Rob Gibson wants his Exeter Chiefs Under-18s side to finish their season on a high note when they tackle Wasps in tomorrow’s Academy Finals Day at Worcester’s Sixways Stadium (2.30pm).
Having finished their Southern Group league fixtures with a 45-0 thumping of previously unbeaten Harlequins last Saturday, the Chiefs will head to the Midlands in buoyant mood and looking to put the seal on a campaign which has brought plenty of high points.
With only one defeat all season – that was at home to Saracens – the Devonians have come together well to produce not only a series of...
Exeter Baby Activities has announced the launch of the first Family Favourite Awards to find the businesses and individuals who work to create a vibrant and exciting city for local and visiting families.
The Awards celebrate the vital contribution made by local businesses and volunteers to support the families that live in and visit Exeter.
This year nominees and applicants will compete in seven categories and be adjudicated by a panel of judges. Arabella Greatorex, editor of Exeter Baby Activities said of the launch, “Exeter is our city of choice for raising our families....
In 2017 Somerset and Devon-based West Country Windows is celebrating 40 years of being in business and as one of a handful of West Country manufacturers with a business that is still run by two of the same directors who set it up in 1977; it holds a particularly unique position in the double glazing sector.
When the idea of West Country Windows was born in 1977, directors Ken Ashplant and Tim Earle remember the world as a very different place. Tim recalls the first Concorde flight between London and New York - something which was of particular significance to him as he was studying...
Fresh from appearances on ‘Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central’ (Comedy Central), ‘As Yet Untitled’ (Dave) and a month of packed houses at the Edinburgh Fringe, Stuart Goldsmith presents a new hour of funny, not entirely about becoming a parent at Exeter’s Bike Shed Theatre.
The host of the ‘Comedian’s Comedian Podcast’ (over 6 million downloads) finally shakes off an invigoratingly misspent youth.
Finding himself uprooted from his adoptive city and press-ganged into a pastoral existence by a cunning girl, Stu considers the big questions and wonders: how much compromise is...
Exmouth residents will soon be able to recycle up to as much as 60% of their household waste for weekly collection when a new improved recycling service starts in the town from Thursday (February 16.)
East Devon District Council has extended the number of items that households can now collect to include cardboard, mixed plastics, cartons/Tetra Paks and small electrical items.
The new additions mean householders are able to recycle more, throw away less rubbish and put East Devon at the very forefront of environmental sustainability.
Raising funds to improve the lives of older people in Exeter.
It is our 30 year Anniversary celebration this year so we are turning back the clock to 1987 with an 80's Retro Run theme for our March 10K - same great run - lots more fun!
This popular event attracts both experienced runners and those new to running.
The flat course with its City Centre start and finishing at Exeter Quayside is great for a PB or a first 10K.
The story of Call The Midwife’s Jennifer Worth by her sister Christine
“It was the autumn of 1945. I was seven and Jennifer had recently had her tenth birthday. We knew that whatever had occurred had to be serious. What we didn’t know was that our childhood as we had known it was over.” Having returned to our TV screens recently, the BBC’s evocative Call the Midwife drama tells the stories of women giving birth in harsh and difficult circumstances in the East End of London. Call the Midwife is based on the book written by Jennifer Worth, who died in 2011 but the vivid memories have...
Exeter Chiefs have today strengthened their options at scrum-half with the addition of Welsh international Martin Roberts.
The 30-year-old has joined on loan until the end of the season from Aviva Premiership rivals Bristol Rugby and will help supplement the half-back area with the Chiefs currently without the injured trio of Will Chudley, Dave Lewis and Niko Matawalu.
In welcoming Roberts to Sandy Park, head coach Rob Baxter said: “People are aware where we stand at the moment because of significant injuries to both Will Chudley and Dave Lewis – and don’t get me wrong I...
Tickets for the Devon County Show - one of the South West’s most iconic and enduring annual events – have gone on sale. The 122nd Show will be held on May 18-20 at Westpoint, Exeter and tickets can be purchased online or from outlets around the county. Show Secretary Ollie Allen said the Show will be a giant celebration of farming, food and country life. She added: “We will be showcasing award-winning livestock, the finest food and drink and rural living at its most vibrant. If you love Devon, you’ll love a day out at the Show!” Main ring entertainment includes the monster truck show Big...
Exeter will host a series of talks and debates on science and faith next month, thanks to a grant from the Scientists in Congregations scheme. “On Common Ground” brings together contributors including Rt Rev Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of Crediton and a former Chief Nursing Officer for England, scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, the Chief Executive of the Met Office, Rob Varley. The work is being led by Canon Anna Norman-Walker (Exeter Cathedral) and Prof John Bryant (Emeritus Professor, University of Exeter). Commenting on the launch, Prof John Bryant said: “I have...
