Ben Moon says it's vital Exeter Chiefs cut out the "silly mistakes" if they are to challenge as one of the leading lights in the Aviva Premiership this season.
The 24-year-old prop could not hide his disappointment after the Chiefs slipped to yet another narrow defeat when they went down 27-23 to rivals Bath at Sandy Park last Saturday.
Back-to-back home defeats to Northampton Saints and Bath have left Rob Baxter's sitting in eighth position, some ten points adrift of fourth-placed Harlequins, who occupy the last of the four play-off berths.
After the success of last year’s festival, plans are well underway for the second year of Exefest – Exeter Canalside Folk Festival.
Headliner Melrose Quartet, nominated for Best Group at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, is the coming-together of multi-award winning duo Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, and legendary Sheffield duo Richard and Jess Arrowsmith.
Also featured are Luke Jackson, nominated for both the Young Folk Award and the Horizon Award at the 2013 Folk Awards, and newcomers The Dovetail Trio and The Black Hares.
Police are appealing for information after a spate of off-road motorcycle thefts in the Teignbridge area over the last weekend. Some five bikes worth £34,000 were taken in one raid from a remote location in Tedburn St Mary. The five bikes belong to motocross freestyle professional Jamie Sqiubb (pictured) whose bikes are his livelihood. Taken were a green 2014 Kawaski KXF450F, a blue 2011 Yamaha YZ250, a red Gasgas 250 trial bike and two red Honda CRF 50cc mini bikes. The bikes were taken from his home at Five Mile Farm sometime over the weekend of 14 to 16 February. Between 15 to 18...
Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin have proved they are in a league of their own after clinching the coveted Best Duo title at the 15th BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards at the Royal Albert Hall.
One of the most inventive and captivating rising acts on the acoustic roots scene, the Exeter-based pair triumphed over talented fellow nominees Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Jenderson and Catrin Finch & Seckjou Keita, receiving their award from another West Country duo that over the last two decades has become one of acoustic music’s most famous pairings – Steve...
Caroline Wetton, from Coventry, is appealing for help in locating the rightful owner of over 1,000 photographs believed to belong to someone in Devon.
Caroline was given a bagfull of photographs after they had been found in an old cupboard. Rather than dispose of the photographs she believes they should be returned to their rightful owner.
The photographs date from the early 1900s, through the First World War and to about 1993.
Caroline is so passionate about finding the rightful owner to these historic photographs that she has even begun researching their history...
A small earthquake reported in North Devon has been confirmed by the British Geographical Survey.
The small quake is thought to have taken place in the Bristol channel off the at around 1.21pm today.
The quake is reported to have lasted around 3 seconds.
The quake is reported to have been felt as far away as North Wales by users of the social media site twitter.
People responding to the BGS have reported feeling the quake in Dartmoor, Bristol, Taunton, Swansea, Llanelli, Exmouth, Barnstable, Gloucester, South Molton.
Have you always wanted to explore behind the scenes of a theatre? Poke around in the dressing rooms and hear tales from some of the people who work here? The Exeter Northcott Theatre Open Day is the perfect opportunity to find out. If you’re aged 11 and over come along and join us as we throw our doors open on Saturday 22 February.
The day will include a backstage tour around the building so you can follow in the footsteps of the famous actors that have graced our theatre and reveal the secrets that bring shows to the stage. The tour will also include make up and costume...
Flybe is looking to raise up to £150 million though a share issue to invest in the group in a move announced today. The offer for 141,501,920 new ordinary shares, costing 110p per share is hoped to raise money for a new investment to improve the company’s customer services and infrastructure. The offer price is a discount on the closing mid-market share price on February 19 which stood at of 118.5p.per ordinary share. Flybe said that, funding raised by the share issue would be spent to improve the airline’s flexibility, strengthen its balance sheet and improve its product range and brand...
An evening of song and laughter will take place in Exmouth later this month, when more than 70 choir members take to the stage in aid of Hospiscare’s East Devon Day Hospice Appeal.
The La La Choirs and Budleigh Salterton’s Ukulele Strumming Club will come together to provide the music at the fundraising concert being held on Saturday 22 February at Exmouth Community College.
Local charity Hospiscare announced its plan to open a new day hospice for the East Devon community in 2013, later launching its appeal to raise the £250k still needed to complete and run the facility...
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