Research has found that Exeter City football club is languishing at the bottom of the table for hometown fan loyalty, coming in at 80th out of the 92 teams.
Using Google keyword data, Plusnet looked into where in the UK holds the most loyal home town fans by tracking how many supporters searched for their team from the local County.
The data revealed that Exeter City falls down when it comes to home-town searches with only 2.7% of the searches for all clubs in the league being for the local club. In contrast, local rivals Plymouth Argyle fared a lot better coming 19th with...
Eleven lucky Year 11 and Sixth Form pupils and three staff from Exeter School were offered the opportunity to see first-hand two lovingly restored Spitfires at Exeter Airport and experience the pilot's view from the cockpit.
They watched the Boultbee Flight Academy two seat Spitfire SM520 take off and land, piloted by past pupil Matt Jones (1987-1992), and were able to study closely the single seat Spitfire RR232 aptly named 'City of Exeter' built from a single rivet by Exeter based 'Tool Care Hire' owner Martin Philips.
The 14th Crediton Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival is being held from Thursday 1 December until Sunday 4 December. Over 70 community decorated and illuminated trees will fill the church and make an amazing display especially as the natural light begins to fade. The opening hours are 11am - 6pm (Thurs & Fri), 10.30am - 7pm (Sat) and 11am - 5pm (Sun) Admission is free.
Guided tours to the historic Governors Room daily at 12 noon and to the Bell Tower 2pm daily. Stalls in the church and nearby Boniface Centre.
Refreshments available each day 10am - 5pm except Sun 2 -...
Advanced works for phase two of the Axminster Millbrook Flood Defence Scheme have started today (Monday 19 September).
The preliminary work includes channel widening downstream of the railway and the installation of a "tree-catcher" debris grill upstream of the culvert beneath Willhaye Lane.
The second phase of Devon County Council's £540,000 scheme involves extending and increasing the size of the existing Willhaye Lane culvert to increase its capacity and allow greater flows to be conveyed to the main River Axe. These works have been designed to link up with the existing...
Cofton Country Holidays, located near Starcross, has this week handed over its latest charity cheque of the year bringing the total amount raised by staff, visiting guests and through Cofton’s charitable sponsorships to well over £6,000.
Mike Elsey of Devon Wildlife Trust and Nora, the charity’s wild beaver population fundraising mascot, accepted the latest cheque for £260.80 from Cofton Country Holidays’ Directors Mellony Kirby and Helen Scott.
Commenting on the donation Mike said: “Cofton is a huge supporter of the Trust, contributing £2,750.80 to Devon Wildlife Trust...
Exeter skittles captain Rob Parkhouse interrupted a Spanish holiday with his wife to make a 24 hour trip back to the UK to play in the finals of the Gasket Guy British Skittles Championships at the weekend.
Rob Parkhouse (pictured above) who captains the Loungers team at The Kings pub, tempted fate by booking a holiday to Majorca, knowing it would clash with the finals of the Gasket Guy British Skittles Championships.
"I suppose I thought we wouldn’t qualify," said Rob, who’s played for the team for thirty years.
"When we got through to the finals I knew I had to...
Exeter Racecourse has launched its acclaimed student ambassador scheme which enables those who are studying to experience a number of different work placements within the racing industry.
The scheme was introduced three years ago to help give students a leg up in racing and now 12 work providers are on board.
New this season is RaceTech, which provides a unique range of technical and broadcast services to the horse racing industry.
Other experience days will be provided by Exeter Racecourse, Richard Linley, senior course inspector for the British Horseracing...
The Tempest by William Shakespeare Untold Theatre and Yellowbelly Theatre
Once powerful in his own country - then overthrown by his brother Antonio - Prospero finds himself stranded on ‘The Island’, a Migrant Camp in 2020. When a passing ship of politicians and dignitaries - amongst them Antonio - ventures close to The Island, Prospero seizes an opportunity for justice by summoning a fearsome tempest. Set against a backdrop of mass migration and political corruption, fragments of Verbatim Journalism and striking digital projections punctuate Shakespeare’s original scenes. There...
Etch - Exim Dance Etch is a piece of Dance Theatre devised by the company with Claire Summers (Choreographer). The piece is about memory and its connection to our senses. An exploration into the things we remember, and the things we choose to forget. This piece is a abstract engaging piece of work developed with inclusivity at the heart of it with careful consideration to often marginalized groups of people who may normally find accessing contemporary dance difficult.
There was a real delicacy throughout. It was layered with intimacy and of these very real relationships between...
A leading Devon law firm has seen the number of its lawyers recognised by Legal 500, an independent guide to the legal profession, increase by six. Eighteen of the firm’s teams were also ranked, with three receiving Tier 1 status in Legal 500’s 2016 guide, which has just been announced. Stephens Scown LLP now has 22 lawyers from its Exeter office recommended by the guide. The lawyers who were highlighted for the first time include Toby Claridge (pictured), partner in the firm’s dispute resolution team. The team itself was one of three in the firm to be given Tier 1 status and praised as it...
