Your chance to play on the Exeter City pitch

It's on again! We are delighted to have been chosen for a second time by the Football League to host the South West area's PCUK tournament - Prostate Cancer UK is the official charity of the Football League.

Despite standing water on the pitch, last year's event was a huge success, raising almost £8,000 for PCUK and great fun for all those involved. It is your only opportunity to play on the St James Park pitch and have all your friends and family come along to support you, so why not get a team together?

Anyone can enter - we have two six-a-side tournaments on Sunday May 3...

Crime falls across the region

Recorded crime across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has reduced in the last year according to figures announced today.

Overall reported crime between April 2014 and March 2015 reduced by 5.2% - 4,417 fewer crimes.

During the same period victim based reported crimes reduced 5.9%. The Force has seen a number of reductions in areas including burglary (down 9.7%), vehicle crime (down 10.4%), criminal damage (down 5.7%), and theft (down 12.3%).

Historical figures from the Office of National Statistics, also released today, show that Devon and Cornwall had a 4.3...

Super Crafty Saturday!

Event Date: 
25/04/2015 - 10:00am to 5:30pm
Venue: 
Otton's Haberdashery, 111-113 Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3JF

Bunyip Beads & Buttons and Otton's Haberdashery are excited to be hosting Super Crafty Saturday! On 25th April you can grab 10% off all your purchases in store, including from lovely concession Good Golly Miss Molly. All we ask is that you spend a fiver - easy!

Head down to our Fore Street shop for your discount, drop in making sessions and some serious cake eating potential. And don't forget to check out the Bunyip Beads website for even more offers too!

Launch of Functional Health Screening

Event Date: 
29/04/2015 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Innovation Centre, University Of Exeter Campus, EX4 4RN, Exeter

Your Personal Invitation to the Launch of a New Clinic

Bringing Functional Health Screening & Integrated Medicine to The South West. Wednesday 29th April 2015 from 6.00pm- 7.30pm at The Innovation Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4RN

6.00pm – Drinks and guest registration 6.30pm – 7.30pm Presentation: 'What is Functional Health Medicine' plus your chance to ‘Ask the Panel'

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Functional and Integrated medicine are rapidly growing fields of healthcare focusing on a person as a whole and...

Roller Disco

Event Date: 
25/04/2015 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Sports Academy, Marsh Green Road West, Marsh Barton, ExeterEX2 8PN

ReBoot Roller Discos are hosting a Late Sk8 Disco for age 14 years to adult on Saturday 25th April. 7.30-9.30pm

Skate hire available (first come, first serve basis.)

£10 per person including skate hire, £7.50 if you bring your own skates.

Venue: Exeter Sports Academy, Marsh Green Road West, Marsh Barton, Exeter

Free car park with overflow at ARC Car wash next door.

Cash only on the door, however, cashpoints are situated close by at Sainsbury's should you need them.

www.rebootrollerdiscos.com

We look forward to seeing you there...

Stagecoach SW announces fare changes

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 04/23/2015 - 12:40pm

Stagecoach confirmed that bus fares in the South West are to rise by an average of 1.8% from 3 May, reflecting rising costs and reduced public sector investment in buses.

However, within this review a number of cheaper fares are being introduced to encourage more frequent usage.

The changes mean that weekly unlimited local travel with Stagecoach in the South West, which has the lowest bus fares of any major operator in the UK, starts from just £1.16 a day*.

Stagecoach has once again frozen the price of many of its popular Exeter and Torbay day and season tickets, as...

Exeter School linguists are top of the class!

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 04/23/2015 - 12:40pm

Three Year 11 pupils have taken first, third and fifth place individually in the weekly competition organised by the 'This is Language' website.

Pupils across the UK answer questions based on their comprehension of videos in French, German and Spanish where native speakers talk about a range of GCSE topics.

By the end of last week's competition, Mr Latimer's class was narrowly beaten into third place nationally, with his 22 pupils answering no fewer than 6,114 questions correctly between them.

Certificates were awarded to the class, and also to the three members of...

Exeter City FC fans return to Andros

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 04/23/2015 - 11:09am

Exeter City FC Supporters - a dedicated group of Exeter City FC fans - will be heading back to Greece the day after the play off final Sunday 24th May for up to two weeks to play football on the Greek island of Andros.

Neil Le Milliere, says: "We were originally invited over in 2007 to combine a holiday on an idyllic Greek island with a game of football against the locals, and a number of us went over not really knowing what to expect."

There are now about 250 members of the Greek Exeter City FC fan club on the Island of Andros and in Athens called "Greek Grecians Fans...

Leading Women UK South Hams Election Special

In the lead up to the 2015 General Election, Leading Women UK hosted a series of Election Special networking events across Devon.

These events were open to men and women and gave attendees the chance to have their questions answered by a panel of political representatives.

On 20 April the South Hams Election Special took place at the Venus Café, Blackpool Sands, Dartmouth. The network was joined by Labour candidate, Nicky Williams and Conservative candidate, Dr Sarah Wollaston. The ‘Question Time’ style discussion was facilitated by local business-women and Leading Women UK...

Exeter Greens launch local manifesto

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Thu, 04/23/2015 - 9:40am

Exeter Green Party have launched their manifesto for the City Council elections under the banner 'development today as if tomorrow matters'.

The Party calls for urgent new and imaginative ways to build and deliver affordable housing, pointing to the fact that Exeter has been identified as the third most unaffordable place in the South West to rent and one of the most expensive in which to buy. Elected Green councillors will push for Council owned brownfield sites such as car parks to be turned into new social housing developments available to rent and for an ambitious programme of...

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