Mitch Lees may only have been with the Exeter Chiefs for a week or so, but already the Aussie powerhouse can see the step up in standard.
Having helped former club London Welsh to regain their place in the Aviva Premiership with victory over Bristol in the RFU Championship Play-Offs, Lees moved to Sandy Park during the close season as one of seven new signings Rob Baxter has made to his squad.
For Lees, the upcoming campaign represents a first crack at English rugby's top flight and the 25-year-old admits he is "excited" at the challenge that awaits him.
Straight out of the melting pot of their home city, Kolektif Istanbul fuse brilliant brass lines with some authentic Balkan beats. Let the accordians blast and drums pound... then just wait until the sousaphone kicks in. Prepare yourself for one wild Turkish party.
The group play a wide range of instruments including the 'Gayda' (Bulgarian bagpipes), clarinet, saxophone, accordion, tuba, percussions and drums. They suggest that all these instruments make them 'a unit with a great richness of sound which combines both the Balkan fanfare dynamism and the Anatolian blues depth'....
An Exeter man has been charged with grievous bodily harm after an incident in the city.
Police were alerted by ambulance crews that a man had been stabbed at a property in Salutary Mount, Exeter just before 5am on Saturday 28th June.
Officers attended and arrested a man at the scene.
The injured man, aged 58 and from Exeter, was taken to the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital for treatment. He suffered stab wounds to his back which are not life threatening nor life changing, he has since been released from hospital.
Enjoy an afternoon at the races at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Monday 7th July.
Racing will start at 2:15pm, with gates opening at 12:15pm.
Tickets can be bought online at www.newtonabbotracing.com until 5pm the day before the fixture. Tickets will be available to buy at the gate upon arrival.
Celebrating a special occasion? Newton Abbot Racecourse have a range of group booking discounts available when booked in advance.
Remember - children aged 16 and under and students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry.
Arts Council England today announced the 83 organisations in the South West that will be in the National portfolio for 2015/18 including the 13 theatres, galleries and arts organisations in Devon that will together receive around £10.4 million in funding over the three years.
A further £3.1 million will be awarded to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter and Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, together named as a Major partner museum for 2015/18, remaining in the portfolio. The partners will receive the grant in aid funding for a programme of activities that make a major...
From Dartmoor to the Peak District and from the North York Moors to the Lake District, England’s uplands are iconic landscapes that improve the environment, help combat climate change, provide havens for nature and benefits for people, such as clean drinking water.
Nowhere is this statement more true than upland peatlands.
But today a partnership of wildlife groups and industry is reminding government only four per cent of England’s upland peatlands are in good ‘ecological’ condition, and the remainder is not living up to its potential for providing homes for nature and...
Thirty-six lawyers at Michelmores LLP have been singled out as "Leaders in their Field" by Chambers & Partners, one of the highest regarded directories in the legal market.
The total shows an increase of five over last year and six of those to achieve this exceptional professional accolade do so for the first time. These include litigator Sarah Chisholm-Batten, education experts Antony Power and Charlotte Antoniou, property law specialists Emma Honey and Lucy Smallwood and property litigator Rob Nicholson.
Louise Edwards, Marketing Director, said: “We are delighted that...
East Devon District Council is inviting all residents of Axmouth Parish, plus voluntary and community groups and other local organisations, to send their ideas to Axmouth Parish Council on how £3,450 can be spent on sport in the area.
All the funds available have been accumulated by the district council from recent housing developments in the parish of Axmouth (Section 106 money). EDDC has a nationally acclaimed policy of involving residents in deciding how this money is spent.
Axmouth Parish Council is urging individuals as well as voluntary and community groups and other...
There aren't many reasons to look forward to the end of summer, but Exeter Northcott Theatre are giving the people of Exeter a reason to look forward to the cooler Autumn months.
Booking is now open for three of the theatre's autumn dramas, meaning many may now be wishing for the sun to stay away so Autumn can begin.
The first fantastic drama on offer is Michael Morpurgo's ' An Elephant in the Garden'. Co produced by Exeter Northcott Theatre and Poonamallee Productions, the performance tells the story of Lizzie, her mother and an elephant from the zoo as they flee the...
