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Multi-talented Exeter Chiefs stars proved fundraising was a piece of cake when they baked for a charity coffee morning.

More than 150 people tucked into creations including a Guinness gateau and chocolate brownies provided by members of the club’s Cookie Club – a group of players who meet weekly to show off their prowess in the kitchen.

The event, part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, took place at Exeter’s historic Guildhall and was hosted by Chiefs legend Gareth Steenson and his wife Karen

Guests donated generously throughout the day...

DEVELOPING an ‘entrepreneurial mind-set’ will be the theme of a networking and training event being organised for administrative staff in Exeter next month.

The event is being run by the Exeter PA Network, the networking and development organisation for all personal, executive and administrative assistants in Exeter and surrounding areas.

Key note speaker, Rachael Howourth of Momentum South West, will be encouraging delegates to develop their entrepreneurial mind-set in order to heighten their chances for success and ability to spot opportunities for themselves and their...

Overnight closures are needed on Ashburton Road in Newton Abbot this month while preparatory work is carried out in advance of path improvements.

The northern footpath is due to be widened in order to improve pedestrian and cycle links between new housing developments and the town centre. Night time closures are needed to enable the clearance of a number of trees, west of Barton Drive, before the bird nesting season starts. The main scheme to widen the northern footpath will follow later in the year. The A383 Ashburton Road will be closed between its junctions with Elmwood Avenue...

A 16 year old from Exeter has won a major global e-sport event, beating the best FIFA players from across the world. After three intense days of competition between the best FIFA players from around the world, 16-year-old Donovan “DhTekKz” Hunt was yesterday crowned winner of the FUT Champions Cup Barcelona on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup. In his first major FIFA competitive event, the 55th seed DhTekKz defeated Nicolas “nicolas99fc” Villalba 8-2 on aggregate in the Grand Final, after starting the final game with a three goal advantage. This past weekend saw 128 of the top FIFA players...