Over two weeks in May (8-19 May), over 150 employees from Foot Anstey walked the 208 miles from Truro to Bristol, calling in at each of the firm's five offices across the South West.
The intrepid adventure was all in aid of the Foot Anstey foundation, managed by the Devon Community Foundation (in conjunction with other Community Foundations across the region), which supports numerous charities across the South West chosen by our employees. In total over £14,000 has been raised, smashing the original target by 40%.
Throughout the exercise, the firm was supported by Devon-...
Former Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll has joined Exeter City on a permanent deal.
Luke, who can play at left-back or centre-half, spent the majority of last season on loan at St James Park where he played 20 games for the club helping them to reach the League Two play-off final.
Speaking about making his move to Exeter permanent, 22-year-old Luke said: “I am delighted. Last season, when I was on loan, I really enjoyed my time here and the environment of the club and the management and the players is what made we want to sign.
With Sky Bet League 2’s season about to kick-off again, Exeter City are preparing themselves for their first game of the season. They are set to play against Cambridge United at home in St James Park Stadium on August 5th.
St James Park has been home to the club for many years, with their record attendance figure standing at 20,984, when fans watched Exeter lose 4–2 to Sunderland in 1931 at the FA Cup Sixth Round Replay.
Early on in the history of the stadium, there had been complaints that the ground wasn’t regulation length, with Stoke (in 1909) and Reading (1910)...
On Friday 16th June, ‘The Seaton’ Care Home, part of independent care provider Southern Healthcare, opened its doors with fizz and cupcakes to welcome visitors and members of the local community to meet residents, and the healthcare team as part of ‘National Care Home Open Day’.
Long-established independent nursing care provider, Southern Healthcare has four homes across Devon located at Seaton, Plymouth, Exeter and Dawlish; specialising in complex nursing, dementia and residential care.
National Care Home Open Day is a UK wide initiative, which encourages thousands of care...
The glorious parklands of Bicton Arena come under the spotlight during the second weekend of July (8-9) when its second British Eventing-affiliated horse trials take place.
Classes ranging from BE80T to open novice will be staged, attracting both grass roots riders and those riding horses that are moving up through the levels.
Measures have been implemented to ease the ground including intensive sward maintenance using the arena’s Terra Spike Verti-Drain, which has resulted in vigorous growth and deep rooting thereby allow the dense grass to have a cushion effect.
Indie-pop quartet The Dunwells have been announced as special guests for Bryan Adams’ show in Exeter this summer. The band, which has a strong following across the UK, will perform ahead of Bryan Adams at Powderham Castle on Thursday 13th July 2017. The Dunwells are a quartet from Leeds whose music is intimate yet epic, and fuses acoustic instrumentation and electronics with down to earth song writing and big choruses. The band comprises four lifelong friends, two of whom are brothers: Joe Dunwell, singer/guitarist Dave Dunwell, bassist Rob Clayton, and drummer Adam Taylor and its hits...
A Devon-based wildlife charity is calling for immediate action to control a fishing practice which is leading to thousands of local fish – from a family of fish known as wrasse - being removed from around the coast of Devon. The fish are being transported alive to Scottish salmon farms where they are being used as a ‘natural’ control against parasites. Today Devon Wildlife Trust is calling for a ban on the live capture of the fish from Devon’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)* – places which have been recognised for the richness of their marine nature. The Trust is requesting people in Devon...
Police were called around 9.35pm to reports of two vans involved in an alleged ram raid at a premises on Thorverton Road, Exeter, on Saturday 24 May 2017.
Officers were dispatched and a pursuit ensued, assisted by the National Police Air Service who tracked the two vans along the M5 and M4.
Devon and Cornwall Police were also assisted by Dorset Police and Avon and Somerset Police.
Bobby Ryan, 36, Gary Mcintrye, 35, Alan Mcintyre, 36, Brian Hitchcock, 37, Kenneth Cozens, 36, Darren Grant, 27, and Jamie Cox, 26, all from London, have been charged with conspiracy...
Police were notified at approximately 3.15pm on Saturday 24 June, to a two vehicle collision on the A377 near the Half Moon village.
A man in his 30s was airlifted to Derriford Hospital with multiple serious injuries when his motorcycle, a black Yamaha XJ600, was involved in a collision with a silver VW Passat car.
Both vehicles were travelling towards the Exeter direction.
The road was closed for four hours whilst the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit carried out an examination of the scene.
Police are appealing for further witnesses to come forward and...
