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Curtain falls on Ladies Night at Exeter Racecourse

The curtain came down on Ladies Night at Exeter Racecourse on Friday evening, with a strong crowd enjoying the final fixture of the 2025/26 season in style.

A lively atmosphere and plenty of laughter set the tone as guests gathered for a fun-filled event. Sam Binney, visiting from Southampton on a hen do, was announced as the winner.

“This is really unexpected, and I’m actually quite shocked, if I’m honest. I was really worried about today, but I think it’s worked out well. I’m really excited,” she said.

Second place went to Jodie Hart, from Whiddon Down, while...

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Champion trainer Paul Nicholls aiming for eighth Haldon Gold Cup on Devon’s richest raceday

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/29/2021 - 1:22am

Exeter Racecourse stages the richest raceday in Devon next Tuesday ( November 2nd ), which is Haldon Gold Cup Day.

The Grade Two Haldon Gold Cup is staged over just short of two and a quarter miles and boasts an outstanding roll of honour with the likes of Best Mate, Edredon Bleu, Cue Card and Politologue all having been successful since the turn of the century.

Paul Nicholls, the 12-times champion Jump trainer has already landed the Haldon Gold Cup on a record seven occasions and has two likely starters in 2021 - Greaneteen and Hitman .

Having made a triumphant...

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Devonshire Homes raises £5,000 for charity at popular Golf Day

West Country house builder Devonshire Homes has raised an incredible £5,000 for its 2021 charity partner, William Wates Memorial Trust.

Devonshire Homes welcomed guests from across the housing and construction sector to its biennial Charity Golf Day at Dainton Park Golf Club in Newton Abbot. Teams of four enjoyed a day on the green which included 18-holes and a variety of competitions such as the longest drive, challenge the Pro and nearest to the pin. The team representing electrical contractor Clarkson Evans came out on top, winning the prestigious Devonshire Homes Charity Golf...

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Boxing continues to be a force for good across Britain

Authored by Frank Parker
Posted: Tue, 10/26/2021 - 12:33am

Boxing is thought to have been around in Britain since 1681, with regular boxing matches being held in London’s Royal Theatre in 1698. Back in those days, boxing was considered to be a ”gentleman’s sport”. The monarchy of the time, King George was such a big fan of his fellow nobleman that he even set up a boxing ring in Hyde Park in 1723. Boxing went from strength to strength over the coming decades, with Britain producing a number of lighter weight titles in the early 1900s through fighters such as Bill Ladbury, Teddy Baldock and George Stanley.

In later years, Britain enjoyed...

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Best golf courses to play in Exeter

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Fri, 10/22/2021 - 9:07pm

Exeter and the county of Devon are lucky enough to have some of the best golf courses in the South West of England. Whether you regularly play a round of golf or play the sport occasionally through the summer, there is something for everybody.

Here is a look at some of the leading courses in Exeter, all of which are available to book regardless of your level.

Exeter Golf and Country Club

A guide to the 18 hole golf course at Exeter Golf and Country Club

A new golf course opened in 2016 at Exeter Golf and Country Club and since then it has received fantastic...

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Win Red Roses tickets with Live and Move and Exeter Leisure

Families in Exeter have the chance this week to win passes to the long-awaited international rugby match between England’s Red Roses and the New Zealand Black Ferns, taking place at Sandy Park later this month.

To be in with a chance of winning one of three family passes to the game, participants are invited to take a selfie of themselves or a photo of the family walking a section of Exeter’s Green Circle – a 12-mile walking and cycling route that takes in the five valley parks within the boundaries of the city.

Exeter Leisure and Live and Move, Exeter and Cranbrook’s Sport...

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ECS sets sail for success

ECS is celebrating success on the seas this week as Rosalila, a Year 8 pupil and Cathedral Chorister, set sail for the British Youth Sailing Regional Junior Championships at Weymouth last month.

Rosalila swapped the Choir Stalls for the water as she competed in the South West RS 20” Feva class, sailing as part of the South West Regional Squad. When she returned to dry land, Rosalila said: “I am delighted to have been selected for the regional sailing squad. I love learning the skills of sailing – how to understand the wind and tides and the art and technical side too. It can be...

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Broadclyst FC Under 6 Team

Redrow sponsor Broadclyst FC for the second year running

National housebuilder Redrow is supporting grassroots level football in Exeter with the sponsorship of the junior team at Broadclyst Football Club , Exeter.

Established in 1992, Broadclyst Football Club is now a Charter Standard football club, currently catering for varying age groups (teams) from under 6’s right through to senior ages ensuring players have a side to be a part of as they progress through to adulthood.

This is the second year of sponsorship between Redrow and Broadclyst Football Club and the ongoing support enabled Broadclyst FC to purchase a full new home...

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Elysium Healthcare make a conversion with Exeter Chiefs

Elysium Healthcare, a young and dynamic independent provider of Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education and Private Patient services, has secured key sponsorship of the Exeter Chiefs for the 2021-2022 season.

The partnership reflects the joint missions of the Chiefs and Elysium in providing Mental Health support to people living in the Exeter area, with Elysium recently launching two new services in Exeter and the Chiefs offering Mental Health Awareness sessions to local schools in the past.

Promoted to the Premiership...

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New rugby-inspired Swiss heritage watch revealed at VIP event

England players and top DJ celebrate launch of new timepiece

It was time for a celebration when a new rugby-inspired Swiss heritage watch was unveiled in front of a VIP crowd.

Among the guests at the star-studded event were England players Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Henry Slade along with British drum and bass band Rudimental and top DJ Nathan Dawe.

The new Olivier Meylan watch celebrates the achievements of four players who have spent more than a decade in the top flight as well as the company’s first anniversary.

Jack, Henry and Luke have helped to...

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Red Roses set to inspire the next generation of female rugby players

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/06/2021 - 12:59am

England’s Red Roses will take on New Zealand’s Black Ferns at Exeter’s Sandy Park at the end of the month in a fixture that could “inspire the next generation of female rugby players.”

England Women take on New Zealand in the first of their autumn internationals at Sandy Park on Sunday 31 October - kick-off 2.30pm. Tickets have already gone on sale.

It’s the first of a double-header against the Black Ferns who England then face in Northampton a week later before taking on Canada (14 November, Twickenham Stoop, London) and USA (21 November, Sixways, Worcester).

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