Three criminals have been sentenced today (Monday 22 April 2013) to a total of 25 years following a series of audacious robberies across the south of England, where they stole in excess of £68,000. Each was charged and pleaded guilty to conspiring together with other persons to commit robbery between 8 January and 2 March 2012. Ricky Turner, 25 (22/01/1998) of Queens Road, Peckham, SE15, was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. He was further sentenced for attempting to rob a Post Office cash delivery in Kent on 3 May 2012. Robert Ampomah, 26 (27/11/1986) of Lucey Way, Peckham, SE16, was...
Adam Clark, a Sales Manager from Exeter, completed the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 21 April for Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK, the charity that grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening conditions. Adam, 29, chose to run for Make-A-Wish because the company he works for, Golden Coast Spas, help the charity to fulfil the wishes of children wanting spa pools. Adam said: “Being a Dad to two healthy children is what inspired me to give something back. Make-A-Wish is second to none so I wanted to help them to grant more wishes.” Andy Holland, Events and...
Please come and join FORCE Cancer Charity on a 5-, 8- or 12-mile walk or a 14-mile mountain bike route across East Devon on Sunday 28 April. Starting and finishing at Bicton College, you can walk at your leisure on these well-marshalled routes, along with a map guide.
Head up onto Woodbury Common; meander down along the River Otter and, if you are on the longer walk, reach the heights of Peak Hill before coming back through Otterton and into Bicton College grounds.
All the family are welcome - including the dog! Bring a picnic and make a day of it.
Exeter Chiefs can confirm that the club's final Aviva Premiership game of the 2012/13 season has now officially sold out.
The final few tickets for the game, which will be held on Saturday 4 May (2.30pm) were snapped up by supporters just after 10am at Sandy Park.
Rob Baxter's side, who defeated London Wasps 37-24 at Adams Park on Sunday, will head into the final day knowing victory over the visiting Cherry & Whites will guarantee them a spot in next season's Heineken Cup.
Bath, who are also battling it out for the final Cup placing alongside the Chiefs, face a...
Devon’s ancient pathway, the Mariners Way has been the inspiration for local artist Edward Crumpton, whose work is being exhibited at the University of Exeter from 27 April until 9 June. A sculpture to celebrate the social history of this almost mythical walk was produced last year for the University. Entitled ‘Mariners Way’, the huge knotted rope sculpture now stands proudly outside the entrance to the Forum building. One year on the University is staging an exhibition that investigates the artist’s thinking behind the piece and his experimentation with rope as an art form. The exhibition...
"Can we fix it? Yes we can!" Stuck for things to do on the bank holiday? Crealy has the answer. Bob the Builder enjoyed himself so much last time, he is heading back to Crealy Great Adventure Park.
A real treat for every young builder, Bob appears in mini shows in the Show Dome at intervals throughout the day with Wendy and Spud, recycling rubbish and building a ship sailed by Captain Spud with a little help from their imagination.
Packed with new attractions, wild rides, masses of indoor entertainment and the region’s friendliest animals, you’ll take home more precious...
The Exeter Community Centre Trust is launching its Past Present Future Project and is seeking volunteers.
A call-out has been released by Community Development worker, Stuart Crewes: "We’re looking for people to act as Memory Collectors to help us in a grand-scale project; which will see Arts and Community activities and workshops happening at the Centre.
"You’ll ideally be from the area and have some time to spend talking with residents old and new and supporting us to record and build an archive of material to contribute to the project. We’ll be offering interview...
New research published in the journal Psychological Science has found that people living in urban areas with more green space tend to report greater wellbeing than city dwellers that don’t have parks, gardens, or other green space nearby. The research has been led by Dr Mathew White from the University of Exeter Medical School’s European Centre for Environment & Human Health. By examining data from a national survey that followed UK households over time, Dr White and colleagues at the European Centre have found that individuals reported less mental distress and higher life satisfaction...
Visitors to Exeter City Centre on Saturday (20 April) were in for a treat and could not fail to have noticed one of the many Morris dancing groups joyfully jingling their bells, shaking their handkerchiefs and clacking their sticks (apologies if there is a more technical term that I am unaware of) in celebration of the JMO Day of Dance. Hosted by the Exeter-based Great Western Morris on behalf of the Morris Federation, approximately 40 teams from three affiliations joined together to dance at around 12 sites within the city, delighting crowds of onlookers from the very young to the young...
On the day when 35,000 runners took to the streets of London for the annual marathon, Exeter Chiefs showed little sign of fatigue as they produced arguably their best display of the season to keep alive their hopes of Heineken Cup rugby again next season.
While hosts London Wasps withered in the heat of a pulsating battle, Rob Baxter’s men duly rose to the occasion claiming maximum reward from an oustanding display at Adams Park. Tries from Jack Yeandle, Jack Nowell, Damian Welch and Haydn Thomas, together with 17 points from the boot of...
