Police investigating an armed robbery at a jewellers’ shop in Paignton are appealing for information. At around 4.45pm on Tuesday 22 April, three people entered the House of Diamonds, Torquay Road, dressed in hooded tops and overalls. They were allegedly armed with a baseball bat and a knife. Witnesses managed to detain one of the offenders whilst another two made off and got into a waiting car. The white Peugeot was recovered a short distance away with the two other suspects making off on foot. During the robbery the shop owner sustained a minor injury to his arm. Inspector Justin Wyles,...
Direct flights between London and Exeter are set to begin this October as part of a major expansion deal by locally-based airline Flybe. Three city-to-city flights will run from Exeter to London City Airport as part of a five year agreement with the capital airport. The expansion to the airlines’ Exeter flights will also see daily flights service Edinburgh and Dublin, two services to and from Inverness and three daily flights to and from Belfast. Saad Hammad, Flybe’s chief executive officer, said: “Today’s announcement is a significant landmark in the re-birth of Flybe. “We are delighted...
University welcomes its first Houses of Parliament Open Lecture as part of Politics Department 50th anniversary The University is delighted to welcome its first ever Houses of Parliament Open Lecture which will be given by Dr Mari Takayanagi on the 29 April. Dr Mari Takayanagi is Senior Archivist at the Parliamentary Archives, responsible for day to day management of public services and outreach activities where she has worked since 2000. Her lecture will examine the interaction of the UK women's suffrage movement with Parliament, from the first petition presented to the House of Commons...
Ian Whitten insists he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates should use the pain of last weekend's record home loss to Sale Sharks as the motivation for a big performance against Harlequins next time out.
Rob Baxter's side leaked eight tries in a 55-12 loss that has left the Chiefs with plenty to do if they are to claim the all-important play-off place for next season's new-look European Champions Cup.
The Irish international admits in the aftermath that the players had let the supporters down, but hopes that defeat can spur them on in the future.
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....
