Having halted Northampton Saints march at the top of the Aviva Premiership last week, Exeter Chiefs will be looking to follow that up with victory against visiting Wasps tomorrow (3pm).
A dominant first half display - which included converted tries for Luke Cowan-Dickie and Thomas Waldrom (2) - laid the foundations for the Chiefs to record a first-ever win at Franklin’s Gardens.
Exeter’s four-point haul from their trip to the East Midlands not only ensured a notable scalp for Rob Baxter’s side, but it moved the Chiefs to second in the table, just two points behind their...
Devon County Council is prepared and ready to keep the county moving this winter.
The County Council spends between £4 million and £5 million a year on roads affected by winter weather – whether it is salting roads, clearing snow or responding to flooding issues.
While the last two winters have been dominated by storms and flooding, the County Council still needs around 25,000 tonnes of salt stored in preparation for the start of winter. This will be used to treat just over 2,000 miles of Devon’s primary and secondary salting routes.
Devon County Council has won the Best Community/Local Partnership campaign in the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) No Smoking Day Organiser of the Year competition.
For No Smoking Day 2014, Devon County Council distributed leaflets that outlined free local NHS resources for stop smoking advice. Over 14,000 leaflets were distributed throughout the community, including placement in all 50 libraries across the county.
The Council also teamed up with Exeter University Student’s Guild to run a twitter campaign aimed at students.
Two talented sports coaches at the University of Exeter have been selected for a programme to support the creation of high quality coaching to achieve ambitious targets in the Rio Olympics.
The Director of Badminton, Helen Ward and the Women’s Rugby Coach Jo Yapp are among 22 coaches chosen by Sports Coach UK as part of the nationwide Aspire 2015/2016. They will have a significant impact in the talent pathways in their sports.
The Aspire programme is about developing coaching expertise, expanding coaches’ insight, broadening their understanding and influencing their...
Three of the South West’s best bands will grace the stage at The Cavern on Wednesday for the first night of their 'Falmouth Sound Tour'. The Black Tambourines, The Red Cords and Lost dawn who are all products of Falmouth’s glowing musical community. Expect a variety of sounds from Lost Dawn’s Tinariwen inspired rhythms to The Black Tambourines’ blaring garage rock.
The bands will be followed by club night ‘Off the Bone’.
Sally Barker's voice has the ability to lift the words off the page and, yes, move people to tears. Millions of viewers tuned in to see Sally's flawless performances on the BBC TV programme the Voice. This included a duet with Sir Tom Jones who consistently, sometimes tearfully, championed Sally telling her “It was just so beautiful that I couldn’t help myself. You swept me off my feet”. Sally is no newcomer to the music scene; she has recorded 6 acclaimed solo albums, with songwriting influences from folk, country, soul and blues, and is well respected for her work with all-female folk...
Join Exeter Choral Society for an Evening of Mozart on Wednesday 3 December, at 7.30 pm, with festive refreshments in the interval.
Exeter Choral Society and Orchestra will be performing Mozart's Great Mass in C minor, Ave Verum Corpus and Exsultate Jubilate under the direction of Laurence Blyth. Featuring soloists Josie Walledge, Heloise West, Andrew Henley and Matthew Cann and orchestra led by Julie Hill.
The concert is supporting the local FORCE cancer charity.
Tickets are available now at Exeter Visitor Information & Tickets, Dix's Field 01392...
Killerton will continue its tradition of festive fun in a bigger way than ever when the estate throws open its doors to the public from Saturday 22 November until Sunday 4 January, 11am-4pm. Visitors will be greeted by the beautifully transformed house themed on the classic Nutcracker story. The outdoors will also have a festive feel with family activities in the historic, twinkling parkland. The National Trust property, just outside of Exeter, invites visitors on a fairy tale journey to discover the story of The Nutcracker. Each room in the historic house will be adorned with elaborate,...
The community-owned Real Food Store is asking the community to give generously to the Exeter Foodbank in the run up to Christmas.
The Store have partnered with the vInspired’s Team V programme to host a food donation day on the 26th November. Shoppers, suppliers and the community are invited to donate essentials to help create emergency food packages for those facing immediate hardship in Exeter.
3,981 people received a 3 day emergency supply package from Exeter’s Foodbank over the last year. But the vInspired campaign is also looking behind the numbers to raise awareness...
