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Giselle Ansley, part of the GB hockey squad who won gold in Rio 2016, paid Exeter School pupils a visit on Thursday 13 October. It was great for pupils to see how somebody from South Devon has gone on to represent GB at the Olympics and brought home a gold medal!

She attended school in South Devon with Mrs Clark and started playing hockey at Paignton Junior Hockey Club before moving to Plymouth Marjon and then continued to play during her studies at Loughborough University. She made her debut for England against South Africa in February 2013.

Giselle spent the first part of...

A pair of amateur golfers from Exmouth is celebrating securing an expenses-paid trip of a lifetime to Morocco after qualifying for the senior pairs grand final of the 2016 Morocco Matchplay, powered by HowDidiDo.

Driving instructor Jim Colvin, 55, a three-handicapper, and four-handicapper Bruce Chapman, 59, a self-employed consultant - both of whom are members at East Devon GC - finished first in the field at the Morocco Matchplay southern regional senior pairs final, at Woodbury Park, near Exeter, to earn a place in February's grand final to be played in Marrakech.

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The Exeter City first team players and staff were given the chance to thank club volunteers for their help at a party after Saturday’s 0-0 draw Grimsby Town.

The event, which was organised by the club and the Supporters’ Trust, took place in the Paramount Personnel Lounge with more than 60 people in attendance.

Supporters’ Trust chairman Laurence Overend paid tribute to the volunteering ethos at Exeter City and manager Paul Tisdale also praised their work in his post-match comments.

“That is what this club is about,” saidTis.

“It goes from strength to...

A total of 26 players have now signed up for the Eamonn Dolan Memorial Match with Richard Logan, Glenn Cronin, Alan Gow and John Hodge all set for a return to St James Park. The game, which is being held on Sunday, October 23, with a 1pm kick-off, will see two Exeter City XIs made up of players Eamo played with, managed or brought through battle it out at St James Park with all the money raised going to two chosen causes – Action Bladder Cancer UK and Exeter City Academy. Glenn Cronin was an integral part of Eamo’s side when he was manager at Exeter City. The Dublin-born midfielder, now 35...