Sachin Tendulkar, the great Indian cricketer, has announced his decision to retire from all forms of the game following his 200th test match - the second in a two-match series against the West Indies next month.
The 40-year-old retired from one-day internationals last year.
Tendulkar's international career has spanned four decades, beginning in 1989 with a test match against Pakistan.
Born in Mumbai and regarded as one of the all-time greats of the game, the batsman is revered in his home country as a national hero.
Royal Mail today launches its Dinosaur Special Stamps issue to mark over 200 years of dinosaur fossil discoveries in what was the UK.
Dinosaurs have often been associated with North America and the exploration of the Wild West that began in the 1870s, but the earliest discoveries of dinosaurs and their contemporary marine and flying reptiles happened in England during the early 1800s.
The dinosaurs in this 10-stamp set have strong connections with Dorset and pioneering fossil hunter Mary Anning, the Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Sussex. The set features...
Sandy Park Events has teamed up with the Exeter Chiefs, the region’s top Premiership Rugby Club to launch the b2b@SandyPark Exhibition.
b2b@Sandy Park is a unique business to business opportunity for companies to showcase their products and services, meet new contacts and develop new opportunities.
We will combining an exhibition floor with a series of seminar suites, to enable attendees to not only attract new business but also provide knowledge and support to help business development.
There is ample and complimentary on-site parking or if travelling by rail the...
A mother-of-two from Exeter will take on the race of her life for Hospiscare in October when she completes the York Marathon in memory of her father. 40-year-old Natalie Roberts has been training for her first ever marathon over the past few months and is hoping to not only cross the finish line on 20 October but also to raise money for the charity who looked after her dad in his final days. Despite being naturally sporty, Natalie has never competed in a long distance run but said that she wanted to give something back to the charity who had shown her father and her family such support....
Join us at Sandy Park on Thursday 31st October from 7pm for a memorable evening at the home of the Exeter Chiefs with ex England Rugby Player & TV Presenter Martin Bayfield
This black tie event includes:
3-Course Gourmet Dinner
Preview of the forthcoming Autumn Internationals
Guest Comedian
Tickets are £60.00 per person
£55.00 for Exeter Foundation members
Don't miss out on what will be a fantastic sporting event - To book your place call 01392 427427 or email events@sandypark.co.uk
Princesshay plays host to the first wheelchair relay on Sunday 13 October from 11am in aid of Ataxia UK – the Lord Mayor’s nominated charity for 2013 and 2014. Seven wheelchair users aided by friends and family will take part in the relay.
Ataxia is the term used to describe a group of neurological conditions that gradually attack the brain. Most ataxias are progressive and cause problems with balance, coordination and speech and at the moment there is no cure. The wheelchair relay not only hopes to raise awareness of ataxia but also help educate shoppers and visitors alike on...
The Market will run from Thursday 21 November until Thursday 19 December.
The Cathedral Green, at the heart of the city centre, will be brought to life by the Market, with stalls offering unique, handmade and unusual gifts, decorations and food items – everything needed for a perfect Christmas celebration and to create a real Christmas buzz at the heart of the city.
The Exeter Christmas Market will represent the best of what Britain, the South West and the rest of Europe has to offer – with a mix of great food, excellent crafts, unique gifts and decorations.
Continuity of care so that all patients see the same GP with whom they build up a relationship over time could help reduce delays in the diagnosis of cancer in primary care. In an essay published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, a team of primary care experts write that this, together with longer consultations and better distribution of information to GPs about referral pathways or new services could have a wide reaching impact on the early diagnosis of cancer and survival. Yet, write the authors, recent changes in the structure of the NHS and the continuing pressure on...
The economic outlook for small businesses will be on the agenda as the East Devon Business Initiative hosts its annual Big Breakfast meeting.
The event, open to all businesses in the Exeter and East Devon areas, is being held once again at Woodbury Park, home of the EDBI, on Friday, October 25 from 7.30 to 11am.
Among the guest speakers will be David Shephard, regional chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses in Devon.
Pete Chubb, newly re-elected chairman of the EDBI, said: “Our Big Breakfast is the highlight of our business year when we invite non-members to...
Reported earlier today: One lane remains closed on the A30 near Okehampton after two lorries collided at around 6.10am on Thursday 10 October.
The drivers of both drivers were taken to hospital; both are believed to have leg injuries which are not thought to be life threatening or life changing.
The collision occurred between the B3260 turning and Sourton Cross, westbound. Police say the recovery of the vehicles is underway.
A white Scania HGV registered to Lanarkshire and red Renault HGV registered to Newton Abbot...
