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Newton Abbot’s adults need to be fitter!

By cmelios

i totally agree

By fitfinlay at 16:27 on 22/12/09

Come on people! Adults in Teignbridge are falling below the national average for weekly exercise. Recently publicised Sport England figures reveal that between 2008 - 2009 14 per cent of people in Teignbridge aged 16 and over participate in at least 30 minutes of sport at moderate intensity at least three times a week. The national average is 16 per cent. This figure of 14 per cent is also below the previous year’s...
South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League: HALWELL LEAD THE CHASE

By newtonnews

Newton Abbot batman still going strong I see... how many years in a row have they won the title I...

By table_tennis at 11:59 on 07/12/09

The reigning South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League Division 1 champions and current leaders Newton Abbot Batmen continue to keep an eye over one shoulder as the teams from Halwell lead the chasing pack for this season’s title. Halwell A’s meetings against Brixham teams Trawlers and Gulls proved fruitful with only one point being dropped over the two matches. The veritable force of Mick Atkinson, Rod Sugden...
Late strike dashes Buckland's FA hopes

By joytotheworld

Shame they lost!

By newtonnews at 11:59 on 22/08/09

An agonizing late strike ended Buckland Athletic’s FA Cup dream on Wednesday evening. Poole side Hamworthy United scored two minutes from time to snatch the preliminary round replay 3-2. After Saturday’s fiercely contested 1-1 draw at Homers Heath – Athletic traveled east with high hopes of progressing to the next stage of the famous club competition. They started brightly and took the game to the home side....
Forget the Tennis! Rugby Returns to Rackerhayes!

By captainplanet

Much as I love rugby, and want to support all the local NA events, nothing is going to stop me from...

By f_loeybennett at 11:58 on 26/06/09

This weekend, Newton Abbot is due to play host to an exciting sevens and ten-a-side tournament at the grounds at Rackerhayes. Eight teams in total are entered in the sevens section, with another four taking part in the veterans. Organisers are hoping that, going forward, this will become an annual event for Newton Abbot. If it is a success, the tournament will replace the existing one-day sevens competition that has traditionally...

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Big Buck's On Parade For Newton Abbot Season Finale

By Newton1855 at 16:50 on 03/09/10

South West Racing Club’s Horse of the Year, Big Buck’s, will be on parade at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Monday to mark the end of the course’s 2010 season. Big Buck’s, owned by The Stewart Family and trained by Paul Nicholls, will be paraded on the course at Newton Abbot for racegoers to see the 7 year old French bred gelding. Following his second consecutive success at the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the...
YMCA in medals at junior champs

By NewtonAbbot-People at 07:00 on 12/08/10

PLYMOUTH YMCA won six medals at the recent Devon County Junior Championships at Exeter. Louise Baldry, Xander Stewart and Cordelia Gregory all won golds, with Max Gregory taking a silver. Neil Ferris and Daniel Ridholls, who won bronze medals, added to YMCA’s tally, who had 10 members at the event. Meanwhile, other students at the club enjoyed success at the latest grading assessment held at Newton Abbot. Coach Steven Walter...
Twiston-Davies closes meeting with a treble

By NewtonAbbot-People at 10:00 on 11/08/10

TRAINER Brendan Powell ran two at Newton Abbot’s afternoon meeting yesterday, and they took the opening two races. Powell’s perfect afternoon started in the opening Newton Abbot Racecourse Juvenile Hurdle when he saddled the odds-on favourite Two Kisses. The filly was ridden by the very good Aidan Coleman and did not give her supporters much heartache before strolling home to win by 22 lengths. Two Kisses did win on...
Time running out for Teignbridge Sports Award nominations

By newtonnews at 12:52 on 10/08/10

Time is running out for local sportspeople to be a part of the prestigious Teignbridge Sports Personality Awards 2010, with nominations due to close on Friday, August 20. Among those eligible for nomination are athletes, teams, officials, teachers and volunteers from all over the Teignbridge district, and this year nominations can be made easily online at www.activeteignbridge.org/sportspersonality2010. Nomination forms...
Two Kisses backed on Newton Abbot card

By NewtonAbbot-People at 11:00 on 10/08/10

SEVEN races at Newton Abbot today begins with a juvenile novices’ hurdle race (2.15) and the six runners include recent Bangor winner Two Kisses. She comfortably beat Sassania by 13 lengths and she’s clearly taken to hurdling. In the novices’ handicap chase run over 2m 5f, Massini Man has showed marked improvement after finishing second last time out to All Me Mulligan in a beginners’ chase at Worcester last...