Things you should consider before buying fence for your home

Installing a fence to your home comes with a lot of benefits. A fence can give you privacy and security. However, the installation requires that you understand some fencing concepts before buying one. The factors will help you find the best fence that will meet your needs and budget. The market today has a lot of different types of fences, but you need to pick the best. This article goes through the top things you need to consider when selecting a perfect and beautiful fence for your home.

A new fence can have many styles and colors. Metal, vinyl or wood are viable options, so...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (31 August – 2 September).

THEATRE

Into the Light Exeter Northcott Inspired by W.H. Auden’s poem ‘September 1 1939’, Into The Light is the result of an intensive eight day residency by NYC – Northcott Young Company. Addressing themes such as intolerance, justice and the importance of independent thought, the Young Company will create an ambitious new piece of theatre which explores how the ideas behind Auden’s poem speak to them as young people in the twenty-first century. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/...

City 0 Lincoln City 3

Exeter City lost their first game home since February 17 as Lincoln City recorded a 3-0 win at St James Park.

The Grecians fell behind in the 42nd-minute when John Akinde’s low cross found Lee Frecklington and then Lincoln’s striker added a second in first-half stoppage time by firing past Christy Pym from 12 yards.

City boss Matt Taylor made two changes after the break but an own goal from Troy Brown, as he diverted a Harry Toffolo cross into his own net, condemned the Grecians to defeat.

There were a couple of changes to the starting line-up from the City side...

Strongest ever field confirmed for Tour of Britain

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Posted: Sat, 09/01/2018 - 8:09am

Three of the world’s top five-ranked riders will be competing in Devon this Monday. (3 September).

The 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain, the fifteenth edition of the modern race, will feature its strongest ever field. The Tour starts on Sunday September 2 – the Devon Stage 2 takes place on Monday September 3 and is being hosted by Devon County Council and supported by East Devon District Council and North Devon Council, starting in Cranbrook and finishing in Barnstaple. Britain’s most successful Grand Tour rider Chris Froome (reigning world number two) and his Team Sky team-mate...

Glass canopy and colourful new look unveiled in Newton Abbot

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Posted: Fri, 08/31/2018 - 11:17pm

An exciting stage of regeneration in Newton Abbot town centre has been unveiled as a new glass canopy and colourful render welcome visitors to Market Walk shopping centre.

In September 2017, Teignbridge’s Full Council approved a major investment package for Market Walk shopping centre. Councillors unanimously supported the £2million upgrade scheme to modernise the shopping centre and create an open and spacious place to visit and shop.

Work on Market Walk has seen the removal of the existing concrete entrance structure at Courtenay Street while existing shop fronts have...

Exeter Chiefs kick off the season with launch of Special Edition Salcombe Gin

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Posted: Fri, 08/31/2018 - 9:46pm

Saturday 1st September is a big day for the Exeter Chiefs, as the team take on Leicester at Sandy Park in the first game of the Gallagher Premiership season. For fans and spectators, there’s an extra reason to celebrate, as the 1st sees the launch of the new Exeter Chiefs Special Edition Gin in association with Salcombe Gin.

The new Exeter Chiefs Gin is in honour of the team, which has been on a seven-year winning streak and will compete this season for the European Rugby Champions Cup. This Special Edition Gin is Salcombe Gin’s multi-award winning ‘Start Point’, presented in an...

Brentford's Chiedozie Obgene signs for City

Exeter City have signed Chiedozie Ogbene on loan from Brentford until January.

Chiedozie, 21, has made two Championship and one EFL Cup appearance for the Bees after joining the West London club following a successful spell at League of Ireland Premier Division side Limerick. The winger, who scored eight goals in 34 games at Markets Field, is known to City through assistant manager Eric Kinder who worked with the player at Limerick. He is eligible to play for both the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria at International level and won the FAI Cup Cork in 2016.

A bumper month for Seaton Wetlands!

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Posted: Fri, 08/31/2018 - 3:56pm

Throughout July, work has taken place at Seaton Wetlands to remove overhead power cables and move them underground. The work has caused disruption to visitors who were unable to access the site car park for most of the month. The work culminated in late July when a helicopter flew over the wetlands to remove the electricity posts.

The site is now open to visitors as usual and the overhead power cables which used to stretch across the Axe Valley have now been removed.

Cllr Marcus Hartnell, East Devon District Council's deputy portfolio holder for the enivironment, said: “The...

£950 raised for Devon causes

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Posted: Fri, 08/31/2018 - 3:42pm

Local causes are set to benefit from a week of fundraising by retail colleagues across Devon.

Southern Co-op challenged its colleagues to raise as much money as possible for their local charity partner and they smashed it by raising £950.

The amount raised in Devon was added together with all of the Southern Co-op’s retail stores and funeral homes in the south of England to make a final total of £30,000.

The annual Charity Awareness Week ran from 23 to 29 July and the retail store which raised the most money was given an extra £10,000 for its charity. The winners...

Chiefs side to face Leicester Tigers

The waiting is over and it's back to the hard yards for Rob Baxter and his Exeter Chiefs side as they prepare to welcome Leicester Tigers to Sandy Park in Round One of this season's Gallagher Premiership tomorrow (4:30pm).

In what will be the Devon club's ninth season in English rugby's top flight, expectations levels will again be high as the Chiefs look to again cement themselves amongst the division's frontrunners in the title race

Having lifted the Premiership back in May 2017 with an extra-time victory over Wasps, the Chiefs again found themselves back at Twickenham in...

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