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Free family fun returns to Exeter Quay

Families can enjoy a summer of free activities down by Exeter’s waterside.

Running every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday during the school holidays, the Transit Shed and Piazza will be hosting creative and hands-on activities for all ages.

Once again, Summer at the Quay has been organised by Exeter Canal and Quay Trust, bringing free holiday fun to the quayside.

No booking is needed, just drop in and enjoy activities ranging from wool weaving and boat building to circus skills, puppetry and music making.

Highlights include Prom Prom’s Free Quay Fridays,...

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Exeter's first yoga classes for children!

Exeter’s first Yoga for Children classes have now been launched by Annelie Carver (former partner of Michelmores and Ashfords and more recently General Counsel and Company Secretary of Flybe).

Annelie Carver has been teaching yoga to adults for a number of years ( www.lookwithinyoga.com ) and decided to train to teach yoga to children earlier this year. Annelie had found that most adults normally come to yoga later on in life due to stress, illness or injury and most of her students commented that they wished they had discovered yoga much earlier in life.

Annelie set up...

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Exeter UK's top sports university

The University of Exeter has retained its top ten place in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, and has been named Sports University of the Year 2015-2016.

The prestigious rankings, which mean Exeter retains its position as best in the South West, take into account a wide range of factors, including student satisfaction and research excellence. The Sports award recognises performance on the field, education and research. It acknowledges Exeter as the best in the country in academic and athletic achievement across a wide range of sports. It takes into account the...

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Exeter is going world cup crazy!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/18/2015 - 11:09am

Rugby Word Cup fever is gripping Exeter as we prepare for the tournament to kick off!

The Fanzone in Northernhay Gardens is taking shape, as our picture shows, and there are events throughout the tournament, including a Festival of Rugby at Exeter Castle.

Watching the matches and soaking up the atmosphere is going to be possible for everyone, even if you don’t have a ticket for the matches at Sandy Park, England or any other match.

The Exeter Fanzone will show live matches on a big screen, have a variety of events and entertainment for fans and families, a wide...

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Four sailors rescued from Exe

Four people were rescued from the Rive Exe in fading light after their boat began to sink.

Exmouth lifeboat was launched at 7.40pm yesterday and on arrival at the scene found the sailing crew up to their waists clinging to sinking boat near Topsham.

They were assisted by local police officers.

All of the sailors arrived safely back on land.

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1,320 kids to race through Exeter streets

A record number of 1,320 primary school pupils across Exeter are set to take to the stage, and complete their own half marathon challenge as part of Exeter’s Great West Run Schools’ Challenge, taking place on Sunday 18 October 2015. Schools from across the city signed up to the 12 week programme, which encouraged pupils to run the equivalent of a mile a week in the lead up to Exeter’s Great West Run. They will now complete their final mile on race day to make up their own half marathon distance, with a fantastic city finish in front of thousands of spectators! Taking place in association...

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Exeter RWC Fanzone: 5 facts you should know!

If you plan to visit Exeter's Rugby World Cup 2015 Fanzone, you will find yourself in one of the most historic parts of the city.

Whether you are a tourist or a local, here are 5 things you should know about Northernhay Gardens:

1) Incorporating a good stretch of Roman wall and the only length of Saxon town wall to be seen in England.

2) The site of Northernhay Gardens was quarried in Roman times for stone from which to build the adjacent city walls.

3) The early park was destroyed in the Civil War when, in 1642 large new defensive ditches were dug...

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Exeter schoolchildren celebrate RWC 2015

Rugby excitement gripped school children today with just one day until the start of the Rugby World Cup 2015. Primary aged children had their very own spectacular and colourful rugby world cup relay festival to mark the start of the tournament. The main festival site was at West Exe School but the fun wasn't only there!

Eight schools took part in the event which was organised by the RWC15 legacy group a partnership led by local primary schools, Mike Barratt, Active Devon, Exeter City Council, rugby clubs and other local partners.

“Having the rugby world cup come to Exeter...

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Police ready to welcome RWC fans

With the Rugby World Cup 2015 just days away Devon and Cornwall is ready to welcome visitors from across the globe.

Rugby World Cup 2015 begins on September 18th and Exeter’s Sandy Park is one of the venues chosen to host matches.

As well staging three games the city is also hosting 13 Fanzone events in Northernhay Gardens.

Planning for the event has been ongoing for the past 18 months with officers from the Operation Blackjack command team working alongside Exeter Chiefs, Exeter City Council, Devon County Council, the Highways Agency, British Transport Police and...

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Top ranking for Exeter law firm

A leading law firm in Exeter has been given a top ranking for three of its teams by independent guide to the legal profession, Legal 500 2015 – up from two top rankings in 2014. Stephens Scown LLP received tier 1 rankings for its family law team, inheritance and trusts disputes work, and commercial litigation. The firm’s family law team has received tier 1 ranking for eight consecutive years now. The head of the team Liz Allen, is described as being “very supportive of her clients, but will give good objective advice”, while Andrew Barton is recommended for his “good experience of...

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Redrow staff go racing green

Authored by Gill Vosper
Posted: Thu, 09/17/2015 - 9:39am

Eco-minded staff at Redrow (West Country) are to challenge each other in a ‘green’ race to the company’s Exeter head office using different forms of transport in a bid to raise awareness of the greenest, fastest and easiest way to commute to work.

The nine commuters will swap their cars for alternative methods of transport in a challenge which will see them set off from Central Station on Friday 25th September and travel the 4.3 miles to Redrow’s offices in Pynes Hill using either a road bike, electric bike, motorbike, electric car, taxi, bus, train, walking or running.

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