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Four Exeter teams have qualified for the British Skittles Championships finals being held on September 15.

Twice champions Two Tribes mixed team from Exeter back in 2014 and 2015 will be hoping for a third win. Their ladies team have qualified this year at their first attempt, winning their group round by one point over reigning champions the Dolly Mixers from Totnes.

Other regular qualifiers are the Saints from St Thomas Social Club in Exeter who were runners up in the men’s competition in 2015, their best performance to date. Completing the Exeter contingent are first...

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has extended its long-standing sponsorship of Exeter Chiefs rugby club through the 2018/19 season.

For the ninth consecutive year, the distinctive Flybe logo again features on the back of the players’ shirts, the Exeter-based airline having been a Chiefs shirt sponsor since their first year in the top division in 2010. As a result, the logo has been prominent on the team’s shirts during all three Premiership finals, including their Championship winning season in 2017.

The familiar purple Flybe advertising board will also continue to...

Jump racing is back at Exeter Racecourse on Thursday, 11th October and early birds can pre-book Grandstand and Paddock tickets for just £10 each until noon on the 11th September.

There’s a whole new look to greet racegoers following major rebuilding work during the summer. It’s been four months of restructuring, renovating and refurbishing, and when racegoers return they’ll find a new state or the art undercover outdoor area giving views of the paddock and racecourse. The Owners and Trainers room has also been extended creating one of the smartest facilities in the country. It’s a...

This year’s ‘thrilling’ Devon Stage of the Tour of Britain was one by Commonwealth Games time trial champion Cameron Meyer.

Meyer took victory in Stage Two of the 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain after sprinting to win in Barnstaple.

The 174.9 km stage started in Cranbrook and was the tenth time in 12 years The Tour of Britain visited Devon with the county hosting starts and finishes annually between 2009 and 2014 with the last Devon Stage held in 2016.

This year was the first time in the modern history of the Tour that the race was routed through a building - South...