Exeter Chiefs forward James Phillips has today joined Championship side Cornish Pirates on an initial one-month loan.
The 26-year-old is heading down to the Mennaye Field not only to gain value game time, but also help bolster the Pirates who have incurred a spate of injuries to their pack in recent weeks.
Since joining the Chiefs in 2010 from hometown club Bristol, Phillips has amassed 44 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring six tries in the process.
However, a number of unfortunate injuries and the form of others have meant his Sandy Park career...
Stagecoach South West has announced that it will be operating Boxing Day bus services on certain routes across Exeter this year, helping both visitors and locals alike to get to the sales.
For visitors from outside of the city, the operator will be running a daytime Sunday timetable on the RED Park & Ride service. For local residents services A (Thornpark Rise, Heavitree, St Thomas, Alphington), T (Pinhoe, Countess Wear, Topsham) and 50 (Exeter bus station, St David’s, Cowley Bridge, Crediton) will also be operating a daytime Sunday timetable, ensuring coverage for the main...
Enjoy the talents of Shooting Fish, a four piece rock band, who will be performing on Thursday 28th November in aid of Tissue and organ donation at Mama Stones.
Shooting Fish perform tracks by artists such as The Foo Fighters, Green Day and many more.
As well as musical performances, those who visit Mama Stones on Thursday night will also be treated to some comic performances.
Doors open at 6pm with a £4 door fee required. 75% of profits raised from entry will go to the cause
A campaign has been launched to reduce anti social driving and the number of young people killed or seriously injured on the roads.
Representatives from Devon County Council’s Safe and Sustainable Travel Team, Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Teignbridge District Council and Exeter Airport launched the 'The Honest Truth' road safety campaign at Exeter Airport.
The idea of the campaign is to raise awareness of the dangers of drink-driving and fatigue to airport passengers arriving at Exeter before beginning their onward journey home...
A homeless man in Exeter’s city centre has been attracting some attention for his imaginative approach to job hunting.
Ken Jones, 44, accompanied by his German Shepherd Bailey is refusing to take any cash from charitable passers-by and is instead looking for employment.
Holding a sign reading “Have you any work 4 me? Farm-Labour, Industrial Cleaning, Re-Cycling, Demolition, Builders Prep, will do Night watch”
Ken said: “I’d like to get a place on a farm for the winter. Get work and a place to stay. I’m from a farming background originally, from Wales.
South West Water has been ordered to pay £60,300 in fines and costs for polluting two beaches at Salcombe in South Devon. The case was brought by the Environment Agency.
Sewage spills occurred in August 2012 during the Salcombe annual regatta.
On August 6 the Agency responded to reports of pollution at South Sands. It found sewage leaking from a corroded inspection hatch and flowing down the beach.
South Hams District Council responded to the pollution by erecting a sign at the entrance to the beach advising people not to bathe at South Sands. South West Water...
As solar farms begin to play an important role in addressing the UK’s electricity needs and aiding the drive towards cheaper, cleaner electricity bills for the consumer, this maturing industry now plays a vital role supporting the economic stability of the agricultural sector and creating full time employment for local communities in the South West.
Lightsource Renewable Energy, the UK’s leading solar energy generator currently operates over 40 solar farms in the South West of England with an Operations satellite office based in Bath.
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found evidence of a link between poverty and attention defect hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
An analysis of more than 19,500 UK children aged 13 and under found that there was a significantly higher number of children from families living below the poverty line had been diagnosed with ADHD.
The study also found that a child with ADHD was roughly three times more likely to have parents who live in social housing than owned their own home.
There was also a rise in incidence of children with ADHD from single...
A 47 year-old man may lose his sight after an unprovoked attack in an Exeter night club.
The victim was hit in the eyes with a bottle or glass while in Club Rococo early on Sunday Morning (24 November).
The man was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery but there is still a concern that the damage to his sight may be permanent.
Police investigating the assault are currently studying CCTV but as yet no arrests have been made. A police spokesman said: “We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed anything in the club in Mary Arches Street on Saturday night...
This year’s Devon stage of the Tour of Britain had the largest turnout in the tour’s seven year history bringing almost £5.9 million of additional spending to the county along the course of the tour.
250,000 spectators are thought to have turned out to watch the race along the 85 mile route between Sidbury and Dartmoor.
Around 62,000 people are thought to have stayed in the county overnight bringing extra trade to the local tourism industry.
A TV audience of more than 2.8 million people in the UK tuned into the coverage of the Devon Stage on ITV4 and Eurosport. The...
