Given the spectacular Twickenham stage to showcase their talents, Exeter Chiefs suffered a terrible bout of stage fright as rivals Harlequins stole the headlines in BIg Game 6.
Forget all the pre-match hype of X-Factor stars Sam Bailey and Luke Friend producing the perfect on-field performance, instead it was Conor O’Shea’s men who dazzled the masses at English Rugby HQ First half tries from Nick Evans, Charlie Walker, Mike Brown did the main damage and ensured the home side of not only their seventh Aviva Premiership victory of the season, but that they would head into the New...
As London readies itself for the annual New Year fireworks, so Exeter Chiefs will be hoping to create their own spectacular show in the nation's capital when they face Harlequins in tomorrow's Big Game 6 at Twickenham (4pm). Forget all the hype about X-Factor stars taking to the turf at the home of English Rugby pre-match, it's Devon's finest who will be aiming to take centre stage as they look to bag themselves a final Aviva Premiership win in 2013. In what has been another impressive 12 months for Rob Baxter's side, the need to keep pace with the division's frontrunners is paramount as...
Staff at local health insurer Exeter Family Friendly have been busy buying presents to give the young carers of the Mid Devon-based charity project “Kids Who Care” a special Christmas surprise.
The charity supports 230 young carers; offering advice and mentoring as well as the chance to get together with other young carers at club nights and fun days out for well-deserved respite.
Phil Lloyd, Chair of Trustees at “Unite - Carers in Mid Devon” said: “We are incredibly grateful to Exeter Family Friendly for all their help with funding and supporting our annual Kids Who Care...
One of Dartmoor’s most picturesque and wildlife rich valleys has received a boost with the news that a set of practical improvements are set to go ahead this winter.
Devon Wildlife Trust’s Emsworthy nature reserve sits below Saddle Tor between Widecombe-in-the-Moor and Haytor. Its mix of old dry stone walls, pasture, wet grassland and mire make it a popular spot for walkers, picnickers and wildlife watchers. Each spring the nature reserve becomes a stunning blaze of violet as several of its fields are covered in bluebells. The nature reserve is home to remarkable and rare wildlife...
Five British members of the Arctic 30 are to return from Russia today after three months of imprisonment.
Three of those returning- Kieron Bryan, Iain Rogers and Alex Harris- are originally from Devon and were granted amnesty alongside several prominent political prisoners including members of the band Pussy Riot. Before departing Alex Harris, 27, a communications officer for Greenpeace said: “We’re leaving Russia, it’s over, we’re finally truly free.
“It feels like the moment I’ve been waiting for, and my family too, but also for millions of people around the world who...
Police have said they are “growing increasingly concerned” for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since yesterday morning.
Bethany Gordon, 13, was last seen yesterday morning at Barnstaple Retail Park wearing a green three quarter length coat, grey leggings and black and white shoes.
Police believe she may have made her way to the Plymouth area where she has friends.
Officers have begun searches in Barnstaple and Plymouth and are now...
