Organisers of a new exhibition held at award-winning venue Sandy Park last week have spoken of the success of their inaugural event.

Some 200 delegates travelled from across the South of England and Wales – and even further afield – to Exeter for VetsSouth, which is now set to become an annual event in the veterinary calendar.

More than 20 exhibiting companies showcasing a variety of veterinary products and services were set up in Sandy Park’s recently expanded Exeter Suite, with workshops and seminars held in other rooms throughout the venue.

Event organiser...

Match report: Harlequins 21 Exeter Chiefs 32

Rob Baxter admitted afterwards if he could bottle the desire shown by his players in this display, then it would be a remedy coaches around the world would be keen to dish out by the spoonful.

Exeter Chiefs moved back into the top three of the Aviva Premiership with a hard fought victory over Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop.

Another masterful display from fly-half Henry Slade saw the young playmaker help himself to 27 points on the day, whilst flanker Ben White weighed in with the other score during an action-packed...

Local charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau today publishes its latest advice trend statistics which show that so far this financial year it has helped 4,976 people directly with advice and information.

On average, clients with debt problems had debts totaling £15,685.79, up by £2,488.38 on the same period the previous year.

The amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide has increased in the following areas compared to the same period last year:

Welfare benefits

• 28.2% increase in enquires about council tax benefit/local support • 24.8%...

Having seen his side return to winning ways in the Aviva Premiership last weekend, Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter is hoping for more of the same at Harlequins tomorrow (Saturday 3pm).

Last Saturday’s 46-17 home win over Newcastle Falcons was just the pick-me-up the Westcountry outfit needed following a turgid run of league form either side of Christmas.

Four successive losses meant the Chiefs had allowed a number of their top flight rivals around them to close in - and with it create a bit of log-jam with regards to the positioning around the top end of the table....

More than 10,000 vulnerable people in Devon have been helped by a crisis intervention scheme over the past two years.

The scheme’s been operated by Devon County Council working with the eight district councils and funded by a Government grant.

But the scheme was in danger after the Government withdrew the grant.

However, after extensive lobbying by local councils, the Government agreed extra funding to allow it to continue.

Now Devon County Council has agreed to top up the grant to a total of £1 million to allow more people to be helped.

The Devon...

Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter, will be spending one night sleeping out in the Guildhall Shopping Centre in order to gain a glimpse of the challenges of being homeless.

The event is called Sleep Easy and is hosted by YMCA Exeter to help raise awareness about the growing numbers of homelessness in the city, as well as vital funds to support the charities work with vulnerable, disadvantaged and homeless young people.

Commenting on his decision to take part in the sleep out, Bradshaw describes how, “‘We are seeing a big increase in rough sleeping and homelessness in Exeter...

With excitement building ahead of Rugby World Cup 2015, schools are being offered the opportunity to be part of the ceremonies which will welcome the 20 participating teams to the Tournament in England and Wales.

Each of the 20 teams will be officially welcomed to the Tournament and their respective Team Base regions by local schools in September 2015.

The Welcome Ceremonies, delivered by Tournament Organiser, England Rugby 2015, will feature a performance by the selected schools, as well as a celebration of the local community and the game.

The ceremonies will also...

Students and staff will be bouncing back into the second half of the spring term at Exeter Deaf Academy as the specialist education provider is elated to announce it has been rated as ‘Good’ across the board in its recent Ofsted inspections.

In just over an 8-month period, the Deaf Academy’s School, College and Care provision has been inspected and rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The third and final inspection to complete Exeter Deaf Academy’s trio of success was conducted in January. Giving only a morning’s notice, a team of two Ofsted inspectors visited the Deaf Academy’s Care...

March 20th to 22nd see’s the highly anticipated return of the sell-out BIG Cake Show, sponsored by Lakeland, to Westpoint, Exeter.

Cake and Baking fans, from around the country, will once again be able to submerge themselves in cake heaven over three jam packed days.

Whether an expert baker, a self-confessed novice or just a fan of all things sweet this show has a little something for everyone.

Baking Royalty will once again grace The Bakery Theatre sponsored by Lakeland as Queen of couture cakes, Mich Turner, mixes up Friday and Saturdays show, and she’s in very...