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Higgins’ Incredible Strike Claims Guildhall Shopping Centre Goal of the Month

Akeel Higgins delivered a beautifully executed chip over the goalkeeper to earn himself a 68% public vote for the Guildhall Shopping Centre’s October Goal of the Month at the Devon Derby. It was the player’s first professional strike, which has quickly embedded the 20-year-old’s Exeter City loan as his early legacy within the hearts of his now rising fans. The award allows Higgins to carry a badge of honour that shows a notable turning point in what seemed like a silently ascending career.

Higgins joined the Exeter City club from West Bromwich for a season-long loan in September...

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Exeter clubs return to action at Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup

Exeter clubs return to action in Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup

WITH normality finally starting to return to the UK, it was rugby’s opportunity to take centre stage at the weekend as the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup returned at Exeter Chiefs.

Crediton RFC hosted a thrilling Under-11 and Under-12 grassroots developmental festival on Saturday as youngsters at last got the opportunity to lace up their boots again, with Exeter Athletic RFC Under-11s among the teams taking part.

This successful series of nationwide events, now running for nearly two decades and organised by Land Rover – the Official Vehicle of Premiership Rugby – has...

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Persimmon Homes launches Stay Active pack with Team GB

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 06/18/2021 - 12:45pm

Families across the South West are being urged to download a free Team GB digital fitness and activity pack to give children a winning edge ahead of an exciting summer of sport.

As an official partner of the British Olympic Association, Persimmon Homes has created a Stay Active pack to help keep children physically and mentally active ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games being held in 2021.

The pack supports the British Olympic Association's youth engagement programme, Get Set, created to inspire a generation of young people to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle...

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Enjoy Euro 2020, but do so safely, says Public Health Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 06/11/2021 - 3:29pm

The long awaited and much talked-about Euro 2020 tournament - yes, 2020 - starts today ( 11 June).

The games that keep their 2020 badge and title, have been postponed until this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

51 matches over 31 days at 11 venues including London and Glasgow with football betting odds available too. The games that keep their 2020 badge and title, have been postponed until this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

And yet amid the excitement, we're still very much in the midst of that same pandemic, with case numbers across the...

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Sam Simmonds triumphs at Pickstar RPA Awards 2021

Exeter Chiefs No.8 Sam Simmonds has been crowned the RPA Vodafone Business Players' Player of the Year at this year's Pickstar RPA Awards hosted virtually for the second time on rugby podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby on Wednesday evening at 6pm. The record-breaking try-scorer polled the most number of votes from his fellow professionals to claim the most prestigious award in the English game, capping off a phenomenal season in which he has not only been instrumental for his club but also received a British and Irish Lions call up for this summer. The 26-year-old, who was also the...

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The early favourites for the Sandown Eclipse

With the Guineas Festival at Newmarket and the Derby Festival at Epsom Downs been and gone, Royal Ascot is just around the corner and with the likes of the Eclipse and Glorious Goodwood still to come, it’s fair to say that we are bang in the middle of a very exciting flat racing season — made even better by the fact that racegoers can now return to meetings!

With so much to look forward to over the next couple of months, and plenty of top-class racecards to examine on the best horse racing betting sites , we’re going to zone in on the Eclipse, which will take place at Sandown...

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63lb net wins top spot in the prestigious Cofton Cup Fishing Competition

South Devon’s highly regarded coarse fishing destination, Cofton Holidays, has crowned Andy Everill as winner of its spring Cofton Cup Fishing competition.

A keen fisherman, this is Andy’s third title at Cofton having previously won Cofton Cup II and Cofton Cup V. The multi award-winning holiday park, hosted the sixth competition on its Mamhead Match Lake over five days of intensive fishing. The field was narrowed down from 36 anglers in the opening rounds to 14 in the final, with the remainder battling it out for the Plate competition.

Competing against 14 experienced...

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Exeter Panthers Under13s Team

Exeter Panthers Football Club receives sponsorship from Redrow Homes

National housebuilder Redrow Homes has sponsored Exeter Panthers Football Club new kit. The football club is located near the developer’s Saxon Brook development which is situated to the north east of the historic Exeter village, Pinhoe.

Established in 2010, the Exeter Panthers Football Club is now a reputable FA chartered standard development club based-in Exeter. The club is committed to providing football opportunities for the youth of Exeter and surrounding areas.

The side sports 13 teams ranging from U6s to adults, these include 10 youth teams of 140 youth players, a...

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Ace performance from ECS pupil

Exeter Cathedral School Pupil, Sammy, who is in Year 4, represented Devon Tennis at the Under 9 County Cup Regional Group Event in Bath on Saturday 15 May.

The team of 5 boys had a busy day and played 22 matches over 5 hours against 4 other counties including 6 doubles and 16 singles matches. Sammy was selected to play in 6 matches and was the only one to be undefeated!

The Devon Boys Team had a fantastic event, beating Somerset 5-1, Avon 5-1, South Wales 5-1 and Cornwall 4-0 and finished the day as South West Regional Champions!

Sammy’s family has enjoyed...

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Jake Taylor's heartfelt message as he prepares to leave Exeter City!

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 05/18/2021 - 10:00pm

Just when the euphoria of the last two victories hit peak after crushing Grimby Town and Bolton Wanderers, the tables took a turn. The Grecians dropped points in a fixture against Barrow. This draw ruins the hopes of the play-off in League Two as they ended in the 9th spot. Jake Taylor was poised to take the team to the sixth position after Matt Jay found the back of the net before halftime.

Qualification for playoffs and promotion

The remaining games for playoff qualification look favorable. There are 2 more games remaining and 4 teams Exeter need to slip up and lose points to...

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Taylor Wimpey creates new football pitch for Exeter College

Taylor Wimpey is investing almost half a million pounds in Exeter's sporting stars of the future through the development of new facilities for Exeter College.

The housebuilder is creating a new pitch and changing rooms for the college as part of its Riverside Walk development off Wear Barton Road.

The ground was levelled last year and the pitch has now been seeded. The changing rooms are currently under construction and both should be ready for handover to the college by the summer, weather permitting.

Once open, the pitch will be available for the community to...

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