The county of Devon is providing a chance to start life afresh free from fear for children who have arrived on their own in the UK having fled conflict in their native countries.
Devon has welcomed unaccompanied children seeking asylum since 2015 when under a Home Office programme up to 70 children, displaced from refugee camps outside Calais, were transferred to Devon.
Most moved quickly through the county to be reunited with relatives across the UK. A few remained and have since settled well to life in Devon.
Since then a further 41 children have arrived as part...
Harry Williams insists Exeter Chiefs can ill afford to dwell on the disappointment of defeat in May’s Premiership Final against Saracens.
Instead, the England international believes he and his team-mates must instead use that loss as ‘fuel to the fire’ as the Devon club look ahead to the new 2018/19 campaign.
The new season kicks-off in less than a month on September 1 against Leicester Tigers at Sandy Park and the 26-year-old is aiming to be part and parcel of Rob Baxter’s mix as they look to wrestle back their title crown from the Londoners.
BOYZLIFE (Keith Duffy of Boyzone and Brian McFadden of Westlife) are back on tour and coming to play Exeter Lemon Grove in October.
Boyzlife brings together members of two of the biggest boybands in history, Boyzone and Westlife, to perform a whole host of their biggest chart hits.
Brian McFadden enjoyed 12 UK and Ireland number ones as a member of Westlife, including a record breaking seven top spots in a row. The band also boast four number 1 albums and over 30 million record sales in total. Since Westlife, Brian has enjoyed international solo success, including a UK...
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today (10th August 2018) confirmed the continuation for 2019 Summer of its four summer sun routes from Exeter Airport with multi-frequency weekly services to Alicante, Faro, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca. This is in addition to four flights a week to Norwich.
These will become available for booking from Thursday 16th August, 2018. These routes will operate for the entire period of the summer schedule between 31st March and Saturday 26th October 2019 but are currently only available for travel through to 16th June 2019. In total, Flybe’s...
On the evening of the 22 September, InExeter and Sancho's will be hosting a night celebrating slow fashion at Exeter Cathedral, highlighting Autumn/Winter lines from selected independent businesses. We will also be showcasing designers and brands from the South West and providing a space for community groups to present their projects through fashion. Sancho’s will also launch of the South West Sustainable Design Award , celebrating the many sustainably minded designers, makers and community projects in the South west.
The evening will start with a drinks reception underneath the...
Join Sancho's and Plastic Free Exeter on Sunday 2 September.
Meet outside Sancho's on 117 Fore Street at 11am to stroll down to the Quay, picking up litter along the way.*
After an hour of litter picking along the Quay, we will be encouraging people to bring along their own plastic free picnic, with items that didn't come out of plastic wrapping, e.g. homemade hummus and pitta bread.
Sancho's owner, Kalkidan, is secretly hoping that everyone will be wearing their dungarees, so make a girls dream come true and wear your Yaks won't ya :)
If you were to pop into any Hospiscare shop now, you will be met by a new addition the team. Kim, in cardboard cut-out form, is updated each week with a new number - the hours of Hospiscare Community Nurse Specialist visits that are funded by the Weekly Prize Draw tickets sold in Hospiscare shops.
The real Kim Thomas is an Assistant Practitioner and familiar face at the Day Hospice at Searle House. Chris Routley, the Lottery Manager, says: “It was important to me that we showed a real Hospiscare care provider and not just a stock image, so I am delighted Kim has allowed us to use...
Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience one of Germany's finest Ensembles Chamber Philharmonia Cologne * Germany performing on Monday 20th August 2018 at 7.30 pm in St. David’s Church in Exeter
Classics from Germany
A diverse program ranging from Antonio Vivaldi and his tremendously famous "Four Seasons" to W.A. Mozart, Peter Tchaikovsky and Niccolo Paganini
Bookings:
Exeter Visitor Information and Tickets, Dix’s Field, EX1 1GF Exeter / Devon, Tel. 01392 / 665700
Captain Jake Taylor says he is excited about the future at Exeter City having put pen to paper on a new deal at St James Park.
The midfielder, who has been an integral part of the team over the past two-and-a-half seasons, says the club is moving in the right direction and he was keen to tie down his future at St James Park because of that.
“I am very pleased,” he said. “The future at Exeter City is exciting. Since Matty (Taylor) has come in he has showed us it is completely different this year and it is definitely something I want to be involved in going forward.”
Accountants and business advisers PKF Francis Clark have announced a new initiative with The Rugby Players’ Association (RPA). The RPA is the representative body and collective voice of professional rugby players in England. It was established in 1998 to look after the interests of all professional players, from Academy players to the superstars of the international game.
The RPA offers members Player Welfare and Representation services as well as a comprehensive national Personal Development Programme (PDP) to help prepare them for life after rugby. The RPA has also acted as the...
