Exeter Chiefs officials have spoken of their delight at the local support being shown for this season's LV= Cup Final, which is to be staged at Sandy Park in the New Year.
For the first time ever, the prestigious Anglo-Welsh competition is heading west for it's grand final, which will take place on Sunday, March 16 (3pm).
And whilst the finalists will not be known until nearer the fixture itself, it has not stopped supporters from across the region snapping up tickets at such an early stage.
Already the Sandy Park Corporate Boxes and the West Grandstand have already...
Police are investigating the theft of over £1,000 of charity money stolen from a Hospice charity fundraiser in Ilfracombe last Wednesday (18th December).
The money- thought to total £1,130- was stolen sometime between 8:45pm and 9:30pm, during the interval of a well attended Charity Bingo event in Combe Martin Village hall.
The money was taken from a tin on the hall’s stage at an event attended by over 150 people.
Police are asking that any witnesses or anyone who knows anything about the crime contact 101 quoting police reference CI/13/1457 or alternatively call...
Exeter Chamber of Commerce helped eight local charities raise over £900 at their Christmas Charity Auction Lunch last week, held at the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel.
Paul Nero, chief executive of Radio Exe was the auctioneer on the day, taking bids from over 100 business people that were in attendance. Items for auction included an Exeter Chiefs Rugby weekend experience for two, in aid of St Loyes Foundation, and a beautiful framed print of the cover photo of the BBC Radio Devon Countryside Calendar from Devon Community Foundation.
Two former Exeter Chiefs players are urging people to help them row the distance to the Philippines to raise money for two charities.
Former Chiefs Captain Sam Blythe and teammate Shane Kingsland will start on January 1st and want to complete 11 million metres by the end of the month.
They are planning to row a million metres each - that’s around 32 kilometres (or 19 miles) every day.
Now they want members of the public to get on the rowing machine for the event - called Janurow - to help them reach their target.
The Exeter Daily is bringing Devon and The X Factor’s golden boy Luke Friend home to perform live at Exeter Phoenix to say thank you to his fans for their support.
Seventeen-year-old Luke came third on this year’s show despite an incredible performance in the final alongside Ellie Goulding.
Luke will be joined by fellow talent show star Adam Isaac, who made it as a far as the quarter final stages of The Voice UK with his coach Sir Tom Jones.
Also supporting Luke is brand new teen sensation, 15-year-old Charlotte Ward from Exeter. Charlotte is in the finals of...
The RSPCA is braced for a busy festive period after dealing with a bumper number of calls about cruelty over Christmas last year (2012).
Last year staff answered 833 calls about neglect and cruelty on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day – 53 per cent more than the same period in 2011.
Calls to help collect injured and abandoned animals were also up by about a third (32%) from 584 in 2011 to 769 last year.
Chief Inspector Dermot Murphy said: “We are ready for a busy time. Last year the number of calls about animals which needed our help was significantly...
Teignbridge businesses could be in line for an EU funding boost after parts of the district were included in a draft map for Assisted Area Status.
Five Teignbridge wards covering parts of Newton Abbot, Ipplepen, Coffinswell and Kingskerswell have been included in the Assisted Area Status Map (AAS) that will cover the next European Union funding period from 2014 to 2020.
Assisted Area Status permits the granting of additional financial support to small businesses and large enterprises in economically disadvantaged locations.
A new venture for Exeter-based marketing agency Big Wave Media, the UK Business Games, will be officially launched by their ambassador Jo Pavey at a fun and motivational event in January. ‘An Evening with Jo Pavey’ will be a chance to find out all about the UK Business Games, plus enjoy Jo speaking about her profession and career. The event, held in late January will take place at the Rougemont Hotel, Exeter. Four-time Olympian Jo is a long distance runner, specialising in the 5000m and 10000m. She holds the second fastest time for the 10,000m in Britain and her time recorded in the London...
Having spent the past fortnight going toe-to-toe with reigning European champions RC Toulon in the Heineken Cup, it's back to the blood and thunder of the Aviva Premiership this weekend for the Exeter Chiefs, who tomorrow welcome Newcastle Falcons to Sandy Park (3pm).
After a punishing run of fixtures, both domestically and in Europe, the Chiefs will be looking not only to address a five-game losing streak, but at the same time deliver an early Christmas present to their supporters in the final home game of 2013.
Despite recent setbacks, assistant coach Ali Hepher insists...
In the run up to Christmas, members of LV=’s Exeter Community team spent the day delivering 800 presents to eight local preschools and primary school around the local area.
Dressed as Father Christmas, Dave Cotton and colleagues visited the schools in traditional grotto fashion, delighting children with early Christmas presents. Dave Cotton from LV= said: “During the day we travelled over 100 miles and delivered 800 presents, and the best bit was definitely seeing the smiles of surprise and joy on the children’s faces.
“All of the schools were nominated by employees within...
