Exeter Racecourse was left cursing the weather after its meeting was abandoned today following the latest deluge of rain, but the homeless of Exeter were smiling when they become the beneficiaries of dozens of unwanted sandwiches.
Rather than discard the pre-prepared food, catering staff at the racecourse called St Petroc’s in Exeter who collected dozens of sandwiches and distributed them among Exeter’s vulnerable citizens. General manager Tim Darby said: “It was a huge disappointment that we were unable to stage our Christmas fixture, but at least we were able to help St Petroc’s...
Honiton acrobatic gymnasts Ashley Wallis and Buster Tutcher have their sights firmly set on trials for the European Age Group Championships after securing their third silver medal in a row at British Championship events.
Archaeologists carrying out investigations in advance of the construction of the South Devon Link Road, near Kingskerswell, Devon, have uncovered the remains of a 2000 year old Roman settlement and a stone-constructed 800 year old medieval building.
The Roman settlement appears to have comprised a large rectangular ditched enclosure, which appears to have been modified three times, probably as a result of ever-increasing wealth and the construction of more elaborate buildings inside the enclosure.
While no evidence for a building survives due to subsequent quarrying, some...
The 2012 golf captains at Exeter Golf and Country Club presented a cheque for £8250 to Diabetes UK at the club’s annual ‘Turkey Trot’ golf competition.
Club members, Mike Priest and Shelia Scott co-ordinated fund-raising for their chosen charity during their year as golf captains through a series of events and prize draws including the annual Men’s and Ladies’ Pro Am tournaments and Captain’s Golf Days.
Mike and Shelia chose Diabetes UK to help raise diabetes awareness amongst the club membership whilst raising money for a charity which helps an increasing proportion of the...
The visit of Torquay United to St James Park in the New Year has been moved to Monday 28th January ( kick-off 7.45pm ).
The fixture was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday 26th January, but the fixture has today been altered in order to be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Torquay and Exeter City are also due to meet this weekend at Plainmoor in the reverse of the fixture, bringing up the halfway mark of the league season. Exeter City’s away allocation of 1450 for Saturday has now completely sold out.
Tickets for the Monday night game in January will be...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has been presented with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA) top health and safety award.
The award acknowledges the high standard of health & safety management within the Service and a high level of dedication from staff to improve health, safety and welfare systems.
Chief Fire Officer Lee Howell received the ‘Diamond’ award from RoSPA at Service Headquarters. He said: “We are all aware that we work in a potentially dangerous environment sometimes. As such we need to ensure that we are doing all that...
One of the ducks in the Walled Garden Pets Corner at Powderham Castle has hatched out 6 gorgeous fluffy chicks. This is a surprise, not only due to the unusual timing, but also due the fact that ducks aren’t known to be the best surrogate parents!
Exeter householders who want to install solar panels on their roof, but don’t have the cash up front to pay for them, can now access ‘green energy’ finance that enables them to not only purchase a system, but also keep all of the energy saving and Feed-in Tariff (FiT) benefits.
The scheme, which has been launched by Exeter-based SunGift Solar, means that not only will Feed-in Tariff cash and electricity savings meet householders’ finance repayments, but also the measures will earn them an additional £18,000 over 20 years.
“These loans are a breakthrough for homeowners in...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after another member of his squad today agreed a new contract extension with the Aviva Premiership club. Follow the lead of a number of his team-mates, full-back Luke Arscott is the latest name to commit his future to the Chiefs until the summer of 2015. Signed by Baxter following Exeter’s promotion into the top flight back in the summer of 2010, Arscott has quickly established himself as a key figure within the Devon club’s backline. With 63 appearances for the club, Arscott is indeed a prized asset within the Chiefs ranks and...
The A379 Teignmouth Road in Dawlish is partially blocked in both directions between the John Nash Drive junction and the Fordens Lane junction, because of a landslip.
There is also slow traffic on the A377 inbound in Exeter from Alphington Junction to Exe Bridges.
However, the good news is that the earlier lane closure on A38 Haldon Hill westbound between the A380 junction in Kenn and the B3344 junction in Heathfield due to a broken down vehicle has now cleared.
