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Dean Mumm insists he will have plenty of happy memories to take home to Australia once he brings the curtain down on his Exeter Chiefs career in the not too distant future.

After three seasons in Devon, the 31-year-old is set to run out for one final time at Sandy Park this weekend as the Chiefs prepare to welcome Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership.

A sell-out crowd will roar Mumm and his team-mates into battle this Saturday, but Exeter’s inspirational skipper doesn’t want his Westcountry experience to end just yet.

Instead, the 33-time capped Wallabies...

Mattie Richardson, Bunyip Beads; James Clark, Marks & Spencer; Patrick Cunningham, Exeter Phoenix; Wayne Pearce, Princesshay; Helen Scholes, Stagecoach and David Goodchild, Exeter Cavern Club met this week for the first time as new board directors of the Exeter BID Company.

They will be joined at future meetings by fellow directors Echo editor Jon-Paul Hedge, Ben Barlaba, The LXS Centre Stage; Stephen Auty, Specsavers and Jonathan Boatfield, Cadastre as well as by stakeholder board members representing Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Exeter City Council and Devon...

Thirty nine per cent of Federation of Small Business members identified access to broadband as one of the top five priorities for the incoming government, following last week’s General Election. Commenting on the findings, Mike Smith, Director of Small Business at Virgin Media Business, said: ”We already know that small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. Yet still more needs to be done to support them – and digital is a huge part of that. ”That’s why we’re committed to supporting SMEs and growing businesses across the UK. Earlier this year, we announced a £3bn investment into...

Jeremy Burgess managing director of Sparex Group has received the Michael Dwyer memorial prize in recognition of his outstanding progress in the agricultural engineering industry. The Michael Dwyer Memorial prize is presented annually to a mid-career engineer who has made exceptional progress in the agricultural engineering industry. Presenting the award Professor Mark Kibblewhite, President of IAgrE said, “Under Jeremy’s leadership the Sparex Group now has 18 companies in 17 countries and an annual turnover of £120 million.” Jeremy began his career as a design engineer with Massey...