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Men's Walk participants in Hospiscare t-shirts enjoy a pizza en route

Hospiscare Men’s Walk raises £67,000 with money still rolling in!

Instead of snow, it was high winds and rain that tested the ever growing band of men who took part in Hospiscare’s Men’s Walk this year. Just under 1000 resilient men signed up for the challenge, making it Hospiscare’s most successful Men’s Walk to date.

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The Horspath rider was taken to a run-off by Birmingham’s Chris Timms, after both riders dropped a point each from the 20 available.

Ben Mould completed the podium with 17 points; the Poole rider crashed in his opening race but rallied with wins in his last four heats to snatch third from team-mate Frazer Garnett.

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The Grecians take all three points at St James Park! Nicky Law’s early penalty and Hiram Boateng’s spectacular volley ensured Exeter City returned to winning ways in Sky Bet League Two.

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Exeter City picked up a hard-earned point in controversial circumstances against Cheltenham Town.

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Junior Jumpers was created with the aim of increasing attendance amongst children and to encourage parents to regard horseracing as a family friendly pastime.

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After a combined total of 70 years in running, coaching and supporting women runners, Devon’s Pauline Beare and Peg Wiseman have finally decided that the Women Can Challenges 2019 will mark the end of an era for them.

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Two goals from CJ Hamilton and Tyler Walker did the damage on the day with Matt Jay netting City's only goal of the game in the first half.

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Exeter Golf and Country Club has won ‘Most Welcoming Golf Club’ at the prestigious England Golf Awards 2019.

The third, annual England Golf Awards took place on Thursday 21st March at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The England Golf Awards, sponsored by Adidas Golf, recognises individuals, clubs and companies who have made outstanding contributions to golf across the country.

Over 400 guests attended the dinner, with BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker presenting the awards.