A late winner from Nicky Law gave Exeter City all three ppints at home to an in-form Cambridge United side.
Despite considerable pressure United managed to hold out until the 82nd minute when Nicky Law appeared down the left before seeing his effort take a deflection and end up in the back of the net.
Grecians boss Matt Taylor made two changes to the side that went down 1-0 in Newport last weekend, with Lee Holmes and Lee Martin returning to the starting 11 in place of Craig Woodman and Ryan Bowman.
The annual Outstanding Care Awards for Devon and Cornwall will honour outstanding individuals, providers and suppliers from across the care industry, including care homes, community care, voluntary organisations, emergency services and more.
The initiative, backed by organisations including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Devon County Council, Torbay Council and Proud to Care Devon, saw hundreds of entries when started in 2018 by the Devon-based Care Network Group.
With years of experience across the care sector, Kat Green and Chloe Start co-founded The Care...
A free event offering youngsters with Down’s syndrome the chance to try out a variety of sports is taking place in Devon in March… and it’s looking for participants.
The Multi-Sports Festival will be held at Blundell’s School in Tiverton on Monday 4th March and participants of all ages and abilities are invited to take part.
The event will see students from Blundell’s School assisting at the event, helping out at the different activity stations under the supervision of their teachers and members of staff from the Down’s Syndrome Association’s DSActive team. A Blundell’s...
Lympstone Manor in Devon will host The Exeter Foundation Charity Gala Dinner on Thursday 7th February 2019. The occasion will see Lympstone Manor Chef Patron Michael Caines create a six-course tasting menu in collaboration with the Exeter Chiefs own head Chef, Craig Beecham. Each course will be matched by a flight of superb wines hand-picked by the Sommelier.
During the evening, guests will have the exclusive opportunity to hear from Exeter Chiefs Rugby Director Rob Baxter, who has long held a celebrated career in the Rugby world. From player to head coach and now Director, Rob...
Cllr Ken Beer has been appointed as Seaton’s new mayor. Cllr Beer was elected to the role with Cllr. Jack Rowland elected as deputy mayor.
The election took place following the resignation of the previous mayor, Cllr Peter Burrows earlier this month. Cllr Beer has been a town councillor since 2011.
Cllr Beer said: “As a councillor I am passionate about Seaton and all we have to offer as a thriving coastal town. Having been lucky enough to call this town home for the past 11 years, it is an honour and a privilege to be elected as mayor. I am looking forward to working with...
For aspiring business owners, some of the hardest challenges before starting up their business can be knowing what ideas will be profitable and which are better lefton the drawing board. 2019 is going to be a year of change and the businesses that take advantage of technological advances, environmental awareness and attitude changes are likely to be the most successful and in-demand.
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is finally house-hold technology, with many products centred around utilising virtual reality for entertainment purposes and to aid marketing campaigns. Whether...
A family from Ottery St Mary have raised nearly £1,000 for the suicide bereavement charity that gave them ‘incredible’ support following the heart-breaking loss of a loved-one.
Gemma Youlden organised a New Year’s Eve party at the town’s cricket club to boost Pete’s Dragons, a service she had never imagined needing.
The cause provided ‘amazing’ help and comfort following the death of her brother Rob, aged 28, in March last year.
“I’m absolutely overwhelmed with the amount we raised,” said Gemma.
The 22-year-old chef hailed the night of fun and laughter,...
Exeter Marathon organiser CITY Community Trust has today announced two prestigious partnerships for its May event.
Exeter Live Better and Tozers Solicitors have pledged their support and sponsorship to the race, which is the city’s only marathon. The event, which takes place on May 19, will now be known as the Exeter Live Better Marathon, sponsored by Tozers.
It is the fourth year the marathon has been organised by CITY Community Trust the area’s leading health and wellbeing charity.
Jamie Vittles, head of community at CITY Community Trust, said: ‘We are delighted...
A bill for new legislation will offer more protection to victims of domestic violence, says Dominika Windak from The Family Law Company. It means that, for the first time, the legal definition of domestic abuse will include controlling and manipulative behaviour as well as financial abuse.
Dominika commented: “Estimates suggest that each year around two million adults just in England and Wales suffer some form of domestic abuse.
“The draft bill is a real step forward in acknowledging coercive behaviours as being abusive. For example, those blocking their partners from...
The RSPB is celebrating a very special anniversary of its world famous Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend (26-28 January).
Just one hour every year, for the last 40 years, has made the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch the largest garden wildlife citizen science project. During that time, hundreds of thousands of people have volunteered their time providing the RSPB with over 8 million hours of monitoring garden birds.
Over the last four decades, an astonishing 130 million birds have been counted giving the RSPB real insight into how our birds are faring.
