Premier League Darts will be bigger than ever in 2014 with the introduction of an additional league night as the ten-player tournament, which will open in Liverpool and end in London, visits Leeds for the first time.
Darts' biggest roadshow event will celebrate its tenth staging next year, with reigning champion Michael van Gerwen set to defend his title against the likes of six-time winner Phil Taylor across 16 weeks of action around the UK and Ireland, live on Sky Sports.
The season will kick off on Thursday February 6 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, as the ten players...
Sixteen members of staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons faced the challenge of a lifetime this weekend when they tackled the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West.
Three teams of walkers left the comfort of their desks to don walking boots and waterproofs and undertake the gruelling 10,000 feet ascent across uneven terrain and more than 450 miles of driving in challenging weather conditions.
Two of the teams, including five Kitsons partners (James Cross, David Turner, Cameron Caverhill, Nick Johnson and Tony...
Ed Miliband will today (Tuesday 10 September) declare his ambition to build a mass membership One Nation Labour Party rooted in the lives of working people and communities across Britain.
In his speech to the TUC in Bournemouth, he will acknowledge that the reforms he proposes are a massive challenge and that some people are worried about change. But he will say the current system of affiliation for trade unionists must change so that they have a real choice as individuals about being part of the party - and a real voice within it.
Exeter is fielding no fewer than six teams in the finals of the Blackthorn British Skittles Championships next week in Torquay (Saturday 21 September). And in something of a record, four of the teams come from the same home alley at St Thomas Social Club.
In the men’s competition, the Allstars, Heavitree Heroes, Two Tribes and the Saints will be fighting it out for top honours. Meanwhile the pressure in the ladies’ competition falls on the Hustlers and the Sinners, who were ladies’ champions in 2011.
Dave Rowe, team secretary of the Saints and Sinners, confessed that his...
When five women from The Esther Community in Exeter first began writing about their personal battles with drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence, self-harming and homelessness little did they know that it would end in a publishing deal and an opportunity to share their stories to help others around the world.
Eighteen months ago, the five women were embarking on a 10-week literacy course, funded by Devon Adult & Community Learning, unaware of their talents as writers and leading chaotic lives. Now, on Monday 16th September, they will be attending the Book Launch of their...
As part of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SWASFT) Annual General Meeting, taking place at 3pm on Wednesday 11 September 2013, the Trust will be showcasing its urgent and emergency services on the Castle Green in Taunton.
The display will be open to the public from 11am until 6pm. As well as having a good look around a selection of vehicles and finding out more about the Trust, why not go along for a free health check carried out by a trained clinician?
Vehicles in attendance will include two front line ambulances, a mobile medical unit, a motorcycle...
Artists-makers whose work references lace: Saturday 14 September - Sunday 3 November at Devon Guild of Craftsmen & Saturday 14 September - Saturday 2 November at Thelma Hulbert Gallery
A partnership exhibition which challenges preconceived ideas of 'lace'. Straddling both venues intoLACE presents 22 artists overall, who seek to examine the historic uses and values of lace with particular reference to Honiton lace at the Hulbert. Exhibits at the Guild feature fabric-wrapped ceramic, photograms, glass-encased lace, sun-prints through lace, laser-cut paper sculpture and...
Sebastian Wright and James Krafft from Exeter School have been awarded a sought-after Arkwright Engineering Scholarship that identifies them as some of the country’s future leaders in engineering and related areas of design. Seven Exeter School pupils have been awarded Arkwright scholarships in the last four years. The renowned Arkwright Engineering Scholarships provide pupils with a £600 financial award to enhance their A Level studies and a range of activities to increase their understanding and experience of engineering. Exeter School will also receive £400 for each Scholarship awarded...
South West Communications Group has put pen to paper to renew its main sponsorship deal with Exeter Chiefs for a further three years.
The Exeter-based telephone systems, data networks and Internet service provider is preparing to celebrate its 20th year of sponsorship of the Aviva Premiership club and this deal will see “sw comms” firmly in place on the shirts until the end of the 2015/16 season.
Exeter Chiefs kicked off the 2013/14 season with an away trip to Franklin’s Gardens to play last season’s finalists Northampton Saints and their first home game is against London...
A new poster campaign has been launched to tackle begging in Exeter.
The campaign highlights the dangers of giving cash to beggars and instead promotes donations to an alternative giving scheme, providing additional funding to projects that help those in need.
The campaign, which is run by a partnership of Exeter City Council, Devon and Cornwall Police and several local drugs and homeless support agencies, also draws a link between drugs abuse and money provided by begging.
Council Leader Pete Edwards said: “We just want to get this message across that it’s better...
