Exeter Chiefs newcomer Mitch Lees says he is relishing the thought of challenging himself in the Aviva Premiership next season after he today agreed a move to the Devon club.
The 25-year-old forward, who has agreed a two-year deal with the Chiefs, joins from Championship side London Welsh and is the latest name added to the Exeter roster ahead of the 2014/15 season.
Just a week after confirming the arrival of prop Tomas Francis from London Scottish, Sydney-born Lees - who is equally at home in the second row or back-row - follows suit after weeks of speculation linking him...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admits he and his coaches are looking forward to unlocking the raw potential of new signing Mitch Lees next season.
Baxter today added the imposing 25-year-old Australian to his playing ranks on a two-year deal from Championship club London Welsh - and he feels the versatile Lees will offer a significant presence within the Exeter pack.
Equally at home in either the second or back-row, Lees follows internationals Moray Low and Thomas Waldrom, as well as Tomas Francis in signing onto the Chiefs ahead of the 2014/15 campaign.
In this video business expert Yannick Loué at Le Vignoble gives great advice on how to select the best wine for your business event.
Yannick explains what he would offer for an event with no formal sit down meal and a dinner party: “If you have the task of selecting wines for a dinner party, make sure you are understand the food which will be served and also the time of the year. Once again select a white, rose and red to match the food, but also consider the time of day, weather etc.
Thinking about the big picture will avoid making the mistake of serving a high alcohol...
Hospiscare volunteer, David Harvey is taking on the South West Coastal Path challenge.
On Monday 21 April, Dave is setting off from Minehead, Somerset and will be walking 630 miles until he reaches Poole in Dorset, 43 days later.
Dave is walking in support of three charities; Sheltbox, Children’s Hospice South West and Hospiscare.
Last year, Dave took part in the Hospiscare Skydive raising £1,000 for the local charity. This year Dave will be tackling a different type of challenge.
Dave will be walking for 43 days and, with the typical English weather, this...
Scientists from universities in the South West have proposed a pioneering technique to help predict the severity of MRSA infection, which could lead to more personalised treatment for individual patients.
MRSA or meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, is a type of bacterial infection that is resistant to a number of widely used antibiotics sometimes known as 'superbugs'. This means it can be more difficult to treat than other bacterial infections. An international collaboration of scientists, including Dr Mario Recker from the University of Exeter, have used genome sequencing...
Major tech firms are urging people to change all their passwords after the discovery of a major security flaw affecting around 66% all internet sites.
The flaw dubbed the ‘Heartbleed Bug’ by major web security firms Google Security and Codnomicon, affects a widely used piece of data safeguarding software called OpenSSL.
The software is reportedly used on around 66% of all internet sites and while not all are thought to be vulnerable several major sites including flickr, okcupid and the video games forum steam community were vulnerable as of yesterday.
Huccaby Farm near Dartmeet is the venue for a farmer-led walk on Wednesday 23 April at 2pm.
With the hard work of lambing over, Dave and Shirley Mudge will show you round their traditional Dartmoor farm. This is a rare chance to look round an historic hill farm which is usually closed to the public.
The two hour walk is most suited to adults and older children; it is unfortunately not suitable for people with buggies or wheelchairs.
Due to the presence of livestock, the organisers ask visitors not to bring dogs to this event, other than assistance dogs.
Farmers from the National Farmers Union (NFU) have called on the the Government to act with more 'urgency' on removing 'red tape' from the industry.
A report published today by an independent group led by former NFU Director General Richard Macdonald, suggets that by cutting red tape the government has already helped the boost UK Farming industry.
Changes inclding An ‘earned recognition’ scheme has reduced the number of dairy farm inspections by over 8,000 a year. Earned recognition means that the scheme limits the number of inspections on farms that have excellent track-...
Nearly 50 per cent of people experience problems with their Internet at least once a day, new research has revealed.
The figure paints a worrying picture of the UK’s rural broadband provision. In total, the Government has already invested £530million in to fibre broadband and former Culture Secretary Maria Miller has been reported as wanting the UK’s Internet to be among the best in the world.
According to the research which asked 142 people about their broadband the most common problems include slow Internet and a dropped connection, with 64.7 per cent reporting the former...
ART EXTRA is a Charity Event on the 28th and 29th June 2014 at the 'Old Pavilion' near Honiton.
Aiming to raise over £10,000 in support of local charity Hospiscare. Hospiscare offers palliative care both in the hospice in Exeter and in the wider community and with a new day centre soon to open in Honiton fundraising is extremely important.
To help with the costs of this new day centre, three local organisers: Mary Ann Wilmot, Gill Coates and Debbie Luck have brought together over 26 artists to exhibit their art with a large percentage of their sale proceeds going...
