Don Armand says the bonus point secured in the final minute of Exeter Chiefs’ famous win over Clermont Auvergne on Saturday could be a vital lifeline in the race for a quarter-final spot.
Mitch Lees rumbled over from close range for Exe’s fourth try in the European Champions Cup tie after a spell of heavy pressure to make it a five-point win and give their hopes of qualification from Pool Two a huge lift.
Gareth Steenson converted to make the final score 31-14, and Rob Baxter’s men head to Clermont on Sunday with their European prospects looking healthy. “That fourth try...
Fire crews were called to a thatch blaze in East Devon in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 15 December).
Three fire engines from Exeter and Ottery St Mary, along with the water carrier from Exeter, were sent to Cranbrook shortly after 1am.
On arrival crews confirmed that a thatched roof derelict farm house was well alight and got to work extinguishing the fire using two hose reel jets and one main jet.
The thatched roof and first floor were well alight. The building was showing signs of collapse so crews withdrew from the sectors to keep themselves at a safe...
Devon’s favourite multi-award-winning holiday park, Cofton Country Holidays near Starcross and Dawlish, is readying itself for the much anticipated reopening of its heated indoor Ashburn Springs Pool on Saturday 19th December.
Following over a month of renovations undertaken in readiness for the busy Christmas school holidays, the family friendly pool, steam room, sauna, soft play area and Amelia’s Café will be reopened by no less than Santa himself, who will be giving away free children’s presents from 11am-4pm on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th.
Artwork produced by year 7 Exeter School pupils last summer is currently on display in the newly reopened Truffles Bistro and Pizzeria on Magdalen Road in Exeter.
The walls of the café are adorned with vibrant mixed media monoprints of Exeter Cathedral inspired by artist John Piper. Truffles Bistro is open Monday to Saturday from 8.30am to 4pm and the Pizzeria is open from 6.30 - 9.pm on Tuesday and Saturday evenings.
Head of Art at Exeter School, Alison Dyer, said "We are very grateful to the manager, Chris Sage, for the opportunity to display our pupils' artwork in a...
Simon Merrells, Nick Moran and Sarah Jane Potts will star in a new production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal at the Exeter Northcott Theatre in February.
Directed by Exeter Northcott Theatre’s artistic and executive director, Paul Jepson, Betrayal begins at the end of the affair, and pursues an enthralling journey to its very beginnings. As memory reels backwards towards the moment the affair started, the lies tangle into a web of deception. Is Emma betraying her husband? Is Jerry betraying his best friend? Or are they all betraying themselves.
Exeter Chamber of Commerce members are being offered the opportunity to enjoy their regular networking lunch with a difference – on Wednesday 16th December 2015 the Chamber’s popular lunch meeting will include a Christmas charity auction for its charity members.
The annual Christmas lunch, held at Mercure Southgate Hotel in Exeter city centre, gives charity members the chance to auction a prize for their cause to the Chamber members in attendance.
Items for auction this year include a ‘money can’t buy’ experience to go behind the scenes at Paignton Zoo to meet their Black...
Members of Parliament and Lords are likely to live far longer than the UK average, according to research involving the University of Exeter.
A PhD student at the University of Exeter Medical School worked with Just Retirement insurance to examine the number of deaths in almost 5,000 members of the two UK Houses of Parliament compared with the general population over a 65-year period, from 1945-2011.
They compared the observed mortality – or death rates - in members with the expected mortality of the general population, matched to the same sex or age of the member in the...
Exeter’s brand new Welcome Team took to the city’s streets on Monday (14 December).
The initiative, which has proven successful in other cities across the UK has been launched and funded by Exeter Business Improvement District (Exeter BID), and brings to Exeter a skilled team of Welcome People to help shoppers and tourists make the most of their time in the city by assisting visitors, monitoring the city environment and working with the businesses across the BID area.
Similar teams can be found throughout London and in Manchester, Birmingham, Canterbury, Chester and...
This Wednesday (16th December) sees the beginning of Exeter Cathedral’s free lunchtime carol services for shoppers and city workers.
The popular events, which attract hundreds of people each year, give visitors the opportunity to take the place of the Cathedral Choir and sing their favourite Christmas carols accompanied by the mighty Cathedral Organ.
“Lunchtime Carols” begins at 13.00 on Wednesday 16th, Saturday 19th and Tuesday 22nd December. Each service lasts around an hour and admission is free with a retiring collection.
