Wednesday saw the Captain take a team to Bigbury for the away leg of the Annual Lloyd Rowett match. Bigbury was in excellent condition, and on a sunny, but tough day with a cold easterly wind, all 6 of the matches were very close.
Captain, Ray Banfield, and his partner Neil Woolfrey, gained a half from the top match. Vice-Captain, John Fairman and David Inglis lost 2 down in a close match. Paul Smale and Alistair Ross gained a half. Martin McBain and Roger Worthington were the only victorious match and they ran out 2 Up winners in match 4. David Newbery and Russell Mayne also...
Bicton Arena is gearing up for its first affiliated horse trials of the season with a huge entry received for the two-day competition which starts this Friday (April 25).
With the picturesque arena set in the rolling parklands of the Clinton Estate in East Devon, and thousands of spectators and competitors expected to attend over the course of the two days, many new businesses have stepped forward to sponsor the event.
Long term sponsors Everys, a south-west based firm of solicitors, continues to support the all-weather arena, while Rathbones is a new sponsor of the main...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has led the tributes to lock James Hanks, who has been forced to retire from the game with immediate effect due to a serious neck injury.
The 29-year-old forward announced on Tuesday that he was calling time on his 10-year career with the Devon club following advice given to him by leading medical experts.
Hanks - who featured 192 times for the club, scoring seven tries in the process - sustained his injury during the final minutes of Exeter's LV= Cup semi-final win against Bath at the Recreation Ground last month.
Game of Thrones actor Owen Teale will star in director Terry Hands’ new production of Under Milk Wood, which comes to the Exeter Northcott Theatre on Tuesday 29 April.
The production marks the centenary of Dylan Thomas’ birth, as well as the 60th anniversary since Under Milk Wood was first produced in Britain, as a radio play by the BBC, in 1954. A cast of Welsh actors also includes Torchwood actor Kai Owen and Steven Meo (The Fabulous Baker Boys).
Come to Llareggub, a small Welsh town by the sea. Meet blind Captain Cat, Mog Edwards and his sweetheart Miss Price, Sinbad...
Exeter Chiefs can confirm lock James Hanks has been forced to retire from the game with immediate effect.
The long-serving forward, who sustained a serious neck injury late on in Exeter's LV= Cup semi-final win at Bath last month, has been told by medical experts to call time on his ten-year stint with the Chiefs.
It's a cruel blow for the popular 29-year-old, who since making his first team debut at the old County Ground against Cornish Pirates in September 2005, and has since gone on to represent the Chiefs in 192 appearances, scoring seven tries.
At 6.30pm on Thursday 1 May, the Salutation Inn in Topsham, which offers the very best local, regional and seasonal produce cooked by Tom Williams-Hawkes and his brigade to a modern French influenced style, will be hosting a unique gourmet dining event in association with WESC Foundation.
Dining in the Dark - the first of its kind in the South West - will not only raise funds for the vital work being undertaken by WESC Foundation, a specialist centre for visual impairment, but will also give diners a real sense of what it is like to be visually impaired, if only for one evening....
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Alison Diamond as Chief Executive.
Dr Diamond, a GP in Bideford and currently the Trust’s Medical Director, will start in this role on 1 May 2014.
Roger French, Chair of the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust said: “The Board is delighted to welcome Alison to the role of Chief Executive. There was a really strong field of candidates but Alison was outstanding. She won this appointment deservedly.
“She has worked for the Trust as Medical Director since 2010 and has shown immense...
With a sound hailed as 'unspeakably beautiful' by Gramophone, the Rodolfus Choir has established itself firmly over a period of thirty years as one of the leading young choirs in the United Kingdom; during which time they have developed a lasting reputation for their commitment to the very highest level of musicality. Comprising some of the finest young singers in the country, its members are all alumni of the famous Eton Choral Courses.
The programme will include wonderful choral classics by Britten, Tavener, Howells, Parry and Paul Mealor.
The Royal Marines Association Concert Band will perform in a special concert with Exeter Cathedral Choir to conclude Exeter's Armed Forces Day Celebrations on 21st June 2014.
The Royal Marines Band Service has built a world class reputation via their thrilling performances worldwide for over a century. In response to public demand these former RM musicians have formed their own band, which matches the highest standards of the serving bands.
The Cathedral Choir continues the centuries-old choral tradition of leading the daily worship in Exeter Cathedral, and have...
Dartmoor National Park to receive a £150,000 of funding for urgent repairs following the winter storms and flooding, the government announced today. The funding will be used to repair the numerous footpaths and bridleways damaged in the storms and drainage infrastructure will be restored. The funding is the largest single share from a governmental pot of nearly £400,000 set aside for the national parks worst affected by the severe winter weather. Exmoor is set to receive the second largest sum of £99,197 in order to repair the severe flooding damage to paths and passengers
