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The new season begins at Exeter Racecourse on Thursday, October 6, the first of 17 racing fixtures that race through until May, and this year’s curtain raiser is a fundraiser for the charity Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony.

The charity was founded by 18-year-old event rider Hannah Francis who passed away in August just 15 months after being diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Osteosarcoma.

A talented horsewoman, in 2015 Hannah had been accepted onto a Rider Development Eventing Pathway camp with the aim of upgrading her mare Mavis to intermediate level. Her...

Exeter skittles captain Rob Parkhouse interrupted a Spanish holiday with his wife to make a 24 hour trip back to the UK to play in the finals of the Gasket Guy British Skittles Championships at the weekend.

Rob Parkhouse (pictured above) who captains the Loungers team at The Kings pub, tempted fate by booking a holiday to Majorca, knowing it would clash with the finals of the Gasket Guy British Skittles Championships.

"I suppose I thought we wouldn’t qualify," said Rob, who’s played for the team for thirty years.

"When we got through to the finals I knew I had to...

Rob Baxter has been forced to make a late change to his Exeter Chiefs starting XV for today’s Aviva Premiership clash with Harlequins at Sandy Park (3pm).

Lock Mitch Lees has been forced to pull out of the game through illness, so it means Damian Welch (pictured) is promoted from the bench to partner Geoff Parling in the second row. Ollie Atkins is added to the bench for his first outing of the season with the first team. Otherwise the Chiefs name the same side as that was announced on Friday lunchtime 15 Lachie Turner 14 Olly Woodburn 13 Ollie Devoto 12 Henry Slade 11 Ian Whitten...

Former professional footballer turned campaigner Clarke Carlisle met experts who help to keep people in the South West safe and well at an event held to discuss how they can tackle male suicide and mental health problems.

It is hoped that the event will lead to better mental health support for men in the future.

The meeting, organised by University of Exeter historian Dr Ali Haggett, Active Devon and Exeter City Football in the Community, was designed to encourage charities and others who currently help men to work more closely together and discuss what works. They hope...