England Rugby needs your voice!

“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. Coming for to carry me home.”

There’s no better sound than the English rugby anthem reverberating around a packed Twickenham.

And now you can record your own rendition of the English rugby classic and be in with a chance of featuring on the official England Rugby single for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Lending a voice to support England is the only criteria to take part, you don’t need to know the difference between a flanker and a fly half to join the nation’s choir and get behind the team.

To join the Every Voice Counts campaign,...

Exeter Business Club extends help scheme to start ups

Start up businesses in the Exeter area could benefit from a year’s free membership at one of the city's most vibrant business networking groups, along with a programme of mentoring from club members.

At the Exeter Business Club AGM, members voted to continue the scheme which began last year and benefited Estatesdirect.com franchisee Dirk Leonard.

"We have a lot of hands on expertise to offer new businesses," said newly elected chair Pete Weeks.

"Most of our members started their own companies so they know all the pitfalls as well as the buzz of...

A Review of American Sniper

When killing is a man's talent, what effect does that have on the man? With 255 kills, American Sniper follows the real-life heroics of the most lethal marksman in US military history.

Clint Eastwood has crafted his best cinematic achievement since Gran Torino, as he assembles an honest depiction of war, romance and the depression which crawls up inside Chris Kyle. Bradley Cooper, almost unrecognisable, plays a much larger Chris as he packs on 40 pounds in preparation for the role.

The raw war violence which Eastwood has brilliantly illustrated is high up in the ranks...

Exeter City win in home thriller

Match report: Exeter City 3 Wimbledon 2

Exeter City reached the 50-point mark for the season with a thrilling 3-2 win over AFC Wimbledon.

In a game that had it all, Bayo Akinfenwa handed the visitors a very early lead with a fine finish just four minutes in, and despite plenty of efforts on target for City, the biggest incident of the remainder of the half was the dismissal of Wimbledon’s Dannie Bulman for a two-footed challenge on Connor Riley-Lowe.

Tom Nichols levelled after the interval with a composed finish into the corner, and the striker got a second of the...

Nowell late try seals England victory

Tries early in each half from Jonathan Joseph and George Ford plus a late Jack Nowell score sealed a frustrating England win against a stubborn Scottish side at Twickenham in the Calcutta Cup clash.

The win sees England go top of the RBS 6 Nations table on points difference ahead of Wales and Ireland - all locked at the top on six points a piece.

See more at http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/england-see-off-stubborn-scotl...

England 15. Mike Brown, 14. Anthony Watson, 13. Jonathan Joseph, 12. Luther Burrell, 11. Jack Nowell, 10. George Ford, 9. Ben Youngs; 1...

Free music lessons in Exeter

Musicroom Exeter is supporting national Learn To Play Day, with free music lessons at the store on Saturday 21st March.

The annual event, run by the Music for All charity aims to encourage everyone to ‘Learn To Play’ a musical instrument.

Musicroom Exeter will be holding a series of free digital, guitar and samba taster workshops on Saturday 21st March at its store at 154 Sidwell Street, Exeter, Devon.

Local guitar teacher Rupert Mcdonald from the ‘Exeter Guitar School’ will be offering the following lessons on the day of the event:

10.30am – 11.30am - 2...

2015 Jurassic Classic launches in Exmouth

The fourth annual Jurassic Classic launches with a bang this weekend as the Men United Arms in Exmouth hosts a jam-packed weekend of rugby, entertainment - and cycling.

Prostate Cancer UK is calling for riders to conquer the Devon hills in the 2015 Jurassic Classic ride, in support of the Men United movement to beat prostate cancer and keep friendships alive.

Hailed as one of the must-do events in the South West throughout its three years on the cycling calendar, the picturesque ride, named in homage to the region’s historical roots, will take place on Sunday, August 16 as...

Words of love win Exeter couple a Valentine's Day treat

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 03/14/2015 - 9:17am

Martin Bingham, 44, from Exeter is celebrating with the woman he is wooing, June Vowsy, this week thanks to a declaration of love that he posted in the window of Card Market at 247 High Street.

Martin, who has been smitten with June the past four months, wrote the perfect sonnet to his woman and entered it into Card Market’s Valentines window hoping his well-chosen words would win him and June a romantic dinner for two.

Martin’s love note, captured the hearts and minds of Card Market staff and customers alike, it reads: “To my darling June, Roses are red, Violets are blue,...

Celebrating youth sport in Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 03/14/2015 - 7:03am

Over 1,200 participants are set to take part in The Devon Winter School Games on Thursday 19 March, at Torbay Leisure Centre and Paignton Community & Sports Academy.

This event enables young people from schools throughout Devon to participate in competitions spanning nine different sports including cross country, goalball, handball, hockey, netball, rugby and table tennis. Young people from local schools and colleges will also be involved in organising the event on the day as over 100 of them will be recruited as ‘Games Maker’ style volunteers.

Active Devon Chief...

Gina inspires with dementia session

A Dementia Awareness Session, given by Gina Awad, was organised as part of staff training at St Thomas Health Centre.

This event was a huge success with staff coming away feeling inspired and motivated to help with promoting Dementia Awareness. Dementia touches many people and our staff wanted to show support for those who live with, or care for, people with Dementia. The staff at St Thomas see the effect that Dementia has on people's lives every day and we were moved to help Gina, who is our local Dementia Champion, with her quest to raise awareness and funding by trekking The...

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