A Devon football club was today in mourning after the death of one of their players during a game.
The player for Bow AAC collapsed during their Premier game with Thorverton, and later died. The player has not yet been named in respect for his family.
Despite the efforts of the paramedics and the Devon Air Ambulance the player involved failed to recover.
The match was abandoned after around 80 minutes with the score at 2-2.
A spokesman for Devon and Exeter Football League said: "The League management and players will, I know, wish to send their deepest...
Graham Cummins’ second-half strike gave Exeter City a hard-earned point on the road at Roots Hall against Southend United, after the hosts had taken a lead in the first period.
It was a header from David Worrall that had put the Shrimpers ahead, but Cummins’ shrugged off his man to fire City level with 15 minutes to play.
Jimmy Keohane struck the post soon after, but it ended all square in Essex.
City manager Paul Tisdale made just a single change for the Grecians’ trip to Southend United following last week’s home...
Who is the naughtiest boy in children’s books? Why are mischievous pranksters so popular? Do these bad boys really have a nice side? Can we uncover it? Join authors Francesca Simon and Steven Butler for a contest in which Horrid Henry and Dennis the Menace go head to head to prove they deserve the title ‘King of the Bad Boys’
Age: 6+
For more information and booking visit: http://exetreme.org/bad-boys-dennis-the-menace-vs-horrid-henry/
As part of exetreme imagination, there will be a day of activities specially for families on Saturday 1 November.
Young children and parents can visit Exeter Northcott Theatre for a thrilling show by the authors of Dennis the Menace and Horrid Henry, experience live story making by Theatre Rush and The Story Exchange at the Forum, University of Exeter, meet local authors and attend free creative writing sessions to inspire the imagination.
For more information and booking visit: http://exetreme.org/familyfun/
Wednesday 29 Oct is the festival’s (exetreme imagination) teen day, packed full of author talks, creative writing and drama workshops and performances all aimed at young adults who want to be inspired!
The day will involve:
Doctor Faustus Workshop Q&A with Beth Reekles: “How I became a young adult fiction writer” Writing workshops with Beth Reekles What’s Next? Young Adult Literature through Drama The Red and the Black: Violence in contemporary teenage fiction Darren Shan Doctor Faustus TRINITY by Tom Nicholas Meg Rosoff & Mal Peet – Break Out Fantasy writing...
Prepare to be spooked at The Shops at Dartington between Monday 27th October and Saturday 1st November. To celebrate Halloween, The Shops at Dartington has a varied programme of themed events taking place throughout the week. Family favourite, Cosmo the Clown will be making an appearance and entertaining both young and old on the Tuesday and Friday. Whilst Dan the fire juggler will be wowing all with his unbelievable skills during his dramatic shows on the Saturday (12pm and 2pm). Children are also invited to visit The Shops at Dartington trick-or-treating, where a vast array of delicious...
Come and see award-winning author and illustrator Petr Horacek entertain us with wonderful words and pictures. His books include Puffin Peter, Silly Suzy Goose, Animal Opposites and The Mouse Who Ate the Moon. Watch his animals come to life as he draws live on stage and reads from some of his favourite picture books.
Age: 3+
For further information an booking visit: http://exetreme.org/petr-horacek/
After fantastic concerts performing with them in Sendai, Japan last year Kagemusha Taiko are extremely excited to welcome Kamo Tsunamura Daiko to the UK for a special concert on Sunday 16th November at the Exeter Northcott Theatre at 7.30pm.
Kamo Tsunamura Daiko bring to the stage all the joy, energy and excitement of the Japanese festival, or matsuri. The dance-like choreography of these drummers adds an extra dimension to the rhythms of traditional Japanese taiko, further augmented by beautiful, haunting melodies played on the bamboo flute.
Devon Grammy and Brit Award singer Joss Stone has teamed up with guitar legend Jeff Beck to record this year’s official Poppy Appeal single.
The single is a soulful cover of 'No Man’s Land (Green Fields of France)', written in 1976 by Scottish-born folk singer-songwriter Eric Bogle. Reflecting on the grave of a young man (Willie McBride) who died during the First World War, its chorus refers to two famous pieces of military music, 'The Last Post' and 'The Flowers of the Forest'.
Although the song speaks of the destiny of one soldier in particular, the song was chosen by...
Detectives investigating a serious assault in an Exeter nightclub have released CCTV images of potential witnesses they would like to speak to.
A fight broke out at the long bar in Club Rococo at around 6.30pm on Saturday 7 June 2014, resulting in several members of staff sustaining injuries.
One male member of staff suffered serious head and facial injuries after being assaulted. He fell to the floor before being kicked in the head and face.
There are several people officers would like to speak to in connection with the incident, to eliminate them from their...
