One of the most open Premier League seasons ever continues this weekend. Can Arsenal remain top dogs? Will Chelsea, Liverpool or Manchester City make a break from the chasing pack? Will Manchester United begin to mount their challenge? Can Norwich, Palace and Sunderland lift themselves from their bottom three gloom? Sunday's north east derby and the big money boys, Chelsea v Man City, are arguably the pick of this weekend's Premier League fixtures with our predictions below.
Barclays Premier League
Saturday 26 October 2013 (kick-off 3pm unless stated) (predictions in...
Exeter Chiefs are backing a push by the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership to encourage people to get out and get ‘spooked’ this Hallowe'en.
England under 21 stars Lloyd Fairbrother and Jack Nowell and team-mate Luke Cowandickie transformed into spooks themselves, dressing up in fancy dress costumes, donning wigs and putting on make-up following training at Sandy Park on Wednesday (Oct 23).
Prop Lloyd Fairbrother, 21, became a slain warrior back from the dead, hooker Luke Cowandickie, 20, took on the alter ego of a scary clown, while full back Jack Nowell, 20, was...
Figures released on Friday (25 October) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show ecomonic growth of 0.8% in the third quarter of the year.
The gross domestic product (GDP), which is the main indicator of economic growth, saw an increase of 0.8% between July and September compared to the previous quarter - the best quarterly performance since 2010.
The ONS reports that output increased in all four main industrial groupings within the economy in the third quarter of 2013 compared with quarter two. Output increased by 1.4% in agriculture, 0.5% in production, 2.5% in...
The EMG Symphony Orchestra is putting on a concert in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity on Saturday 23 November at the Great Hall, Exeter University, starting at 7.30pm.
Conducted by Marion Wood, and led by Clare Smith, the orchestra will be performing Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet (selections from Suites 1 & 2), Symphony No 4 by Brahms, and Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves by David Bedford.
Tickets range from £8-£15; students and under 16s £5, and are available from: Exeter Tourist Information on 01392 665 885 or from Devon Strings Workshop, 1 Bartholomew St West...
Cleaners on First Great Western (FGW) trains are embarking on their second 24-hour strike today (Friday 25 October) over pay and contracts.
Members of the RMT union working for sub-contractors MITIE on First Great Western are walking out in a dispute over a 2% pay offer and zero hours contracts.
In a statement, the union described the action as a "fight for a living wage and workplace justice as it emerged that the company chief presiding over the culture of low pay and zero hours contracts has raked in £1.37 million."
In celebration of being awarded flagship status, the Oasis store in Exeter's Princesshay hosted a jaunty vintage-style 'tea' party this evening (Thursday 24 October).
The honour, which is only bestowed on a handful of stores such as Bristol Cribbs Causeway, is testament to the Exeter store's successful management team and will mean that customers will have access to a greatly increased range of Oasis products, including day and evening wear, shoes, jewellery and accessories. Feature window displays will be designed and created for the store by a team of specialist visual...
Denise Mortimore, 42, of Glasshouse Lane, Exeter, was yesterday (23 October) fined and ordered to pay costs after she admitted causing unnecessary suffering to her cat at Exeter Magistrates' Court.
The court heard that black cat Diesel, aged three and a half years old, had been left without veterinary treatment for a skin condition which had left him with scabs and extensive fur loss across his head and back.
The RSPCA attended in June 2013 after receiving concerns about Diesel's welfare.
Inspector Marije Zwager investigated and said: "Although this was an isolated...
Local charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, is reporting that there has been a 16% increase in the number of repossession actions listed at Exeter County Court by Housing Associations.
Across all housing sectors, where a CAB adviser has assisted clients facing repossession, clients have avoided repossession in over 75% of cases.
Exeter City Council has provided financial support for this essential service.
Steve Barriball, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau Chief Executive, said: “We have at least one adviser present at the Court each Tuesday morning to advise and...
South West Communications Group staff have been invited to take part in a company-wide immunisation programme to protect themselves against the flu virus this winter.
The telecommunications firm first offered its staff free flu jabs last year in an effort to keep sick days at a minimum during the colder months.
Managing director Harry Langley said: “We saw a significant fall in sick days taken due to cold and flu last winter and so it makes economic sense for us invest in this company-wide immunisation programme again to try to keep as many members of staff as healthy as...
