Rob Baxter is confident his Exeter Chiefs side can kick-off the New Year in much the same manner as they finished a memorable 2017 with victory away to Newcastle Falcons on Sunday (3pm).
The reigning Aviva Premiership champions brought the curtain down on a memorable 12 months on New Year’s Eve when they produced a powerful second half display - one which yielded four tries - to see off visiting Leicester Tigers 30-6 at Sandy Park.
That victory, Exeter’s 10th in 12 league starts this season, has meant they will start 2018 some ten points clear of next-best Saracens....
It was anything but the January blues for The Family Law Company’s Gemma Sparks, who was promoted to Senior Associate on the first day of the new year.
Gemma joined the company in 2009, specifically to concentrate on her preferred area of law. As well as being experienced in the wider elements of family law, she has particular expertise in acting on behalf of clients in areas of private law children and domestic abuse.
Business Development Director and Head of the Divorce and Finance Team, Rachel Buckley said: “Gemma has proved to be an invaluable member of our team and I...
A local digital marketing agency is celebrating another record breaking year of growth.
MiHi Digital, which was created from a one-bedroom flat on the Exeter Quayside by online marketing specialist Mark Worden in 2013, grew by more than 30% during 2017, winning 63 new clients and launching 46 websites.
Director of MiHi Digital, Mark Worden said “It’s been another great year for us as a business and the fourth in a row we’ve been able to hit a growth figure of 30%. The majority of our enquiries continue to come from word of mouth throughout Devon and Cornwall and this is...
Lachie Turner believes there is no reason Exeter Chiefs can't go on to even greater things in 2018 having wrapped up last year in style with a bonus point victory over Leicester Tigers at Sandy Park.
The Aussie international was part and parcel of another impressive display from Rob Baxter's side, who having only led 6-3 at the break, preceded to run riot in the second half, adding tries through Don Armand, Henry Slade, Jonny Hill and Jack Yeandle.
Exeter's victory – their 10th in 12 league starts this season – not only kept the reigning champions top of the pile heading...
There’s a new interactive way to report graffiti in the city. The new updated system speeds up the reporting of graffiti and gives the public ongoing progress updates. The City Council cleans off for free any graffiti from private homes provided the owners sign a disclaimer form. The new system allows for real-time alerts to be sent directly to the clean-up teams, allowing them to prioritise and email customers to inform them that the job is complete. It also includes updated mapping. Members of the public can take a photograph of graffiti on their smartphone and via the new system, send...
The past six months have seen some exciting changes for the South West’s busiest multi-artform venue. With a large capital project to improve facilities on the horizon, and the launch of their public fundraising campaign in October, 2018 promises to be an exciting year for the city’s arts scene. Exeter Phoenix’s buzzing hub for theatre, live music, indie cinema and contemporary arts has historically brought a wealth of unique arts experiences and big names to the region. And having just announced their new season of events spanning January to April 2018, the new year is no different....
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is delighted to announce that Dennis Mardon has received the 2017 annual Hazel Ball Volunteer of the Year Award.
The award bears the name of our friend and colleague, Hazel Ball, who we sadly lost in 2015. Hazel first joined our Board in 1980, and was a vocal advocate for the work of our charity throughout her career and in retirement.
Dennis was recognised for his contribution as Chair of the charity’s trustee board, and for his dedication to the work of the Charity.
Could you do 1,000 press-ups in 24 hours? A 100-mile bike ride? A two-mile swim? How about all of these – and much, much more?
This is all in a day’s work for Josh Llewellyn-Jones, who has cystic fibrosis and is determined to promote exercise to other people with the condition.
Josh – whose 24-hour challenge last year also included rowing 20 miles, 10 miles running and 10 on a cross-trainer, 1,000 squats, 3,000 abdominal crunches and lifting 100 tonnes of weights – will visit the University of Exeter on Tuesday 6 February.
Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways, Stuart Hughes, has thanked highways teams and staff in the Highways Operations Control Centre (HOCC) for their ‘exceptional’ work in keeping Devon moving over the festive break.
While many people were enjoying a well-earned break, highways teams across Devon worked around-the-clock, sometimes in freezing temperatures, responding to incidents so that Devon’s 2,000 mile-network of main roads kept running smoothly. From 1pm on Friday 22 December through to 8am on Tuesday 2 January, Skanska, the council’s highways maintenance...
