A young Exeter City side were defeated 1-0 in their first pre-season fixture, when Reading were visitors at St James Park.
The result was never the priority though, with fitness and performance the more pressing concerns – and City certainly impressed on those fronts.
Ryan Edwards’ early goal for the Royals was the difference in the scoreline, and somehow goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen kept the City attack at bay after the break despite being put under plenty of pressure from a potent front-line.
Both managers named separate XIs for each half – for City, only Christy...
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale has confirmed that Scot Bennett has been named the new Exeter City captain.
Pat Baldwin, who captained the team in the other half, will continue his role as vice-captain.
Following the announcement, Tisdale said that the versatile 23-year-old is ready for his new responsibilities.
Scot has regularly worn the armband for the Grecians throughout youth levels and in reserve fixtures, and got his first chance to skipper the first-team in the absence of Danny Coles and Pat Baldwin at Accrington last season.
A new study has revealed that gardens in care homes could provide promising therapeutic benefits for patients suffering from dementia.
The research is published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association and by critically reviewing the findings from 17 different pieces of research, has found that outdoor spaces can offer environments that promote relaxation, encourage activity and reduce residents’ agitation.
Conducted by a team at the University of Exeter Medical School and supported by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Applied...
Join a charity cycle ride along the Exe Estuary this weekend to help the cancer charities which supported an Exeter family through their mother’s illness.
Bridget Johns, who lived at Ebford, sadly lost her battle to cancer earlier this year and despite great sadness, her family has organised a charity cycle ride and barbecue on Sunday 20 July 20 to raise money for local charity, Hospiscare, Cancer Research UK and Marie Cure Cancer Care.
The ride is being hosted by local cycle hire company, The Bike Bus, and will start at Exeter following a 20 mile route along the beautiful...
This weekend (19 and 20 July), Killerton Estate is hosting a brand new event, Killerton Spun.
There will be demonstrations and exhibitions designed to show visitors the way in which materials such as wool, silk, cotton and linen can be transformed into fabrics, garments, braid and much more. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch demonstrations, including crochet, spinning, printing and lace making, all based within Killerton house and gardens. Denise Melhuish, Killerton’s House and Collections Manager, said: "We are working in collaboration with staff and students from Bicton...
Drivers are being urged to avoid the M5 southbound after a crash closed the motorway.
The incident happened just before 3am when two lorries collided.
One of the vehicles had broken down on the hard shoulder when it was hit by the second vehicle. The force of the impact knocked the stationery lorry onto its side.
Initially one of the drivers was trapped inside his cab and had to be freed by firefighters who also had to clear up spilled fuel.
He was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital where he is being treated for serious injuries. It is thought the driver of the...
The South Devon Link Road project team has announced the launch of a new bus service, as construction on the A380 South Devon Link Road moves into the next phase.
The new bus route is being introduced as a result of the closure of five bus stops along the Link Road. Activity is planned on sections of the existing A380 which are currently used by traffic, so the bus stops in three locations will be permanently removed on 28th July.
The locations of the bus stops to be removed are:
• Milber Steps, Newton Abbot – North and Southbound • Aller Brake, Newton Abbot – North...
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall met members of the emergency services yesetrday to thank them and the Local Resilience Forum Partners for their work together during last winter’s severe weather and flooding that took place in the West Country.
Their Royal Highnesses visited the Fire Services Academy, Fire Behaviour School based at Exeter Airport where they watched a multi-agency training exercise by the Police, Fire and Ambulance services. The exercise was based upon a critical incident, of a hazardous materials spill, and showed all three services combining their...
