Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he is ready to unleash a group of players this weekend who are "chomping at the bit" to get some competitive rugby under their belts.
After a testing nine-week block of action in both the Aviva Premiership and Heineken Cup, the Chiefs are now focusing their thoughts on this Saturday's opening LV= Cup encounter at home to holders Harlequins (3pm).
For those stars who have helped to propel the Devon outfit into the top four of the Premiership and also the summit of Pool Two in Europe, it's likely they will be given a well-earned break...
'Classics Galore' is held every two years, and has now established itself as one of Exeter’s largest indoor concerts, attracting over 1000 people.
The concerts are specially arranged for those with an interest in the lighter side of classical music, and contain nothing that is heavy, or obscure. Items are specially chosen to be of no more than seven or eight minute’s duration, and usually immediately recognisable – although one or two work are included that are perhaps not so well known, but nevertheless enjoyable. Film and other music is not forgotten, and in past years...
Following the long-running success of BBC Two’s living history series, Victorian, Edwardian and Wartime Farm, a new series will be exploring life at the end of the Middle Ages in Tudor Monastery Farm. University of Exeter historian Professor James Clark was the programme consultant for the six part series in which he features onscreen as the team’s guide and mentor from the monastery, dressed in an authentic medieval habit. The first episode of the new TV series will be broadcast on Wednesday 13 November at 9pm.
The programme will turn the clock back to the year 1500, as a team of...
Devon County Council has for the first time been ranked the country’s top performing local authorities for highways and transport services, according to a national survey.
Devon was among 70 highway authorities, including 25 county councils, which took part in the 2013 National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction Survey (NHT Survey).
It is the sixth year of the random postal survey, conducted by Ipsos MORI, which is the most comprehensive public satisfaction survey for highways and transport. The survey questions are based on highway maintenance, road safety, public...
Exeter City Council and Exeter College are joining forces in an effort to combat the problem of littering in Northernhay Gardens and Bury Meadows Park.
The council and the college have been tackling the issue which they believe is caused by a small minority of young people who fail to behave responsibly.
Council staff regularly engage with people using the parks, asking them to put their rubbish in the bins provided.
The college already stresses in its induction programme the responsibility its students have to the wider community, and follows this message up at...
As part of it’s ambitious growth plans, award winning digital agency Rokk Media which develops bespoke software, mobile apps and websites, has recently welcomed successful local entrepreneur Robert Pocock to its board as a non-executive director.
Robert has spent the last 20 years assisting businesses at board level to achieve rapid growth. Over 5 years as Group Finance Director at Orchard Media he was influential in the business achieving impressive profits and culminating in a £25m sale. As Commercial & Finance Director at Lets Go Travel he shared responsibility for driving...
ITV have confirmed that I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here will return to our screens on Sunday 17 November at 9pm. The final line up has not been revealed but bookmakers Paddy Power are taking odds on the following with former X Factor contestant Rylan Clark tipped to win: Rylan Clark 9/2 (former X Factor contestant Matthew Wright 14/1 (TV presenter) Vicky Pattison 25/1 (Geordie Shore star) Joey Essex 5/1 (TOWIE star) Tulisa Contostavlos 16/1 (pop star and former X Factor judge) Chloe Sims 33/1 (TOWIE star) Steve Davis 6/1 (snooker player) Michael Le Vell 18/1 (Coronation Street actor)...
Sandy Park, home to the Exeter Chiefs, has today been confirmed as the venue for the final of this year's LV= Cup competition. The announcement was made at the Devon venue ahead of the launch of the 2013/14 tournament by former England international and LV= Cup ambassador Lewis Moody. The final, which will take place on Sunday, March 16, 2014, promises to not only showcase some of the best up and coming rugby talent in the country but provide a truly memorable experience for supporters. This season, LV= will be showcasing how rugby can bring people together and create a "rugby family”....
