The University of Exeter and the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (Cefas) are leading on a £1.97M BBSRC-Newton Fund project to develop and apply new molecular biology techniques to reduce the impact of major diseases in aquaculture for the improvement of the livelihood of small-scale farmers in India, Bangladesh and Malawi.
Aquaculture contributes significantly to global food security and poverty reduction. In Bangladesh and India the shrimp fishing industry sustains the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of poor people. Fish farming too is...
Exeter School's Choral Society Concert 2016 Exeter School is looking forward to performing three contrasting pieces for the annual Choral Society concert held at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 17 March.
Made up of current and past pupils, parents and staff, Choral Society will perform Fauré’s Requiem, a favourite within the choral repertoire, featuring a solo from music scholar Rebecca German who will sing the famous In Paradisum.
New to many performers and audiences will be contemporary composer Paul Patterson’s Magnificat. The piece is a real showcase for the glorious...
Join Steve Rider for one of the first opportunities to play on the new course layout at the Exeter Golf and Country Club next June!
The annual ELF Golf Day, sponsored by Cathedral Financial Management, will take place on Thursday 16th June.
Teams of three will enjoy a round of golf and a barbecue making a splendid day out for golfing enthusiasts.
Steve Rider will host the event and comments: “When my brother was taken ill, I was given a real insight into the great work of the haematology unit and the vital supportive work of ELF.
Hospiscare, if you think about it, is a strange name for a charity.
It looks like a spelling mistake! If you were naming a new charity today you would pick something different, more dynamic and action focussed.
But 34 years ago, yes that’s how long we’ve been around, it made perfect sense. In fact it was a touch of genius!
Isca is the Roman name for Exeter, so we thought we would bring together the three things we did - Hosp(ice) Isca (Exeter) and Care. What a great name, capturing all the essential elements of the service we were starting. Hospiscare, Exeter’s own...
A group of intrepid Exeter Chiefs supporters are raising money for the Exeter Foundation by cycling from Exeter to Bordeaux.
The 485 mile route of the Exeter Rugby European Cycle Challenge will take 6 days to complete, and began at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park today (Sunday 10 January) and finishing at the Stade Andre Moga to watch the Chiefs take on Bordeaux Bègles in the European Champions Cup.
The cyclists will be fully supported by a coach and mini-buses that will provide food, hot drinks and regular rest stops en route. Rugby clubs along the way are also...
The Mandolin Orchestra of Devon has been running for several years and has performed at many events to critical acclaim, including the London Mandolin Festival and the Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Foundation rally.
In the early twentieth century the mandolin had something of a golden age. Across the country there were ensembles springing up in every major town, some were a mixture of banjo, guitar and mandolin, others were mandolin orchestras. Some played to a professional level, but many were amateur groups who met socially and played at local events. A large corpus of music was...
Thomas Waldrom finished top of the try pile for 2015 and the Exeter No.8 is hoping to replicate the feat this time round as his double helped the Chiefs to victory over Gloucester.
The free-scoring forward, who scored 16 touchdowns last season, took his tally to eight for this term with a first half brace that enabled Rob Baxter’s side to keep up their pursuit of Saracens at the top of the Aviva Premiership table.
Winger Olly Woodburn added a third score, while fly-half Gareth Steenson wrapped up the job with two conversions of his own...
NHS doctors are urging people across Devon to get vaccinated against flu at their local pharmacy, under a new scheme introduced this winter.
After the mildest winter on record, experts are warning that the flu season has now started with increasing numbers of flu like illnesses presenting to GPs, With colder weather expected across the South West from next week the advice is to get the flu jab to protect yourself.
The pharmacy scheme aims to increase uptake of the vaccine, especially among people who are under the age of 65 but have a medical condition that makes them more...
It’s a common approach from Rob Baxter not to get carried away over his side’s fortunes. Whether it’s a win or whether it’s a loss, the Exeter Chiefs head coach is well versed in telling things as it is.
In the aftermath of his side’s 8-3 loss at Northampton Saints on New Year’s Day, there were no excuses from Baxter when he addressed the assembled media at Franklin’s Gardens. His honest approach that his side may have “stolen a point” was a frank assessment following what was a disappointing first outing in 2016.
However, as he readies his troops for their latest battle...
TONY Beard, the Wag from Widecombe, recently received a gift from the Dartmoor Folk Festival Association (DFFA), which organises the annual three-day Dartmoor Folk Festival each August.
Tony has been the compere for the Music Hall held on the last night of the festival for the past 35 years.
In recognition of this, the festival association commissioned South Zeal artist Kari McGowan to paint a watercolour to convey thanks and appreciation of everything he has done.
Jason Rice, DFFA chairman, along with Mark Bazeley, artistic director and local musician and...
