As excitement builds for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, Canada’s Alex Tessier is relishing the chance to return to Exeter, where she has spent the past season playing for the Chiefs.

The dynamic fly-half is set to take centre stage at Sandy Park when Canada faces Scotland on September 6th, in what promises to be one of the most thrilling match-ups of the tournament’s pool stage....

A heartfelt new song is being released to mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, aiming to raise awareness of Calmer Lives and CEDA while generating much-needed funds to support neurodivergent individuals and their families.

Jennifer Levey, a Therapeutic Mentor for Calmer Lives and independent counsellor, originally wrote Natural High over a decade ago as a personal expression of...

Co Adventurers Ltd, a pioneering alternative education provider, has officially opened its new hands-on learning facility in St Thomas. The newly refurbished site is designed to support children at risk of exclusion and aims to provide a dynamic and engaging environment where young people can flourish.

The expansion marks a significant step forward in Co Adventurers’ journey, enabling...

The National Trust is creating a ‘living library’ of trees in east Devon in efforts to help save Britain’s rarest and most threatened native species, the black poplar.

Building on existing efforts up and down the country and with thanks to support from HSBC UK, the conservation charity is forming a living gene bank of black poplar at Killerton, near Exeter, to help save the declining...

One of the west country’s best loved events is back this June - the Secret Gardens of Topsham.

Organised by Topsham Museum and held on Sunday June 8 the event - normally staged on alternate years - attracted no fewer than 1,400 visitors in 2023 and this year aims for even more.

For 2025 the event, which is held with the support of Wilkinson Grant estate agency, will consist...

Exeter Racecourse is set to host a day of action-packed family fun on Sunday 23 March as the pint-sized powerhouses of the equine world - Shetland ponies - take centre stage.

These spirited little racers, born and bred in the rugged landscapes of the Shetland and Orkney Isles, are a true testament to their ancient heritage. Shetland ponies are one of the oldest and purest breeds in...

IHG Hotels & Resorts , one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has opened voco Zeal Exeter Science Park – IHG’s first branded net zero* carbon hotel, in partnership with Zeal Hotels and Valor Hospitality. It has been designed to operate entirely on renewable and solar energy.

As with all voco branded hotels, the 142-room voco Zeal Exeter Science Park has been designed to help...

Exeter's local homelessness charity, St Petrock’s, is inviting the community to participate in The Big Night Out, a charity sleep-out event designed to raise both awareness and funds for the charity’s work with those experiencing homelessness during what is the charity’s 30th year. The event will take place on Friday, 25th April 2024.

Emma Jones, Community Relations Manager, shares...