Exeter City could not build on an impressive cup win over Brentford on Tuesday as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Hartlepool United on Saturday.

The Grecians took the lead in the first half as Liam McAlinden bagged his first goal for the club, but the home side were hit with a couple of sucker punches midway through the second half as goals Michael Woods and Billy Paynter turned the game on its head in matter of minutes.

City were without a number of first team players going into the game. Ryan Harley, who scored the winner against Brentford in the EFL Cup on Tuesday,...

Rob Baxter challenged his troops to deliver in battle ahead of their opening pre-season fixture against the Scarlets at a sun-baked Sandy Park.

Keen to ensure his class of 2016/17 hit the new season firing on all cylinders, the Exeter Chiefs head coach said it was vital those given their chance against the Welsh region made the most of the opportunity afforded to them.

In an often one-sided encounter, last season’s Aviva Premiership runners-up simply had too much in all departments for the Scarlets, whose scant reward on a sizzling summer’s day was a first half penalty from...

Drones will be used to discover more about the social lives of killer whales and help conserve these amazing mammals, which are at risk of extinction.

Experts from the University of Exeter, who are working with the Center for Whale Research, believe the use of the drones could revolutionise our understanding of whale behaviour. They hope the public will support their work through a crowdfunding campaign, launched this week.

It is already known that family social structures are critically important in helping whales survive at a time when their population is critically...

Rob Baxter has warned his Exeter Chiefs squad they can ill afford to ease into the new 2016/17 season as opportunities to impress could well be scarce.

The Devon kick-off the first of three pre-season games tomorrow at home to the Scarlets (3pm) and Baxter is looking to give a large nucleus of his troops the chance to impress.

Although many of the club’s clutch of international names will sit out this first run-out after returning to pre-season training later than their team-mates, Baxter is still able to parade two powerful line-ups for the visit of the Welsh region to...

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Gergana Prodanova from Exeter have been granted an extension to the custody of a 42-year-old Bulgarian man while they continue their investigations.

The man was arrested on Wednesday 10th August 2016 on suspicion of murder in connection with Gergana’s disappearance.

The 38-year-old Bulgarian woman was reported missing on Monday 8th August by work colleagues when she failed to turn up for her work shifts as a housekeeper at the Great Western Hotel in the St David’s area of the city over the weekend of 6th – 7th August.

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DEVON men and women are being challenged to ditch the drink to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The charity is launching Dryathlon in September, the original fundraising campaign that invites social drinkers to take a month-long break from alcohol. Dryathletes pledge to stay dry for a month and either get sponsored or donate the money they would have spent on alcohol to the charity. Last year, 6,818 people took part in Dryathlon across the South West, raising a fantastic £451,383 to help beat cancer sooner. Alison Birkett, Cancer Research UK spokesperson for the South West, said: “After...

When he got down on one knee and proposed to girlfriend Claire Bowler, little did Julian Harris realise that the couple would become part of the history of one of Exeter’s most prestigious properties.

The couple, who are due to tie the knot on August 27, will be the first to marry at the newly-refurbished Rockbeare Manor.

The property, which was built in 1760, has undergone a sensitive restoration over the last 18 months and opened its doors as a wedding and events venue this summer. Claire and Julian’s wedding will be the first to take place in its 250 year history....

A playday event run by East Devon’s StreetScene team in Exmouth’s Phear Park in support of National Playday, has proved immensely popular with the local community.

The council-run playday, which took place on August 3, received plenty of support from a number of East Devon services, including the Recycling and Waste team, as well as local organisations such as Exmouth and District Children’s Centre, Exmouth in Bloom and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

On National Playday thousands of children and their families get out to play at hundreds of community events...

A man who fly-tipped old painting and decorating materials has been fined by Exeter City Council after being caught on camera by a member of the public.

The offender was issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice but this was reduced to £200 after it was paid within 14 days.

The City Council has commended the complainant, who filmed the offender dumping the rubbish next to some rubbish bins on a residential road, and urged people living in Exeter to keep an eye out for anyone else seen fly-tipping.

The offence was committed in School Road, St Thomas, on 21 April...

Fire appliances from Tiverton, Cullompton and Middlemoor, along with the water bowser from Danes Castle were mobilised to a report of a barn on fire at Lower Town near Halberton at 1.45 this afternoon (12 August).

Upon arrival the crews requested a further three appliances due to smoke and flames issuing. These cane from Wellington, Danes Castle and Witheridge together with the Incident Command Unit from Honiton.

Below is the fire service log:

At 14:10 a request was made by the crews for the telehandler which came from Special operations at Clyst St George.

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