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Ricky Pellow says his Exeter Chiefs will need to be "up for fight" ahead of tomorrow's latest Anglo-Welsh encounter against Wasps at Sandy Park (3pm).

After two rounds of battle, the Chiefs are positioned second in Pool 2, a point adrift of the Ospreys, who play host to Bristol in Bridgend.

Cornishman Pellow is well aware the Chiefs must not only make the most of home advantage this weekend against their Premiership counterparts, but at the same time produce a performance that keeps them very much in the hunt for qualification entering into the final round in a week's time...

Researchers in Exeter are to receive £5m in funding to improve the early detection of cancers in GP surgeries, Cancer Research UK has announced. The CanTest is part of Cancer Research UK’s Catalyst Award which aims to help researchers deliver trailblazing progress in their field with long-lasting results. The CanTest team, led by Professor Willie Hamilton - from the University of Exeter will work with researchers in three UK sites and across the globe on a five year project that will help GPs to detect cancers in a primary care setting and reduce the burden of referrals. This research will...

Rockfish in Devon has fried out on top at the 2017 National Fish & Chip Awards (26 January), organised by Seafish.

The chain of shops and restaurants was crowned with the Good Catch – The Sustainable Seafood Award and the Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award during a prestigious ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London – an event widely regarded as the ‘Oscars’ of the fish and chip industry.

Jointly sponsored by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), and fish supply brand Norfisk, the Good Catch – The...

Sustainable travel projects in Devon are to benefit from a £1.5 million funding award.

Devon County Council has successfully bid to the Government’s Access Fund to increase levels of walking and cycling across the county by supporting access to employment, education and training. The Department for Transport is providing £1.5 million funding over the next three years towards Devon’s ‘Walking and Cycling to Prosperity’ scheme, which will also be backed with £60,000 of County Council funding. The project will focus on key areas of housing and employment growth in Exeter, the Exeter...