Head coach Rob Baxter says he will use tomorrow’s final Westcountry Challenge Cup fixture at Bath as the ideal opportunity to fine tune his Exeter Chiefs squad ahead of the new 2015/16 season.
Having already collected three pre-season wins over Gloucester (home and away) and Bath at home, Baxter knows this latest encounter at the Recreation Ground (5.45pm) offers the final chance for his players to stake their claims ahead of the big kick-off.
With Bath also providing the opposition for Exeter’s opening Aviva Premiership game of the season next week, some may feel neither...
Universities are places where many of us spend a significant amount of our formative years and where many of today’s business entrepreneurs were made and where tomorrows are forming their business ideas and plans for the future.
So it seems only right that those in higher education be given the best guidance possible, to ensure they take the right steps as they set out on their journey from academia into business.
That is why Thompson Jenner LLP, one of Devon’s leading chartered accountants and business advisory firms, is delighted to have been asked to help and support the...
Rugby World Cup 2015 continues to grip the nation with over half a million local and international fans enjoying the Official Fanzones up and down the country to watch live matches and enjoy the excitement of the Tournament.
This is in addition to over one million fans who have already enjoyed the action in venues to date, a figure which is set to double with 2.41 million tickets now sold across the 48 matches.
Rugby World Cup 2015 is on track to be the biggest Rugby World Cup to date, with total match attendance figures surpassing one million, helped by three record-...
Leading local advice charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, today publishes its advice trend statistics for September 2015.
Clients with urgent, or priority debts, owed an average of £6,088.76 to their creditors, an increase of 93%, or £2942.28 per client. Urgent debts include things like mortgage, rent and council tax.
The increase in the amounts owed to urgent, or priority, creditors is a real worry. Coupled with increases in enquires about things such as housing benefit, council tax arrears, and tax credits this is a clear indication that for those in debt many are...
National Real Vanilla Day is coming to Exmouth on October 17 when a host of cookery experts will show what can be done with the exotic flavour.
For the free family event, East Devon vanilla company, LittlePod is collaborating with the award-winning Bumble and Bee Tea Rooms. Exmouth Town Council has pitched in with support for the use of the adjacent Manor Gardens.
LIttlePod MD, Janet Sawyer said: “With so many customers throughout the UK as well as internationally it was difficult to choose a location‒ but we decided to keep the celebrations local again this year.
For a night full of mystery, music and masks, come and join the Masquerade Ball at the Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay, to help raise money for Cystic Fibrosis.
The night will consist of a delicious festive 3-course meal, along with the band The Breaks performing live, a raffle, and a few surprises throughout the evening. Group bookings available.
Date: Friday 4th December 2015 Time: 7pm till late Dress code: Smart
Residents of Sandford, near Crediton, are celebrating after the official opening of affordable new homes in the village. Summerfield Developments have recently completed work on the Creedy View development set in the Mid-Devon countryside.
The scheme is the first major residential development in the area for over 20 years and each of the nineteen properties have been carefully designed by the Taunton-based developer to complement its delightful rural location, while offering all the benefits of a modern home.
Chair of Sandford Parish Council, Shuana Waller, invited local...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has set out his plans for managing the likely £54m budget reduction faced by Devon and Cornwall Police. “With such an extreme budget reduction we will have to completely rethink the delivery of policing services in Devon and Cornwall.” said Mr Hogg “At this time, there is much that we do not know, but it is right that we start to plan so that important actions can be taken at the appropriate times.” The OPCC’s budget prediction is based on two key factors. Firstly, that the police service budget is reduced by 25% nationally, an assumption made...
District Council consults local people for their views on the creation of a new West Hill parish council
East Devon District Council is to begin asking local residents for their views on whether West Hill should have its own parish council separate from Ottery St Mary Town Council. A first period of public consultation – part of a ‘Community Governance Review’- is due to start 12 October 2015 and will conclude on 12 January 2016. A leaflet and questionnaire, together with a map showing the possible West Hill Parish Council boundary, will be sent out to all households and interested...
