit

North Devon MP Nick Harvey has welcomed a new initiative to persuade ‘dirty dog owners’ to clean up after their pets. … »

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] in Exeter

The other RSC, that's the Reduced Shakespeare Company to you, is set to cut The Bard down to size, with their The Complete… »

Dartmouth Academy is on the lookout for volunteers

Dartmouth Academy is looking to create stronger connections with the community – plus there are various jobs around the site… »

Can you help free the world from hunger? Oxfam seeks Exeter activists for Café IF

Oxfam South West is planning to set up a collaborative project with Devon activists and community groups to explore several… »

Oxfam South West hopes Bristol ‘Collaborafe’ events like this could be in Devon

The Beet Root Cafe in Bristol hosted the first of the four Collaborafe – evening of discussion, debate, and, let’s say,… »

Two-day Pop Up event in Totnes to showcase talents of local creatives

Lizzie Kirwan, one of the many makers who will be selling through Mosaic at their April event. Mosaic and The Kitchen… »

The Night Sky: Jupiter and Saturn

Cloudy skies have so far prevented many from catching a glimpse of comet Pan-STARRS, but it may still be possible to see it… »

Don’t let your vote walk away. It’s your vote, don’t lose it!

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Exeter residents invited to contribute to a new perspective on city life

People who live within a 10 minute walk of Exeter Cathedral are being called to take part in a new art project that will be… »

Stokeinteignhead fencing club thrives post Olympics

Teignbridge District Council has been making sure memory of London 2012 lives on by helping a Stokeinteignhead fencing club… »

Sport

Stokeinteignhead fencing club thrives post Olympics

Devon Active Villages has been helping Stokeinteignhead fencing club become established

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Sport

Last chance to vote for your Devon sporting heroes

Vote for your Devon sporting heroes in the Devon Sports Awards 2013. The closing date is looming, and it’s hoped to be the biggest event yet

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Sport

Plymouth hosts first wheelchair rugby tournament in the South West

wheelchair rugby

Wheelchair rugby is making its first appearance in the South West in a tournament in Plymouth – and entry is free!

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Sport

350 disabled Devon schoolchildren take part in Paralympic-style event

Some 350 young people with disabilities from across Devon descended on the Tarka Tennis in Barnstaple this week to take part in a Paralympic-style celebration of sport.

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Sport

Olympic Legacy Community Games events in Axminster and Budleigh Salterton

Community Games

Axminster and Budleigh Salterton to enjoy events which keep the Olympic spirits alive

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Sport

Support for sports clubs overwhelmed by the Olympic effect

Sport clubs across the Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon area are taking up the opportunity of free support to help them cope with the increased level of demand following the greatest Olympic and Paralympic Games in history.

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Finalists unveiled for Teignbridge sports awards

Over 35 top performing local sportspeople, teams, volunteers, coaches, and community champions have been unveiled as finalists in the hotly contested Teignbridge Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2012.

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Sunshine and smiles at summer sports festival

Sports Makers Plymouth

Hundreds of people turned up to try the wealth of sport taster sessions on offer at the event organised by Active Devon, the County Sport Partnership to celebrate the Olympic Legacy Sport Maker programme.

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Dawlish

£300k project to save Dawlish’s home of local sport

Teignbridge’s oldest astro turf pitch is set to replaced thanks to a £300k project organised by Teignbridge District Council.

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Free sport sessions as Olympic fever grips Devon

Organisers of a Summer Sports Festival are encouraging people to come along and try a variety of sport taster sessions as Devon counts down to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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