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Neil Parish MP formally opened Mid Devon Indoor Bowls Club’s new playing surface on 5 October at an event also attended by Tiverton Mayor Janet Rendle and local councillor Neal Davey.

Before cutting the ribbon Neil Parish gave a short speech in which he said: “This is a wonderful facility with a very warm and welcoming feel and I’m delighted to have had the opportunity to perform the opening ceremony." Tiverton High School year 7 students had a unique opportunity to play bowls with England national bowlers. Lily Sinclair and Lucy Bristow played a bowls match with England players...

For the last three years, Exeter Performance Centre, based at the University of Exeter’s Sports Park, has become renowned for nurturing emerging badminton talent from across the South West.

This September, the Centre has welcomed a new Head Coach, Kelvin Edwards, to its ranks to help further expand and develop its performance programme.

A fully qualified UKCC Level 2 Badminton Coach Tutor Assessor, PE Teacher and Speed, Agility and Quickness instructor, Kelvin brings an impressive CV and a versatile skill-set to the role where he will work closely with the centre’s 46...

Gloucester 12 Exeter Chiefs 29

What a difference a week makes... Following a disappointing performance seven days earlier against Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs produced the perfect response at Kingsholm to re-ignite their Aviva Premiership charge against hosts Gloucester.

In a sublime Sunday showing, Rob Baxter’s side served up a season’s best display to sink the Cherry & Whites on their own path. Aussies Ben White and Dean Mumm – just as they had done at London Irish earlier in the campaign – again got on the try-sheet, whilst fly-half Gareth Steenson weighed in with...

"We go into every game expecting to win. I don’t go into any game with a pessimistic outlook, so we’ll do our very best for the game." Paul Tisdale

Ahead of the Devon Derby against Plymouth Argyle at St James Park, City manager Paul Tisdale is going in with a typical degree of optimism at Exeter’s prospects of earning the three points and the bragging rights.

The Grecians have found a way to win on five occasions from the first nine fixtures of the Sky Bet League 2 season, and he is confident that they can prosper again when the sides clash for the first time this season...