What could Exeter and one of the most recognised personalities in the UK’s gambling scene, Neil Channing possibly have in common? Continue reading to find out!

Neil quite possibly gained his greatest fame for his memorable winning streaks at the poker tables which garnered him a recorded lifetime winnings of near £30 million. However, he admits his greatest passion lies with horse racing, an undying love built over a lifetime of spectating, studying, and wagering on the sport of kings.

Little wonder, the man grew up just a few furlongs from Windsor and Ascot racecourses,...

Two teams from Colyton Grammar School, a state selective secondary school in Devon, have come top in the national Student Investor Challenge competition, beating 9,369 teams from schools around the country.

This is the first time that a school has had two teams in the final and taken the top two spots. The winning team from the school – RIJJED, comprising Year 10 students – is the youngest ever team to win the overall competition.

The Student Investor Challenge, which is run by financial education body The London Institute of Banking & Finance, seeks to engage young...

Despite seemingly having met his match in the very latest episode of Game of Thrones, arch villain, the Night King, was seen in Exmouth just hours after his demise…

After sitting through more than 6 hours of prosthetic make-up, local YouTube star, Dale Berry was transformed into the evil character. Much to the bemusement of local Exmouth residents, the Night King was seen enjoying a cocktail at the Bayleaf Café, a trim at hair salon Summer & Lola, before checking out this week’s offers in the Co-op.

All of this was filmed and has been published on Dale’s...

Recently rugby selectors named three Exeter Chiefs players for inclusion into Eddies Jones’ English National rugby squad against Italy, just a month later the same club saw another five Chiefs boys included in the English national squad about to represent the country in the U20s Rugby World Cup in Argentina. No mean feat indeed for one club to achieve, this however, over the course of the Exeter Rugby Club’s history, added just another drop to a bucket filled with exceptional talent, considering the significant contribution Exeter players made to the strengths of the national teams over...

Exeter based Packexe is celebrating 30 years as an industry leader, by rewarding their customers.

Since founding in 1989, the Exeter-based company has introduced game-changing technologies and developed a comprehensive range of market-leading self-adhesive protection film products and rescue products.

In celebration of its 30 year anniversary, Packexe has launched a UK-wide ‘Golden Ticket’ competition, giving customers the opportunity to win £30,000 of holiday vouchers and £30,000 of Packexe products.

Golden Tickets have been hidden in hundreds of rolls of Packexe,...

THE Lord Mayor of Exeter will lead the march and give a speech to mark Devon’s biggest free celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning communities in the region.

Councillor Rob Hanford will start the largest rainbow flag parade the city has seen as part of Exeter Pride at noon on Saturday, May 11.

Organisers say it will be the biggest event to-date, with thousands of people taking part in the march in Exeter’s High Street and watching the parade.

The march from the St Sidwell Centre in Sidwell Street will include community groups,...

Michelmores law firm has today announced the promotion of two new partners. Chloe-Howard Smith, based at the firm's head office in Exeter has been promoted to Partner within the Real Estate team and Karen Williams to Partner within the Business team.

Chloe Howard-Smith joined Michelmores in 2006 and is part of the transactional real estate team. Chloe has a broad experience in commercial property work but her key focus is on residential development.

Karen Williams has been working with the Firm since 2008 and has a client base extending across the South West. She has...