Spend an afternoon at the races this Easter break at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Tuesday 5 April.
Why not treat the family? Children aged 16 and under plus students with a valid student ID / NUS card enjoy free entry!
There is also a brand new children’s play area for this season, open at every fixture.
Gates open at 11:50 and the first race is at 13:50. The last race is at 17:15.
Tickets can be bought at the racecourse’s online ticket store until 17:00 on Monday 4 April. There will be tickets available at the gates on the day. Tickets are priced at £18 for...
Enjoy the Easter Bank Holiday with the start of a new racing season at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Easter Saturday 26 March.
To celebrate, the racecourse is offering a free Easter egg to the first 200 children through the gates on the day.
Make it a family day out for less with free entry for children aged 16 and under as well as students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card.
We’re also opening our brand new children’s play area for children aged 3 to 12, with favourites such as a nest swing, traditional swings, a climbing fort with slide and sprung...
Tackling should be banned in school rugby games due to the risk of "serious injury" among under-18s, a group of more than 70 doctors and health experts have warned.
Academics, doctors, and public health professionals are among those to have signed the letter, and said studies show children were being made vulnerable to "serious and catastrophic risk of injury".
Government funding for early help services in the South West is expected to be cut by 70 per cent, from £416m to £126m, between 2010 and 2020, leaving children and families without the early support that often stops their problems spiralling out of control.
The ‘Losing in the long run’ report published today by the charities Action for Children, National Children’s Bureau and The...
A third (33 per cent) of South West parents want their children to have professional careers, a poll from Action for Children has revealed with two thirds (65 per cent) wanting their children to go to university once their compulsory education is completed.
The results are from a survey of over 2000 parents across the UK, with the South West subsample showing that the second most...
Think before you ink! That's the message to young people in Plymouth who may be thinking about getting a tattoo.
Plymouth City Council have just launched a joint campaign, which warns that anyone who gets a tattoo under the age of 18 is breaking the law and could be putting their health at risk.
The campaign was developed with the support of the Plymouth Safeguarding Children...
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Poor oral health awareness and an unbalanced diet high in sugar content were cited as contributing factors towards these shocking statistics.
Pupils at Montpelier Primary School have been learning a range of life saving skills during national heart month, due to the donation of a defibrillator from a local charity.
Local heart charity, HeartSWell donated a defibrillator to the school following a request by the school’s site manager.
Zak Morgan, Site Manager of Montpelier Primary School said; “I wanted to help our...
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Environmental scientists from Plymouth University analysed the metallic content of paints on equipment at almost 50 playgrounds, including some less than a decade old, across the south of England.
