A woman from Woodbury near Exeter who lost her husband to a brain tumour one year ago has visited local coffee shop Coffee#1 in Princesshay Shopping Centre, Exeter, to say a big thank you to staff who are currently helping raise funds for Hammer Out, the South West’s only brain tumour charity, through the sale of charity gingerbread men.
From August 4 to November 2, each time a Gingerbread man is sold for £1 in Exeter’s Coffee#1 shop or any of the award-winning coffee chain’s 34 other shops in the South West and South Wales, a 50p donation will be made to Hammer Out, which supports...
A school leaver who was worried she would have to leave her home has now-started an apprenticeship that means she can stay put, thanks to a timely call from Careers South West.
Megan Foster is a care leaver living in a flat in the grounds of her previous foster parents’ home. In order to stay in this accommodation Megan is required to be either in full-time education, training or employment, a condition of the Staying Put Scheme that funds her housing.
Although she left The King’s School in Ottery St Mary with good GCSE results after receiving mentoring from head teacher,...
Energy bills are spiralling and people are feeling the pinch, especially with boilers being fired up for winter. Fortunately energy-conscious homeowners will get the chance to learn how to make a massive impact on fuel bills, by switching to a renewable heating system. On Saturday 2 November, Plumb Center’s Exeter Sowton branch will open its doors to anyone who’s interested in seeing renewables in action, and learning about the government funding that makes installations more affordable than ever. Homeowners will also have the chance to meet qualified local installers, and see the products...
After two strong away results in the last seven days, Exeter City saw a point snatched away at the death as Burton Albion left it late to grab the winner at St James Park.
The Brewers had an abundance of corners throughout the match, but left it until the last of their 14 corners to finally penetrate the City defence, as Phil Edwards powered home an 89th-minute header.
Today’s fixture marked the One Game One Community promotion of female participation in football, and there were several local Women and Girls football teams at SJP watching the match, including Moors Youth...
Halloween maybe a few days away, but Worcester’s Aviva Premiership campaign is in danger of turning into a horror show after they were dealt a six-try thumping by the in-form Exeter Chiefs.
Rob Baxter’s side returned to top flight action with aplomb, producing a defiant first half defensive show, before cutting loose in attack after the break.
Aussies Ben White and Dean Mumm both crossed for first half tries for the home side; before White, Phil Dollman, Damian Welch and Haydn Thomas got in on the scoring act after the break. Former Exeter player Ignacio Mieres countered...
Eccentric Exeter present Dr Shapter vs the Cholera Epidemic.
Take a dramatic historical theatre walk through Exeter's own horrid history to a time when cholera infested the streets and only one man could save the City from total contamination!
Back by popular demand, Dr Shapter vs the Cholera Epidemic starts and ends at the City Gate Pub, Lower North Street, Exeter on: Friday 8, Saturday 9, Sunday 10 November at 6.30pm and at 3pm on Saturday 9 November 2013.
The play, which debuted last year is set in 1832 when Exeter was seized by the grip of the dreaded...
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The Met Office has issued weather warnings for the South West as heavy rain and very strong winds are forecast for the region with the risk of possible localised flooding.
Light rain on Saturday during the day will be followed by heavier downpours on Saturday and Sunday evenings, with increasingly strong winds into Monday which could see stormy conditions bringing the risk of possible damage to trees and buildings.
Yellow warnings for rain and potential flooding have been issued for Friday and Sunday; a more serious amber warning for rain, high winds and flooding has been...
European exploits are all well and good for the Exeter Chiefs, but assistant coach Ali Hepher insists the club's focus remains firmly focused on the 'bread and butter' of the Aviva Premiership. After Heineken Cup assignments against Cardiff Blues and Glasgow Warriors, next up for the Devon club is today's league clash again bottom club Worcester Warriors at Sandy Park (3pm). Hepher knows the importance of the clash, particularly as the visitors have yet to win this season, and says the Chiefs coaching staff have spent all week underlining the threat posed by the Midlanders. "You only have...
The National Trust on Dartmoor is using the power of horses to help with its woodland management at Hembury Woods, near Buckfastleigh.
Hembury Woods is ancient semi-natural woodland, a site of special scientific interest and a special area of conservation; and therefore any woodland management needs to be sensitively done
A dense plantation of beech needs to be thinned because it is shading out all the undergrowth except the native bluebells which flower in the late Spring before the trees are in leaf. Thinning the beech improves the biodiversity of the undergrowth and...
