Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says his side will need to turn up the intensity levels ahead of this evening's Aviva Premiership encounter with Leicester Tigers at Welford Road (7:45pm).
Although undefeated in the top flight since Bath won at Sandy Park at the end of October, the Chiefs have spent this week gearing up for arguably one of the toughest tests on the Premiership calendar.
Having one just once at the home of the Tigers since their elevation into English rugby’s top tier in 2010, Baxter and his in-form team will be looking to improve their win ratio with a...
Exeter Library’s Business and Intellectual Property (IP) Centre is offering people the chance to meet two Fairtrade farmers from Ghana and a local jeweller at its Fairtrade Fortunes event on 7th March, as part of Fairtrade Fortnight.
Cocoa producers Isaac Baidoo and Veronica Mintah from Kuapa Kokoo, a cocoa farmers' co-operative, will be talking about their businesses and revealing how Fairtrade has impacted their lives in West Africa.
Local jeweller, Erin Cox, will also speak at the event, talking about her bespoke handmade jewellery and why she chose to source Fairtrade...
The first survey of technology companies by Tech South West has revealed high levels of optimism for growth across the region.
Carried out by Tech South West, the survey found that 80% of technology firms in the region believe 2017 will be a better year, with greater growth, than 2016, with no business expecting this year to be worse than last. Tech South West, which has more than 500 members across the region, acts as a showcase and champion of what is the fastest-growing sector in the South West.
The survey, which featured organisations based in Bath, Bristol, Cornwall,...
The first major agricultural show of the year in the South West - the Devon County Show in May - has published its competition schedules and entries have opened.
There are more than 600 livestock classes, including beef and dairy cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, alpacas and donkeys, at the three-day Show held on May 18-20 at Westpoint, Exeter.
In the equine section there are 170 classes and nine Horse of the Year Show qualifiers, which include Ridden Arabs for the first time. Classes and special awards for horses and ponies total more than 320, including a new breed class for...
Otter Garden Centres in Ottery St Mary, Plymouth and Torbay have joined forces for the first time to support Devon Air Ambulance during 2017.
The three Devon garden centres usually have their own charity but decided to make a concerted effort this year to raise a substantial sum for this crucial service, which is marking its 25th anniversary.
Otter’s Marketing Manager, Sabine Taylor said: “Everyone understands how important Devon Air Ambulance is to our community, and many of us know of someone who has benefitted from the service – it really is a great cause to support....
A UNIQUE taste of France is heading to Devon, via a beautiful old French camper van, which has been converted to a restaurant…seating just four people.
Award-winning restaurant La Petite Bouchée, will move from its London base to the village of Witheridge at the end of the month.
The move follows a series of break-ins and vandalism which have left the owners unable to operate. The most recent attack caused more than £5,000 worth of damage.
The unusual restaurant, which has won the Time Out award for Best Restaurant in Sydenham, serves traditional French cuisine in...
New developments have just been announced for The Bike Shed Theatre’s plans to create a new venue in Exeter’s historic Quayside.
For sixteen weeks this summer a new lease of life could be given to the historic Maclaines Warehouses on Exeter’s Quay. Most recently occupied by the Maritime Museum, the Grade II listed site has been empty for over eighteen years. Now though, a series of pop up events could turn the abandoned warehouses into a space for creativity, culture and cocktails.
The Bike Shed Theatre’s Director, David Lockwood, said: ‘This summer represents a vital stage...
The multi award-winning Crealy Adventure Park & Resort in Devon has announced two brand new rides opening during 2017. The Junior Driving School launches in time for the Easter holidays, giving guests aged three and over the chance to hone their driving skills. Being behind the wheel of colourful scaled versions of the Mini Cooper, the junior drivers will be able to navigate the turns and curves on a realistic track, encountering traffic lights and roundabouts and other junior drivers in these electric cars. Sailing into Crealy in time for May half term is the second new ride, The...
A 3 hour non-stop, charity spinathon will go ahead this Saturday, despite original plans being foiled by the fire at the Exeter Riverside Leisure Centre.
The charity event, which will see participants taking part in three hours of non-stop high intensity ‘spinning’ on static bicycles, is taking place this Saturday (4 March) and was originally scheduled to be held at the Legacy Leisure-run Wonford Sports Centre using spin bikes from the Riverside Leisure Centre.
A total of 28 participants had signed up to the Spinathon, but the recent fire at the Riverside centre meant that...
In 2014 Tructyre embarked on an aggressive 3 year business plan following on from their acquisition of P K Commercial Tyres in 2012.
When the plan was instigated it was key that their strategic partners were on board.
Already enjoying a strong relationship with Bandvulc, which had grown over the previous 10 years involving collaboration on many innovative ideas, the relationship has flourished even further in the last 3 years with proactive initiatives in distribution, product (launch of Tructyre’s Re-Trak range), tyre management and service.
