Exeter City held newly crowned Sky Bet League Two champions Northampton Town to a goalless draw at St James Park.
Though without a goal the match was not without its drama as City’s opponents needed results to go their way to be crowned champions.
With City’s eyes focused on the play-offs, Chris Wilder’s side proved a tough test for the Grecians, who did have the better of the chances in the match.
Good opportunities fell to Jayden Stockley and Jake Taylor, with the former crashing a header against the post in the second half, and Taylor failed to convert the...
The National Trust is launching an Outdoor Explorer Club for kids at the Killerton estate near Exeter. The club is all about adventures and exploring – with no parents allowed.
The importance of outdoor experiences in childhood is part of the National Trust’s strategy to engage young people with nature as part of its Land, Outdoors and Nature programme. One of the goals the Trust has set itself is to re-connect children with nature, which benefits physical and mental wellbeing.
Rebuilding the connections between children and nature is also vital to ensuring we can continue...
SUEZ and East Devon District Council have being shortlisted for a prestigious national award, reflecting their collaborative approach to improving levels of recycling.
The judging panel for the Materials Recycling Week (MRW) National Recycling Awards 2016 has decided that the successful recycling trials conducted in new Feniton and The Colony in Exmouth warrant recognition, with the winners of each category to be announced on 6 July at a ceremony in London.
Andy Williams, Senior Contract Manager at SUEZ, recycling and recovery UK, said: “From the outset there was a mutual...
UK house price inflation is set for a slowdown over the coming months as the impact of new stamp duty changes, the EU referendum and the forthcoming devolved elections combine to create a climate of uncertainty in the country’s housing market, the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has revealed.
These factors have been most strongly felt in central London where 38% more respondents expected to see house prices fall than rise over the next three months. Across the UK, sentiment around house price inflation has also dampened with 17% of respondents...
A catering business that provides exciting food experiences using the West Country’s finest produce has won Fast Track to Growth Devon Pitch 2016.
Pickle Shack has secured £15,000 worth of financial strategy, PR and marketing support for the rest of the year, after a final pitch event in front of a panel of judges in Exeter.
Thirteen companies including Bluebird Care, Custodian Solutions, Otter Valley Dairy and Salcombe Distilling Company were selected for the business growth programme, developed by financial strategy experts SouthWestfd and PR, marketing and design agency...
Exeter's highly successful staging of the Rugby World Cup 2015 in the city last year has been recognised at an award ceremony.
The City's hosting of RWC2015 won the Event award at the Exeter Living Awards last night (14 April), as well as the Platinum Award for the strongest category winner.
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum was shortlisted in the Arts category and the Leisure & Tourism category, which were won by The Bike Shed Theatre and Exeter Street Food.
Victoria Hatfield, Economy & Tourism Manager for Exeter City Council, said: "I am delighted that we...
The awards have been submitted and the judges have spoken - it is now time to announce the shortlist for the 2016 South West Built Environment Awards!
With over 100 entries across 15 categories, this year's awards have been packed full of outstanding, pioneering projects, products and people. Each of the judges have assessed three of the 15 categories on a strict and confidential marking system to establish the award category winners, highly commended and shortlisted entries.
Through categories such as the sought after Project of the Year and Innovation Award - the South...
Devon and Cornwall Police has made a significant improvement to its 101 non-emergency service since Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg demanded urgent action. In January Mr Hogg insisted on an immediate performance upgrade, saying his review into the service highlighted ‘a poor state’ of affairs. Now, figures recorded for the last two weeks show that, on average, calls transferred to the Force Enquiry Centre (FEC) are answered in less than three minutes. In addition, for the same period, less than one in 10 calls wait more than 10 minutes to be answered. When the OPCC first reported...
Local housebuilder Barratt Homes is celebrating after receiving a major national award from the Home Builders Federation (HBF).
The house builder has achieved a 90% customer satisfaction score and 5 star rating after it took part in a nationwide survey. Barratt Homes is the only major national housebuilder to have been awarded the maximum 5 star rating for seven years in a row by the HBF.
Barratt Homes took part in the UK-wide survey of more than 45,000 homebuyers which revealed that over 90% of Barratt customers would recommend the homes to a friend. The high customer...
This year's Exeter Great West Run will take place on Sunday 16 October.
Pulse Sport ( www.pulsesport.co.uk ) has taken on the management and organisation of the run, and are pleased to confirm the appointment of Exeter-based race organiser Mark Cowen as Race Director.
The race organisers are looking for sponsors. Anyone who can help is asked to contact Charlie Beauchamp, MD of Pulse Sport by email at charlie@pulsesport.co.uk
Details of the race and how to take part an be found at www.thegreatwestrun.co.uk
