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Thousands of tickets to next year’s Rugby World Cup have appeared on ticket re-selling sites ahead of yesterday’s community ticket sale launch.

More than 4,000 tickets were discovered on a variety of re-selling sites by investigative reporters from BBC Watchdog.

This is despite the first community tickets, exclusively for members of local rugby clubs, only going on sale at 1pm yesterday.

A further batch of tickets for general sale will go on sale on 12 September 2014 and will include three fixtures at Exeter’s Sandy Park.

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Thousands of people are expected to visit Belmont Park in the city this weekend to celebrate Exeter Respect 2014. Exeter Respect, city's annual celebration of diversity aims to use the performing and creative arts to engage the wider community in saying no to racism and all forms of prejudice. This year's Respect promises to be as exciting as ever with a fantastic line-up of acts and activities taking place in Belmont Park from 12noon to 7pm on Saturday 31 May and from 11am to 6 pm onSunday 1 June 2014. Belmont Park will be covered in beautiful decorations produced by a range of schools,...

Supporters of SNUG (Supporters of the Neo Natal Users and Graduates) at the RD&E Hospital, recently held a fundraising jumble sale at Sandford Parish Hall. The event was organised by Kaye Vinnicombe, who received tremendous support from SNUG when her youngest daughter was born. Kaye is pictured holding her 15-month-old daughter Breanne, together with her son Travis Baker, 14, who helped with the sale even though his wrist is in plaster. Travis later had his head shaved to a Grade 2, which raised £300 for SNUG. Nine-year-old Alisha Baker and her friend eight-year-old Ellie Kirby,...

Exeter Rugby Club are hoping that Chiefs supporters and the local community can help them in their quest to find out more about the brave former players who gave their lives during World War One.

Regular visitors to the Devon venue will know that a special memorial plaque is already located within the County Suite to commemorate former Exeter Rugby players who paid the ultimate sacrifice during World War II. Now, with the centenary well underway, the club is looking to ensure this tribute includes those that gave their lives in WW1. To this end, Chief Executive Tony Rowe OBE is...