Otter Garden Centres has sponsored additional club shirts for Ottery St Mary Table Tennis Club after the club experienced unexpected growth.

The garden centre helped with new shirts for the existing three teams in 2017 - but after more players signed up, the club realised it needed more.

Presenting the extra shirts to the club, Otter Garden Centres Manager John Giblin said: “It’s a pleasure to provide ongoing support to the club in this way – we’re delighted that so many new players have joined over the past year.”

The club, which has been in existence in the town...

Students and staff at Newton Abbot’s pioneering technical college have received a valuable lesson in how to save a life as part of a national initiative by the Resuscitation Council.

South Devon University Technical College (UTC), hosted an interactive CPR training session to mark Restart a Heart Day 2018. This year the Resuscitation Council (UK) partnered with the British Heart Foundation, British Red Cross, St John Ambulance and Yorkshire Ambulance Service to help train as many people as possible in the UK.

Throwing themselves into the vital training, students and staff...

Exeter Chiefs rediscovered their winning formula for the first time in a month, but they were made to fight all the way in the defence of their Premiership Rugby Cup crown by visiting Bath Rugby.

Halloween may have been at the start of the week, but Ricky Pellow's side were given a second half fright as the visitors produced a powerful fightback to leave the majority inside Sandy Park sweating until the final whistle.

The Chiefs had looked good value up until the hour mark, leading through tries from James Short, Ollie Devoto and Tom O’Flaherty and the boot of full-back Joe...

Exeter City fell to a 2-0 defeat away from home against Tranmere Rovers in Sky Bet League Two.

James Norwood notched his first of the afternoon with a cool header after 30 minutes before he doubled Rovers' lead 15 minutes into the second half.

City then had to finish the game with 10 men following Dean Moxey's red card after 70 minutes. The Grecians had spells where they looked like scoring, but were unable to find their way past Scott Davies in the Tranmere goal.

Matt Taylor made two changes to the side that were beaten by Forest Green Rovers last weekend as...

Simpkins Edwards, the Barnstaple-based chartered accountancy firm, is calling on North Devon’s brightest brains to compete in its 9th annual Really Big Quiz in aid of local charities. Taking place at the Barnstaple Hotel on Wednesday 14th November from 6.45pm, the annual Really Big Quiz brings the region’s brightest professional brains together to compete for the coveted title of Barnstaple’s and North Devon’s brainiest ‘eggheads’. The event raises vital funds for the Mayor of Barnstaple’s chosen charities, which this year include Over & Above: The North Devon Cancer and Wellbeing...

The Haldon Gold Cup, held on Tuesday November 6, is Devon’s richest and most historic race, and at a glittering champagne reception held at Arbuthnot Latham in the city centre, Exeter Racecourse previewed the prestigious showpiece. Ten times champion trainer Paul Nicholls and Jockey Club/Exeter Racecourse ambassador Bryony Frost attended the event where Richard Pitman, former jockey and BBC television presenter, acted as master of ceremonies.

With £70,000 in prize money, the Haldon Gold Cup is a significant race in the calendar, and one that trainers plot as an early season target...

After six years based at Belmont Road, Exeter Osteopaths Limited announce a relocation to a larger dedicated clinic in the centre of the city. Patients and visitors were invited to a special open-day to view the new clinic and meet the expanding team. The practice was started by Daniel Hayward and Toby Borradaile as a cottage industry in Toby’s front room in 2006. Since that time the practice has grown and following the move to new premises they have re-branded as ‘Magdalen Health’, expanding the team of therapists to 10.

Exeter-based International athletes, Steve Crowley Phil...

Artist Greg Mason (57) from Exeter has been chosen from hundreds to compete against eight artists and alongside a further 50 “wildcard” artists in the fourth heat of this year’s Landscape Artist of the Year series, produced by award winning production company Storyvault Films.

The programme started on Tuesday 16th October on Sky Arts at 8pm, and Greg appears in the fourth heat which goes out on 6th November. It is hosted by new co-presenter - actor and art-lover Stephen Mangan alongside Joan Bakewell.

Those taking part are challenged to create a piece of art depicting...

The Environment Agency is asking people planning a Guy Fawkes bonfire to make sure they only burn paper, leaves, wood and cardboard and any waste is kept securely before being burned.

Every year families use old bits of furniture to build up a bonfire and stuff the Guy with scraps of used foam or old clothing. But it is important to remember the burning of most types of waste is illegal. Setting fire to treated wood, tyres, plastics, rubber and oil can seriously harm health and pollute the environment.

It is also important to prevent others from dumping illegal waste on...

It’s sometimes very difficult not to be cynical about our restricted democracy when we see politicians buying people’s votes and promising them illusions that will never become real.

This is happening once again in the Chancellor’s recent announcement of a further £30bn road programme that will lead us to a better future, a message that is chronically sent out to placate car drivers as they face ever increasing delays, congestion collisions and poor air quality.

Since the 1960s governments of all colours have been saying if only we could have more motorways, by-passes and...