Exeter Chiefs may have seen their European aspirations fall at the wayside last weekend, but skipper Dean Mumm insists the Devon club will not be taking their foot off the pedal ahead of the final game of the season.
Rob Baxter's men make the long trek to Newcastle Falcons this Saturday in the Aviva Premiership determined not only to claim a league double against their hosts, but at the same time sign off their 2013/14 campaign on a high note.
Sunday’s 30-29 defeat at home against Harlequins means Wasps are assured of finishing seventh and going into the play-off for the...
Visit A la Ronde for an informal afternoon learning all about the strategic game of croquet.
Members of the Sidmouth Croquet Club will be on hand to encourage and develop new skills with anyone who is keen to learn, as well as help improve the technique of existing players. Both newcomers and experienced players are welcome.
Tuition will be available on 13 May, 10 June, 8 July, 13 August and 9 September, from noon to 4pm.
Access to the grounds and the croquet tuition is free. All equipment is provided with no pre-booking required, simply turn up and have a go....
A full field of 36 teams took part in the 7thAnnual Ladies Pro-Am at Exeter Golf & Country Club.
With the course in magnificent condition, and most of the field playing in dry conditions, good scoring was the order of the day as the teams battled for a fantastic prize table.
In the Individual professionals competition, Richard O’Hanlon, who is now based at St Kew, his third Cornish club following Lanhydrock and The Point at Polzeath, won the Exeter Ladies pro-am with a round of three-under-par 66.
Richard is enjoying an impressive start to the season, is...
Staff from Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, are leading a clean-up of one of Torquay’s beaches.
Workers from the charity will join local volunteers to pick rubbish from Beacon Cove on the afternoon of Saturday 17th May.
Clare Rugg, from Living Coasts, explained: “Beacon Cove is the beach on our doorstep. It suffers with litter brought in by the waves and also left by beach users. Just offshore under the water is a bed of sea grass which is home to many local sea creatures. During May cuttlefish lay their eggs there. These colourful creatures are amazing to watch -...
Organisers of Exeter’s Great West Run, sponsored by Tozers Solicitors, are pleased to announce a new local partnership with Newtown Community Association for 2014. As part of the events publicity and fundraising schedule, the run will support the associations New Hut Vision project, which aims to replace the Second World War hut in Belmont Park.
The park is particularly poignant for the 2014 Great West Run, as it has been announced alongside the route amends, as this years race village location. The move will provide runners and spectators with a much more accessible route into the...
A Devon conservation charity has launched a new Honorary Membership scheme to thank hard-working supporters.
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as several nature reserves in Devon.
The Board of Trustees has introduced the title for people who have made a distinguished contribution to the Trust itself; or in those fields associated with the aims of the Trust, such as education, conservation or advocacy (changing the way people behave for the benefit of biodiversity)....
Academics from Geography at the University of Exeter have played an important role in The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s most recent report.
This second part of the IPCC’s assessment considers how the changing climate impacts on people and the natural world and suggests options for how to deal with these issues through adapting the economy, infrastructure and society.
The report is the culmination of three years of work by more than 300 authors from 70 countries, reporting in almost 2000 pages.
The report assesses the sensitivity and adaptability...
Around 1,200 streetlights in residential streets in St Thomas and Exwick will be converted to part-night lighting this week (Thursday 8 May). Streetlights previously on all-night will be switched off from about 12:30am to 5:30am, before coming on again until dawn. The change is the latest phase of Devon County Council’s controversial programme to reduce costs and carbon emissions, having already converted over 44,000 residential street lights across the county. Lighting on the main roads and busiest routes, including Exwick Road, Okehampton Street, Redhills and Kinnerton Way, will remain...
