Exeter Chiefs star Jack Nowell says he has never "felt so good" on a rugby pitch after he marked his return to competitive action by claiming a try-double in Monday night's A League victory over London Welsh.
The England international has been sidelined since March with injuries to both his shoulder and knee, but he showed within minutes of his return that he was firing on all cylinders and itching to return to first team duty.
The Cornishman featured for 34 minutes as the Exeter Braves - who also added tries through Ceri Sweeney, Tom James, Jack Arnott, Sam Skinner and...
The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies will be joining in with Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ on Friday 26th September by hosting a ‘Big Breakfast Morning’. Between 7.30am and 11am, the branch will be serving breakfasts and brewing coffee in return for a donation to Macmillan. Additionally, there will be a charity raffle to boost the fundraising total with the chance to win some great prizes. Rob Allen, Operations Manager at RGB Building Supplies, commented: “Our Big Breakfast Morning has become an annual event and is always well supported by our customers...
Three Economics A Level pupils from Exeter School have been highly commended in the prestigious Royal Economics Society Essay competition.
Max Brewer, Matthew Hills and Charlie Holmes wrote essays on one of six different topics, competing against over 1,600 entrants.
Upper Sixth Former Max was placed on the shortlist of final entrants, putting him in the top ten for his essay entitled: ‘Promoting growth and fighting poverty should be the priority in the developing world, not reducing greenhouse gases’.
Matthew Hills wrote an essay on the same topic for which he was...
Visit Newton Abbot Racecourse on Friday 19th September and enjoy an afternoon at the races.
Racing starts at 2:15pm and gates open at 12:15pm.
Tickets for the afternoon can be bought online until 5pm on Thursday 18th September. There will also be the chance to buy tickets at the gates on the day.
Tickets cost £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. Children aged 16 and under and students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry.
For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.newtonabbotracing.com .
Sixteen bakers from South West Communications Group went head to head with a charity ‘cake-off’ competition.
The ‘cake-off’ event was the latest leg of a year-long inter-departmental competition.
Two people from each of the eight teams were invited to bake either a Victoria sponge or a cake of their choice.
The judges of the ‘cake-off’ were top chefs Michael Caines, from Gidleigh Park, and Matt Mason, from Jack in the Green, plus South West Communications Group’s CEO and chairman Tony Rowe.
Mr Caines said: “A fantastic cake competition with some really...
Excitement is building for this year’s Natwest Venus Awards Devon with the announcement of the semi-finalists at a packed awards ceremony in Exeter.
More than a hundred women attended the event at the city’s award-winning restaurant Lloyd’s Kitchen, which provided complementary canapés for the nominees and has supported the awards from the beginning.
Lloyd Gardner, owner, said: “I’m honoured to hold these events, I am always looking to support local businesses and entrepreneurs like myself. I’m looking forward to working more with the Venus Awards in the future.”
Exeter is sending a strong message to this year’s Butcombe British Skittles Championships. No less than seven teams are through to the grand finals in Torquay on Saturday (Sept 20).
St Thomas Social Club is fielding five of the qualifiers, including the Allstars who have qualified for the fifth year running in the mens’ competition, along with the Saints who were knocked out in the second round last year.
Team secretary Dave Rowe said Saints’ confidence had been massively boosted by a win against the Mixers from Torbay, men’s champions four years ago and runners up in...
Online marketing company, Loop, has launched a host of digital marketing resources that local businesses are able to access and use for free.
The Loop team has created an entirely new area on their website – called Your Content Central – which houses everything from e-books and films to cheat sheets and how-to guides.
Each resource has been written and designed by members of the Loop team, with the aim of offering insightful and useful online marketing tips and tricks for businesses of all sizes.
Creating Your Content Central has also proved an opportunity for the...
Exeter commercial property specialists, Space, have been preparing themselves for an operation of international proportions. The firm based in Southernhay have built a reputation for providing businesses with holistic commercial property services that include property search, acquisition, lease negotiation, interior design, brand integration, refurbishment and move management. Following an exciting opportunity, the firm have been given the chance to implement their skills in a completely different hemisphere. Founder and Managing Director, Tim Wadsworth, has taken a short term contract...
Ainsi Fideles stamped himself as an up-and-coming chaser for the future when beating the older and more experienced Lamb Or Cod to land the £11,000 North Devon Hospice Novices’ Chase at Newton Abbot on Monday 8th September.
The four-year-old Ainsi Fideles had shown real promise for trainer David Pipe, winning his last three races and earning a handicap mark of 145, just above that of his rival. He confirmed that good impression when taking the lead at the eighth fence and drawing right away from Lamb Or Cod for an easy 25 lengths win, with the other two runners even more strung out...
