Sport

Exeter Community Initiatives (ECI), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, has raised over £2,000 selling Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) replica kits from last season.

The money was raised during a special event at ECI’s Jelly children’s charity shop on Fore Street, which also saw Exeter City football players Vince Harper, Vin Sinisalo, Ilmari Niskanen, Manager, Gary Caldwell and joint Managers of ECFC Women, Abbie Britton and Aaron Wakley, meet and greet customers.

Ellie Taylor, ECI’s Business Operations Manager, said: “We are over the moon to have...

A national defibrillator and CPR training scheme for grassroots football clubs has opened to new applications this week, after Fabrice Muamba’s ‘thank you’ video to a small heart charity sent applications soaring to almost 4,000 for just 100 life-saving defibrillators.

The popular life-saving campaign is funded and delivered by family-run heart charity Red Sky Foundation and rolled-out by Team Grassroots - the UK’s largest independent grassroots football organisation. Successful applicants receive a free defibrillator and online CPR training for unlimited members of their club...

A wheelchair athlete who had her leg amputated below the knee three years ago is getting ready to attempt a new World Record in Exeter next week.

Lexi Chambers is looking to propel herself around Exeter Arena athletics track for 12 hours to raise £5,000 for charity.

As if the feat isn’t enough to endure, she will be using an everyday non-sports wheelchair, to demonstrate that sport and life holds no barriers.

Money raised from the event will go to The Aaron Lewis Foundation, a charity which assists military veterans and civilians in getting back into sports....

Local McDonald’s Crew member, Louise Wyatt will be attending the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Final in Australia at the end of this month after being recognised for her hard work.

Exeter Franchisee, David Shawyer, nominated Louise Wyatt for the trip of a lifetime as they will travel along with four other employees from across the McDonald’s UK & Ireland network to watch two teams battle it out for the biggest prize in women’s football.

McDonald’s UK & Ireland, as Official FIFA Women’s World Cup™ sponsors, are putting their employees at the heart of the biggest...