Don Armand says it’s imperative he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates ‘stay in the fight’ for the full 80 minutes when they tackle reigning English and European champions Saracens at a sold-out Allianz Park (3pm).
Following the lead of head coach Rob Baxter, who often coins that very phrase many times over the course of a season, Armand knows there is no bigger test than facing the Londoners in competitive battle.
Mark McCall’s side have proved in recent years they are the stand-out force in Northern Hemisphere club rugby, winning not only back-to-back Premiership crowns, but...
People in Exeter lose fewer teeth than the average for the South West according to research from mydentist, which has over a million patients in the region.
Patients at mydentist, North Street, Exeter, have had 7.88 extractions for every 100 patients over the last year compared to 10.67 extractions across the South West as a whole and an average of 11.14 for the UK.
Steve Williams, clinical services director for mydentist, said: “Our patients enjoy some of the lowest rates of tooth loss in the region and we’re delighted to be helping them maintain a healthy mouth.
Keeping your computers and digital information in tip top order is crucial for any business and a newcomer to Plymouth Science Park will be waving its magic wand to improve the technological outlook for local firms in 2017.
Info-plane’s relocation will allow its business to expand further as its Managing Director, Marcus Windle, works with a team of Devon based experts to assist local companies in ensuring their networks run more smoothly.
“It’s perhaps easiest to imagine a computer system as a large map, much like the London Underground,” explains Marcus. “Early maps of...
Latest figures from Visit South Devon reveal that 2016 was an exceptional year for tourism with visitors to www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk up more than 7% on 2015, accounting for just shy of 870,000 site visits over the past twelve months.
Combined with day trips and overnight stays, Visit South Devon predicts that tourism in East Devon, Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge could contribute even more than it did in 2015 when tourism in Teignbridge, Mid and East Devon brought in over £610 million to the local economy sustaining 13% of all jobs.
Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of the bodies of a man and a woman at a property in East Devon.
Officers attended an address in Dunkeswell at 11.40pm on Wednesday 4 January 2017 following concerns for the welfare of a man and woman at the property.
On arrival officers found the man and the woman deceased.
Detectives have launched an enquiry into the circumstances surrounding both deaths. Next of kin have been informed.
A scene guard remains at the property while a forensic examination and searches are conducted.
A THRIVING business support group has reported excellent growth for its members this year.
The Blackdown Hills Business Association, which was formed around 30 years ago, supports a range of companies, including new business start-ups, sole traders and SMEs, right up to large corporations all providing key services, based in the area on the Devon/Somerset border.
Claire Stepney, BHBA Coordinator, said: ‘The Blackdown Hills are well connected on the borders of East Devon, West Dorset and South Somerset. Local companies recognise the importance of supporting one another,...
A Topsham-based designer of luxury kitchens and bathrooms has doubled the size of its premises and created two new jobs after securing a five-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The funding has enabled Sapphire Spaces to acquire an additional unit adjacent to its current base at Dart Business Park. This brings its total floor space to 7,000 sq ft, giving the firm the space it needs to pursue its growth ambitions.
Sapphire Spaces now plans to open a new bathroom showroom to better showcase its growing offering. In addition, it will replace its current...
A festive evening of song and Christmas decorations lit up Sidmouth’s Lymebourne Community Centre recently as tenants and residents from both Lymebourne and Arcot Park celebrated the season.
It’s the second year that East Devon District Council’s Community Development Team and mobile support officers have organised the Light Up Lymebourne event and this year Arcot Park residents took part too. The event is now called 'Light Up Lymebourne and Arcot' and the two communities are encouraged to decorate their windows and enter a competition to win the best Christmas lights display....
An exhibition of work by members of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts
Artists of the South West Academy, including established names such as Prof. Alan Cotton, FRSA together with new Academicians including Martin Proctor and Laurel Keely bring together a new body of work focusing on paintings, photographs, prints and ceramics.
The South West Academy is a registered charity dedicated to advancing the creation and appreciation of art in the South West region. Its core membership, the academicians are outstanding practitioners of fine and applied arts with varied...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (6-8 January).
THEATRE
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Exeter Little Theatre Company bring the classic fairy-tale to life. Beautiful Snow White lives with Queen Evelyn in a grand palace but her life is far from that of a perfect princess. Joined by her best friend Silly Simon and childhood nurse, Nanny Nick-Nack, Snow White must learn to be brave and escape the clutches of her evil stepmother. The show runs until 7 January. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
