The age old cliché that we get grumpier as we age is a myth according to a new study which suggests that we finally get life sussed at the age of 58 - that’s when we are the most likely to achieve a winning work/life balance and feel the most content with our lives. The research, which was commissioned to mark the launch of new handset the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, assessed the lifestyles of 2,000 British respondents to discover the age at which we are happiest, as well as when we are the most stressed. The results reveal the Top 10 key factors that affect our happiness, as well as our top...

For 100 years they have gone somewhat unnoticed, but 12 former Exeter Rugby Club players and officials are to be officially remembered with a new commemorative plaque at Sandy Park.

The lives of the forgotten few will be highlighted in a special memorial service which will take place at the stadium on Armistice Day, Tuesday 11 November, at 10.30am.

For years, Exeter Rugby Club have proudly displayed within the County Suite a memorial plaque of the names of those former players who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War. However, new information supplied to...

Residents were evacuated from their homes in Exeter after violent storms wreaked havoc in the city.

Monsoon-like conditions turned roads into rivers as electric blue lightning lit up the skies.

Those unlucky enough to be caught out without an umbrella last night were drenched within seconds.

Meanwhile elderly and disabled residents in properties on Burnthouse Lane in Exeter had to be evacuated due to flooding.

Some roads were closed and several only passable with care as drains struggled to cope with the deluge.

Alphington Road, Longbrook Street,...

Rob Baxter says he will utilise every option available to him as he looks to keep his Exeter Chiefs team firing on all cylinders.

After six weeks of Aviva Premiership action, focus this weekend switches to that of Europe and a trip to French Top14 side Bayonne in their opening round of this season’s new-look European Rugby Challenge Cup.

The Chiefs head across the English Channel later today to prepare for their on-field engagement at the Stade Jean Dauger tomorrow night (8pm CET).

It marks the start of four successive Cup fixtures for Devon’s finest who, after this...

The Commons Culture Media and Sports Committee on which I sit is currently doing an inquiry into the balance of arts funding in England. This was prompted by a number of recent independent reports showing that both Government and lottery support for the arts and culture is skewed massively in favour of London and that regions like the South West lose out.

At a recent hearing of the Committee, the Chairman of the Arts Council agreed that the current situation was unfair. In fact, every witness who has given evidence has accepted that – except the Arts Minister himself, Ed Vaizey....

A group of sixth form students from South Dartmoor Community College have helped design a range of t-shirts, all of the proceeds of which will go to supporting the work of YMCA Exeter’s housing projects.

The project is called Good Material and was initiated by Exeter locals Oly Harrison and Charlie Martin. As well as working in their day job for a local marketing firm, Oly and Charlie have created the initiative in order to work with and inspire a generation of young designers, and introduce them to the world of graphic design. The young designers are currently students at South...

RGB Building Supplies, which has a branch on Alphinbrook Road, Exeter, is delighted to have been announced as a finalist in the national Build It Awards 2014, which celebrate all aspects of self build and renovation.

As a finalist in the ‘Best Builders Merchant for Self Builders’ category, RGB will be up against leading national brands highlighting the quality of service that RGB offers.

RGB has always had an excellent reputation amongst self builders and because of this, were recently the main sponsor of this year’s SelfBuild & Design Show, which took place at Exeter’s...