Exeter Chiefs forward Geoff Parling has been named in the England squad for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup Pool A game against Wales at Twickenham Stadium.
The experienced lock keeps his place in a side which shows three changes to the starting XV from that which defeated Fiji last Friday.
Sam Burgess (Bath Rugby) takes over from Jonathan Joseph in midfield and partners Brad Barritt (Saracens), who moves to outside centre in place of the injured Bath Rugby player. Owen Farrell (Saracens) starts at No 10 with George Ford (Bath Rugby) moving to the bench while Billy Vunipola (...
Modern slavery is the topic of discussion at a partnership conference to be held in Devon on Friday 25 September 2015.
A number of speakers from across the UK will be delivering keynote speeches addressing the complexity of this issue at the Sandy Park Conference Centre in Exeter.
Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, National Policing Lead for Modern Slavery, is co-hosting the event with Catholic Bishop of Plymouth, The Right Reverend Mark O’Toole; Anglican Bishop of Exeter, The Right Reverend Robert Atwell; Chief Executive of Devon County Council, Dr Phil Norrey; Chief Executive...
Essential bridge refurbishment is due to start on the A361 on Monday 28 September and is expected to take around four months.
Devon County Council will be replacing the failed expansion joint on the River Exe Viaduct, west of Bolham Roundabout in Tiverton, while also waterproofing the bridge deck, which is required every 25 to 30 years. Work is expected to be completed by January 2016.
Since November 2014, a temporary cover plate has been in place on the expansion joint and speed restrictions have been imposed to help prevent further damage to the structure.
The first grant to be awarded by, a newly founded trust, the MAXIMUS Foundation UK has been made to St Petrock’s, Exeter’s charity for people who are homeless.
“The trust is set up to give one-off grants to small community based charities whose work means something to our employees or resonates with what we do as a business,” explains Jude Hartley, administrator of MAXIMUS Foundation UK, “and St Petrock’s was nominated by one of our Exeter employee, Trish Leworthy.”
“We were delighted to receive this award of £2,500”, says Mel Hartley, project manager of St Petrock’s, “...
Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA) based in Exeter has today launched a new fundraising pack which encourage potential new supporters to raise money for the disability charity.
Craig Bowden from CEDA, comments: “For a long time now we have been considered a great secret and its now we begin to let the secret out. CEDA work with over 250 disabled people a year and the family and friends are aware of the work CEDA do, now it’s time to get the other 750,000 people in Devon knowing the same”.
The fundraising pack includes success stories from those who have already...
Police investigating a sexual assault, which happened on a train between Taunton and Exeter on 15 July, have arrested a man in connection with the matter.
The 36-year-old from Bideford was arrested yesterday (23 September) on suspicion of sexual assault. He was later released on police bail pending further inquiries.
The man came forward following a media appeal to trace a person detectives wanted to speak to about the incident. Officers would like to thank all those who shared the appeal.
South West Estate Agents Helmores, based in Crediton, have secured three awards from the UK’s largest property industry directory and review website regarded by many as the definitive benchmark for comparing customer satisfaction levels of local agents.
Helmores fought off stiff competition to scoop Gold for the third year running as the best agent in EX17 and Crediton, Silver for Best Estate Agent in Devon and Silver for the best agents in the South West.
The independent, single office estate agency in Crediton is now ranked 49th out of 25295 firms in the UK.
Regus, the global workspace provider, is offering free workspace for Exeter professionals on weekdays when matches are being held at Sandy Park:
• Tuesday 29th September (Tonga vs Namibia) • Wednesday 7th October (Namibia vs Georgia)
Transport networks are expected to be busier than normal, with the M5 likely to be particularly affected. 4.3 million extra journeys are expected across the 44-day event and supporters and locals are being urged to plan ahead.
The Regus centre on Exeter Business Park will offer free business lounge access. Workers will be able to drop-...
Killerton Estate has won four national awards for its local produce in the Fine Farm Produce Awards which recognise the quality and sustainability of the food, drink and produce grown on National Trust land and farms.
Ashclyst Dairy, a tenant farm at Killerton, was the overall food winner in England and Wales for its organic natural yoghurt and Killerton estate itself also fought off stiff competition to take home awards for its sparkling cider, charcoal, firewood logs, and Clyston Mill stoneground flour.
Ed Nicholson, Lead Ranger, and Fiona Hailstone, Produce Ranger, went...
Over 80% of British consumers reported feelings of happiness and contentment when they purchase goods or services from small and independent businesses, compared to just 53% who buy from large chains, according to new research.
This comes from a new survey of 2,000 UK adults by Avery WePrint that reveals a consumer trust issue when it comes to dealing with large corporations, with only 6% saying they consider CEOs of large corporations to be ‘trustworthy’. In comparison, small business owners have been described as hard-working (75%) and honest (31%).
