Exeter City got back to winning ways at the Crown Ground with an entertaining 3-2 win against Accrington Stanley.
City had to survive a fightback from their hosts, who showed resilience after going three goals behind. But Exeter also showed their mettle to ensure all three points would travel back to the south.
Tom Nichols, on his first start of the season, had the Grecians 2-0 up within 11 minutes before Alan Gow added another during the first half.
Goals either side of the interval by Peter Murphy and Kai Naismith for...
Devon's Luke Friend is preparing for stardom, despite failing to reach the X Factor final.
The 17-year-old from Teignmouth failed to secure enough votes to go through to last night's sing off but despite that he is still being tipped for the top.
And among those singing his praises have been a number of celebrities.
Elli Goulding, who dueted with Luke, from Teignmouth, on Saturday night tweeted: "I loved performing with @LukeFriendMusic. What an absolute legend. Goooooo Luke!!!"
And Phillip Schoefield told his 2.6m Twitter followers: "I'm gutted for @...
Second year history student Matt Morley has beaten off competition from more than 160 businesses to reach the final stage of the Born Global business competition and has been awarded second place with his company, TickBox.
The competition operated by Business West seeks out entrepreneurs of the South West to compete for expert international advice, business support and a cash prize to boost their business plan.
During local elections in 2013 Matt identified improvements that could be made to improve the voter experience and set about designing TickBox; a digital platform to...
In this video local business expert Richard Frayne from Quick Print considers whether print is still crucial for marketing.
Richard describes how he thinks print and email marketing can go together.
“Businesses are often keen to follow the latest trends to market their business and are forgetting about a medium that has been a success for over 2000 years. The power of print should never be underestimated and must be utilised within your marketing campaign. The arrival of QR codes has seen advertising campaigns benefit print by directing the consumer to a product with no...
The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning, indicating heavy rain in the South West today (Monday).
A Yellow Weather Warning indicates the public need to be aware of their weather conditions. Periods of rain, heavy at times, will affect parts of southern England later on today and more particularly on Monday 16th December.
Forecasters say there may be some localised flooding.
The Met Office forecast is as follows:
Monday:
Outbreaks of rain are likely to linger throughout the day. There will be some dry interludes but the rain may turn more...
Sixteen-year-old Holly Morwenna Rawlings from Exeter has made it through to the Grand Final of the national music competition Open Mic UK!
The finalists will now perform in front of an audience and celebrity judging panel at The NEC in Birmingham.
Young singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist, Holly Morwenna, says the competition has opened up so many new opportunities for her and thanks her family, music teachers and committed friends and fans for supporting her throughout the competition.
She also thanks Robert Williams Estate Agents for sponsoring a fan bus to...
National Apprenticeship Week is back for the seventh year running, and 2014 will offer even more ways for employers to show their support of apprentices.
National Apprenticeship Week, which will run between 3rd and 7th March 2014, will see hundreds of events taking place across the South of England.
The week aims to show the postive impact apprentices have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
Karen Woodward, Interim National Director of Apprenticeships at the National Apprenticeship Service, said:
The Fire Service received a call reporting a fire in the downstairs of a building in Flowerpot Lane, St Thomas on Saturday 14th December.
One fire appliance from Danes Castle Exeter and one fire appliance from Middlemoor Exeter attended. Fire crews confirmed a fire in a ground floor flat involving a chip pan. Fire crews extinguished the fire using two breathingapparatus wearers, a fire blanket and a positive pressure ventilation fan.
One elderly female was led to safety by Ambulance crews prior to the arrival of the Fire Service and was checked over by Ambulance crews on...
Horseracing is Britain’s best value day out for sports fans, according to a new report published by the Racecourse Association. The research, conducted by Deloitte shows that racing consistently costs less than other major sports, such as Twenty20 cricket, Football League games, a round of golf, domestic rugby and Premier League football and other competing leisure activities. A sports fan can enjoy a midweek race meeting for as little as £4, or a Saturday high-profile fixture for just £13. In contrast, the lowest priced adult matchday ticket for a Premier League game was £33, and cost as...
