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Pitch perfect: Football meets rugby in Exeter’s Strive ‘25 takeover

Exeter City Community Trust, the charitable arm of Exeter City Football Club, is stepping into a new sport as it joins a major national initiative to grow women’s rugby in the city ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.

The organisation, which is more used to the beautiful game than the oval ball, is joining with Exeter Chiefs and Exeter City Council as the delivery partner for the Strive ‘25 Rugby Challenge, a national programme aimed at engaging 25,000 women and girls in rugby across host cities. Exeter is one of only eight UK cities which are hosting the Women’s Rugby World...

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They did it! Edcuated Recruitment walk 19 miles for charity

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Posted: Mon, 07/31/2017 - 8:47am

For the second year running, Educated Recruitment hiked an impressive 19 miles on the Templer Way Walk for Macmillan Cancer Support on Saturday. Despite the very wet weather, the team walked from Haytor Rock to Shaldon in just under 5 in a half hours. Tide was not on their side resulting to the team having to walk 3 miles waist deep in water to complete the final leg of the walk! Following the huge success last year in fundraising, Edcuated Recruitment exceeded their sponsor target of £500 and raised a very impressive £742 for the cause! The ER team are extremely grateful for all who...

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Young Farmers complete 80 mile challenge

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Posted: Mon, 07/31/2017 - 7:16am

Five members from Newton St Cyres Young Farmers Club have completed their 80 mile challenge to help celebrate the clubs 80th Anniversary.

The clubs youngest members Chloe Eyles and Katie Davie chose to complete their challenge across a month to fit between school work and other activities. Chloe swam the 80 miles from 21st June to 21st July, whilst Katie ran the distance.

On Friday 21st July Reg Ayre, Emma Davie and Georgina Davie cycled 80 miles from Barnstaple to Exmouth as part of the Coast2Coast challenge organised by Farms for City Children. The trio faced rain and...

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The power of passion

Since winning my national 2016 Dementia Friendly award I have continued with the same drive and passion in raising awareness and inspiring action across the city of Exeter.

As a Dementia Friends Champion and Lead of the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance the transformation in perceptions is beginning to take shape. As we know change is tough but being open is a key starting point. Exeter as a busy, vibrant community has embraced the vision in working towards a dementia friendly city with open arms.

I am certainly not super woman and at times have genuinely struggled, juggling...

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Appeal after Crediton man goes missing

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Posted: Sun, 07/30/2017 - 11:07am

Police are appealing to public to report sightings of 48-year-old Gareth Meadows from Crediton who is missing.

Gareth was last seen on Thursday 27 July at around 10.50pm.

He is described as white, of a medium build with wavy, with brown shoulder length hair and a full beard. He was wearing a black polo shirt, a blue V-neck jumper and jeans.

Gareth is believed to be in possession of his car which is a white Toyota Granvia MPV with number plate; R629 VOD.

If you have seen Gareth or know of his current whereabouts, please call 999 quoting log number 660 for the...

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Bruce Chivers donates vase to Exeter Museum

Internationally-renowned, Devon-based ceramicist Bruce Chivers has donated an exquisite Japanese-inspired vase to the collections at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM).

Bruce Chivers’s work is influenced by Japanese art and culture. He is an expert in the ancient Japanese skill of Raku firing. This technique embraces Zen elements of surprise and random pattern-making as the pots are taken from the hot kiln and rapidly cooled.

The donated vase was chosen because it reflects his response to Japanese art and culture perfectly. The vase is an...

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More overnight closures on Bridge Road in Exeter as opening delayed

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Posted: Sat, 07/29/2017 - 4:33pm

Devon County Council is disappointed to have to confirm that the proposed Bridge Road opening date, for the week commencing Monday 31 July, will not be met.

This further inconvenience on one of Exeter’s busiest road is regrettable, but the contractor has a full-time seven days a week presence on site. Complex structural engineering work is continuing in areas under the Swing Bridge and on the outside of Countess Wear Bridge, where the most technically challenging part of the scheme is taking place on the cantilevered pedestrian and cycle bridge, but this activity may not be...

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Spare two minutes to help Dartmoor Rangers

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Posted: Sat, 07/29/2017 - 3:09pm

Dartmoor Rangers are calling for caring individuals to join them on a series of #2 minute litter picks at heavily visited sites in the National Park during August.

The summer months bring crowds of people to enjoy the wonderful Dartmoor scenery but amongst these visitors are individuals who treat this protected landscape like a rubbish tip, leaving food waste, disposable barbecues, bottles and cans behind when they leave. At Newbridge recently 32 black bags of rubbish were collected after one sunny Sunday, despite Rangers patrolling the site at its busiest, issuing black bags to...

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Overnight resurfacing on Heavitree Road

Overnight resurfacing work will be carried out on Heavitree Road in Exeter over the next two weeks.

Sections of the road will be closed from 7pm to 7am on Wednesday (2 August), Thursday (3 August) and Friday (4 August). The road will then be completely reopened at night time over the weekend, before overnight closures resume the following week on the evenings of Monday 7 August, Tuesday 8 August and Wednesday 9 August. Diversions will be in place for the duration of the night-time work via Barrack Road, Topsham Road and Western Way. Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council’s...

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Crafts, information and wildlife activities come to Exmouth

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Posted: Fri, 07/28/2017 - 4:07pm

A fun-filled family day is being held on Exmouth's Maer Local Nature Reserve on Friday August 4 and East Devon District Council 's Countryside team will be there along with a number of other wildlife organisations.

The day starts at 10am where local Tai Chi instructor, Sam Forder will run a free 30 minute Tai Chi taster session.

The fun continues with a range of information and activities on offer including bug hunting, rockpooling and natural crafts. The event will have stalls from a number of organisations including the RSPB, Devon Loves Dogs and the Pebblebed Heaths...

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Zip along to Cofton Holidays' new woodland adventure area

Cofton Holidays, near Dawlish Warren, has this week unveiled a brand new £50,000 children’s Woodland Adventure Area, created for on-site guests and day visitors to enjoy free of charge, year-round. Launched to coincide with the start of the summer holidays, the area, which is located above the main facilities just past Cofton’s donkey enclosure, features a 25m zip line, a climbing cage, rope ladders, balance beam, balance lines and scramble nets. Children visiting during the first week of the school holidays were the first to try out the new course with the help of Cofton Holidays’ Mascot...

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