Exeter Chiefs kicked-off their pre-season programme on a high note as they overcame Welsh outfit Scarlets at the Parc Y Scarlets.
In the first of three friendlies for Rob Baxter’s side ahead of their Aviva Premiership opener at Northampton Saints on 7 September, the Chiefs produced a solid display in the Principality.
Tries from locks Damian Welch and Will Carrick-Smith, together with successful kicks from Gareth Steenson and Henry Slade, were certainly the highlights for the visitors, but Baxter will also have...
South West Water has revealed more of its plans to improve the region's water and sewerage services between 2015 and 2020.
Customers and businesses are being asked to comment on its draft WaterFuture proposals, which could see around £850 million being pumped into the regional economy supporting more than 4,000 jobs, before they are submitted to water industry regulator Ofwat later this year.
Investment highlights include:
Construction of a £50 million-plus new water treatment works for the Plymouth area using a new energy-saving process not used in the UK
Dartmoor National Park Authority has recruited local Olympian and Team GB Pistol Shooter, Georgina (Gorgs) Geikie, as a Dartmoor Ambassador, with a remit to promote the National Park as an activity destination.
As part of her role Gorgs has just finished filming A Dartmoor Adventure. This new film promotes outdoor recreation as part of a healthy lifestyle and showcases the variety of outdoor recreational opportunities that can be enjoyed on Dartmoor.
This inspirational film shows how people with a basic fitness level can make the most of what Dartmoor has to offer but also...
The first consultation for the new Exeter Mathematics School (EMS) will be held on 28 August at the University of Exeter.
The new school will be a mathematically oriented, academic sixth form, providing an environment in which those with an interest in, and aptitude for, mathematics can be stimulated, developed and stretched.
The EMS is due to open in September 2014, with 30 year 12 students drawn from Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Somerset and is co-sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College.
One of only two specialist mathematics schools in the UK, the...
Have you got a question you’d like to ask Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer?
Mr Sawyer will be taking to social networking site Twitter on Monday, 19 August and Tuesday, 20 August, to answer questions and issues being raised by anyone following the hashtag #LiveChiefTweet
He’ll be tweeting from Devon and Cornwall’s main account DC_Police which already has more than 20,000 followers and will also be talking to local media about the events and how the tweeting has gone.
Mr Sawyer said: “I want to utilise as many channels as possible to talk to the...
Richard Henderson, born 23 August 1970, went missing on 8 August 2013 from his home address in Sandford Walk, Exeter. His neighbours believed he was due to go camping on 7 August 2013 and he may be in possession of a tent and camping equipment.
Mr Henderson is described as a white male, about 5ft 11in tall, of slim build with short cropped fair hair, he has links to Exmouth, Exeter and the Dawlish areas.
Any campsites across Devon and Cornwall may have been occupied and Police would urge their employees to take note of Mr Henderson’s image.
Oxjam Exeter has announced some of the artists that will be performing live at venues across Exeter during the Oxjam Exeter Takeover weekend, taking place on 19 and 20 October 2013.
Confirmed artists include:
• Alex Gregory - Nominated for ‘Best Acoustic Act’ at the South West Music Awards.
• Hannah Berney - Starred on the BBC1 show ‘The Voice’
• The Loose Cannons - Won ‘Best Soul/ R&B Act’ at the South West Music Awards
• Luke Friend - Winner of the Teenstars competition, held at the O2.
These artists will be amongst 120 acts playing at...
Three days and four nights of inspirational talks, readings and in conversations with talented authors, poets, playwrights, historians, broadcasters, nature writers, an astronomer, a gardener, an award-winning travel writer and rising stars.
Direct from Australia, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo roars into Exeter with its impressive cast of prehistoric creatures, live on stage.
Dinosaur Zoo creators, ‘Erth’, use imaginative puppetry to bring dinosaurs to life in an interactive live show which is suitable for all the family (age 3+).
Audiences are introduced to a range of creatures from cute baby dinos to teeth-gnashing giants, including a carnivorous theropod known as the Australovenator, based on the most complete meat-eating dinosaur skeleton found in Australia.
During the show, intrepid audience members brave...
