Sunday's big game sees the in-form league leaders Arsenal travel to Manchester United for what is perhaps their most significant test of the season to date. David Moyes' men have had a mixed start under his leadership and would fall 11 points behind the Gunners if they were to lose.
Elsewhere Chelsea, Spurs and Man City will each look to make up ground on the leaders should Arsenal slip up at Old Trafford. At the other end of the table, can Sunderland capitalise on Man City's inconsistent away form? Can Norwich bounce back against West Ham after their mauling at the Etihad? And how...
This time last year Exeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell burst onto the scene in the LV= Cup – and he’s determined to remind everyone of his talents again this weekend against Harlequins. The 20-year-old enjoyed a superb season last time out with the Chiefs before helping England Under-20s lift the Junior World Championship for the first time in their history. Two tries in Exeter’s LV= Cup clash with London Welsh last season gave Nowell a platform and he went on to make his Aviva Premiership debut two weeks later. The Chiefs, though, eager to avoid burnout, have kept Nowell under lock and key so...
An ancient village church has been reprieved from closure and is now entering an exciting new phase with the opening of a mini community library.
On Saturday St Mary’s Church, Poltimore, just outside Exeter, will be opening a mini-library in its building and will also be celebrating the reprieve.
When villagers realised their Grade 1 listed church, in the centre of the village was about to be closed because two longstanding churchwardens were retiring, they sprang into action.
Villager Jan Davey and parish clerk Jenny Edwards stepped forward to become new...
First Great Western (FGW) train cleaners have walked out for a third time in a dispute over pay and zero-hours contracts.
South West members of the RMT union working for cleaning contractors Mitie went on strike at 6am on Thursday 7 November and are not due to return to work until 5.59am on Saturday (9 November).
London-based workers will not work thier shifts between 6am on Friday 8 November 2013 and 5.59am on Monday 11 November 2013.
MITIE said it was continuing to talk with the RMT and had "contingency plans" in place.
Exeter City Council has been stepping up patrols in Belmont Park following the unfortunate incident back in August when a dog was attacked and killed in front its elderly owner.
Diana Walton, the owner of a 9-year old Yorkshire terrier Folly need medical attention after a much larger dog bit and shook Folly to death in August this year.
The dog was initially thought to be a banned breed and was seized by Police but has since been confirmed to be a Bull Terrier by Exeter City Council. Recognising that this was an isolated incident, the Council decided not to take immediate...
Vodafone has been singled out as the worst provider of 3G mobile internet in the UK by telecoms watchdog.
The watchdog, Ofcom, published tests showing the Vodafone has breached the terms of its spectrum licence by missing its legal obligation to extend its coverage of 3G to 90% of the country.
This 90% is to cover the majority of the country’s population rather than the landmass meaning remote areas are still unlikely to get good coverage.
Vodafone is the only phone network in the UK to fail this test failing behind rivals O2,EE and Three. Despite being the only UK...
UK retail is finally beginning to show the signs of economic recovery with a rise in the number of businesses renting premises in the South of England. In a survey conducted by the Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (RICS) showed that those surveyed are reporting a rising demand in retail spaces. Although they have welcomed the increased demand RICS have cautioned that overall demand is still historically low. Exeter City Centre Manager, John Harvey has welcomed the news: “This is another encouraging signal that we appear to be in a period of recovery. “Exeter is definitely ahead of the...
After the success of the Oxjam Exeter Takeover earlier this month, the Exeter-based band Moscow Magazine are riding high in Oxjam's national search for Oxjam Band of the Year 2013, up against groups from Manchester, Plymouth and London amongst others. The competition has been running for the past month via the Oxjam page on Facebook, where members of the public have been voting for their favourite. The top Five artists with the most votes will be judged by a panel featuring BBC radio DJ's and representatives from Fender and Oxfam to become Band of the Year. The competition closes...
The Friends of Higher Cemetery will lead a guided tour of the cemetery's war graves beginning at 2pm on Sunday 10th November. This will be a free guided walk, beginning at the chapel, lasting about an hour, and open to the general public. Although there will not be a charge for the walk, any donations to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal would be gratefully accepted.
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has organised a free seminar for professionals working with clients of all ages addressing health and well being issues.
The event, on Wednesday 20 November, will showcase the power of cross-sector partnership working to change people’s lives for the better. It will show, through case studies from RAMM and its partners, the positive contribution that museums can make.
Running from 1pm to 4.30pm at the Rougemont Thistle Hotel, the scene will set by Lord Victor Adebowale speaking in his role as Chair of Collaborate at the London...
