The waiting is over and rugby returns to Sandy Park today (Saturday) as Exeter Chiefs prepare to kick-off their 2015-16 campaign with the visit of Gloucester in the inaugural match of the West Country Challenge Cup (4:30pm).
After two months of gruelling work in the gym and the training field, Rob Baxter's side will at last be able to put into practice new ideas and fresh plans in the first of four warm-up fixtures for the Devon club.
With the forthcoming Rugby World Cup not only ensuring a later start to the domestic year, but also robbing clubs of key personnel for the...
Enjoy a FREE visit to Dartmoor National Park's Higher Uppacott medieval longhouse as part of Heritage Open Days 2015.
A longhouse is a medieval farmhouse in which both people and cattle were accommodated under a single roof. Higher Uppacott is rare and of national importance. It is one of the few remaining examples of this historic building type, which has retained its lower or shippon end (cattle shelter) in its original unaltered state. It is a Grade 1 listed building.
One of the things that makes Higher Uppacott so special is that its development from its medieval...
Harbour commissioners in Plymouth have agreed a major new contract for a multi-purpose workboat at Cattewater.
Cattewater Harbour Commissioners have ordered the bespoke 14m craft to replace an ageing vessel for a variety of tasks, including mooring work, salvage work, oil pollution incidents, dive and dredging support, buoy maintenance and towage.
They chose Meercat Workboats, of Portchester, Hampshire, to build the vessel after opening up the tender process Europe wide.
Meercat is on target to complete the 14m by 5m workboat for the harbour authority’s fleet in mid...
To celebrate the launch of the county's biggest open studio event this year, Devon Open Studios 2015 held a party at Teignmouth Arts Action Group.
The Chair of Devon County Council, Christine Channon opened the event with Cll Jacqui Orme, Mayor of Teignmouth and the new Director of Devon Artist Network, Anthony O'Keefe, was introduced at the event. Tracy Scranage, Teignmouth and Dawlish Town Centre Development Manager organised the art market and Adrian Innocent, the Marketing Manager of DOS’s key sponsor Helpful Holidays also came along to support this major cross-county event...
The first students started their classes at the new Cranbrook Education Campus on Thursday 3 September, a brand new ‘all through’ school for pupils aged between two and 16 run by The Ted Wragg Trust.
The school opened with around 60 places filled in the Nursery, 17 primary school students and 31 Year 7 students. The classrooms are being opened in phases, with more space used in line with student numbers as the community continues to grow.
Moira Marder, Executive Head Teacher at the Ted Wragg Trust said: “It’s so exciting to be part of the inception at this new school,...
The Cranbrook & Exeter Macmillan Fundraising Group invite you to tea at the Younghayes Centre, Younghayes Road, Cranbrook on 26th September. Please come along for tea, coffee, cakes, scones and raffle.
If you curious about Cranbrook or thinking about moving to the newest town in Devon why not check it out at the same time and have a chat with the locals. We're a really friendly bunch!
Your guide to the best of what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (4-6 September).
THEATRE
Boeing Boeing Friday & Saturady, 8pm, Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth It's the 1960's and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn't be happier, a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other! www.manorpavilion.com
MUSIC
Rave On - Tribute to Buddy Hollyl Friday, 7.30pm, Exmouth Pavilion Marc Robinson and the Counterfeit Crickets bring you an authentic evening of pure Rock n Roll, celebrating the music of the man himself...
Police in Exeter are appealing for information following burglaries at three separate building sites.
Since Friday 28th August three building sites have been targeted with power tools being the main focus for thieves.
Sometime over the bank holiday weekend between Friday 28th August and Tuesday 1st September, the Barrett & David Wilson building site on Hill Barton Road, Exeter was targeted and items stolen from insecure plots.
Amongst the property stolen were guttering, piping and plumbing equipment.
The offender(s) also stripped and stole copper from...
After the shocking pictures of children dying in the Mediterranean, people across Devon are rushing to donate money and goods to refugees caught in the camps at Calais.
On Thursday 10th September hundreds of people will be bringing their donations to Exeter Friends Meeting House.
The collection event has been organised on facebook in a very short time.
Over 200 people signed up to attend within the first 48 hours after the initial announcement.
“People are being astonishingly generous” said Ghee Bowman, one of the organisers “our crowdfunder page has raised...
Cullompton-based logistics company, Kay Transport, has announced that it will now be offering a full range of distribution services to Bulgaria and Romania.
The extension of its international services is being made possible by the company’s membership of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network.
This improved service means that Kay Transport can now deliver to 20 European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland,...
