Leading UK law firm, Ashfords LLP, are pleased to announce they will be the Match Ball Sponsors for the Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins match on Sunday (4 May), with kick-off at 2pm.
As well as being the Match Ball Sponsors, Ashfords are also delighted to be sponsoring the following players:
• Henry Slade • Rob Coote • Sam Blanchett • Justin Blanchett
The Chiefs need a victory to maintain their position for a European play-off spot, with this match also being the last appearance of Hoani Tui who, after five years with Exeter, will be leaving for Lyon at the end of the...
The election of the new Bishop of Exeter was confirmed in a special service at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday night.
The Right Reverend Robert Atwell’s election as the 71st Bishop of Exeter was confirmed in a service led by the Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.
The confirmation of election service bestows the legal title as Bishop of Exeter to Bishop Robert, although he will not start his public ministry until he has met the Queen and taken an oath of allegiance.
He will be installed in a special service in Exeter Cathedral in July, but intends to...
Last Friday, guests enjoyed a great event hosted by Kirk Hills, at the 11th Exeter Food Festival – and even the sun made an appearance!
The highlight of the event involved an omelette challenge, similar to that on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen. Celebrity Chef and organiser of the festival, Michael Caines, demonstrated how it should be done and even ‘slowed down’ for his audience to set his time – at 26 seconds - still the fastest of the evening!
For the challenge itself, eight contestants took part: Sarah Chamberlain (Kirk Hills) – 38 seconds Damian Cook (Stratton Creber) – 39...
The Fire Service is urging people to take care today (Friday) and throughout the weekend as firefighters prepare for a fresh round of strike action. While firefighters will continue to respond to 999 calls sue to a reduced workforce, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have asked that people check their fire alarms and take extra care with fire safety. Due to a long-running pensions dispute with the government, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will be staging two separate five hour strike actions today between noon and 5pm and on Sunday May 4 between 10am and 3pm. On Saturday FBU...
We seem to pride ourselves on our democracy – that we have occasional opportunities to influence the choice of our leaders, yet we are surely a long way from Abraham Lincoln’s definition of “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” At best we live in a representative democracy whereby we elect politicians at different levels and lend them our permission or power for a few years to represent our concerns at centres of governance, whether Town Hall, Whitehall or Strasbourg. But this is a limited political process and does not open itself readily to the more participative...
Exeter chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards is delighted to announce two of the top auction prizes at their 11th annual Really Big Quiz – a rugby ball and shirt signed by winners of the pivotal LV= cup final on 16 March this year, which clinched the Chiefs’ first major trophy in their 143-year history.
Taking place at the Corn Exchange on Wednesday 7 May from 6.30pm, the annual Really Big Quiz is an opportunity for local firms to compete for the title of Exeter’s brainiest business, and help raise funds for the Lord Mayor’s nominated charity, Ataxia UK – which funds research...
A Rothschild’s giraffe born at Paignton Zoo in January is to be called Joanna.
The female calf, now three months old, was named by visitors who voted for their favourite names by placing donations in a special collecting box. Voting raised nearly £200 for the charity’s conservation work.
The name Chloe was a close second, followed by Florrie, Rusa, Ehiska, K’Tusha, Arya, Dasa, Kalena and Hvezda.
Six foot Joanna was born to mother Sangha and father Yoda on the afternoon of Saturday 25th January. The other youngsters at the Zoo are Valentino, born to mother Janica on...
The National Campaign for the Arts (NCA) has published figures for the South West as part of its 50p for Culture campaign which aims to safeguard and increase local authority investment in arts, museums and heritage.
The campaign brings together new research, data analysis and a website ( www.50pforculture.org ) where residents in England can find out how much local authorities plan to spend on culture in their area this year.
In a recent poll by Ipsos MORI co-commissioned by the NCA, 63% of people - almost two thirds - said they believed that even in these difficult...
Animal Care students from Bicton College have just returned from a 3 week trip of a lifetime in Malawi.
Animal Curators Oli Force and Jane Jennings took the group of 16 students to experience the wilds of Malawi, embracing the culture, lifestyle, people and wildlife.
Working with the Nyika Vwaza Trust (a registered charity in both Malawi and the UK), students visited the Nyika National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve learning about their anti-poaching and educational outreach work.
Students were inspired by the conservation projects and park management...
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