Exeter Phoenix has revealed plans to make six new moving image works after announcing the winners of its 2018 film commissions. Ideas for new short films were invited from artists and filmmakers from all over the South West before the six final filmmakers and artists were chosen. The successful filmmakers and artists will now receive a share of over £10,000 worth of support to make their ideas a reality. The winning projects span narrative short film, documentary, animation and artists moving image. The completed films will cover topics as wide ranging as British identity in the wake of...

Duncan Lyster, a fourth year physics student at the University of Exeter, UK, has founded his own hand-crafted, wooden surfboard company.

With help from Think Try Do, a University initiative that helps undergraduates make the connections to found their own start-ups, Duncan Lyster has founded Lyster Surfcraft, creating lightweight wooden surfboards that perform as well as their polyurethane equivalents.

“My dad is a cabinet maker, so while that is a bit different from surfboards, his carpentry skills were a great help when making the first board in my first year of...

Devon mum Leah Phillips is turning her passion for fitness into a new business.

She has linked up with fellow trainer Mark Flynn to launch Peak Fitness Training.

Mum-of –three Leah (pictured, inset) said she wanted to encourage people of all shapes, ages and sizes to come along to the inaugural class on May 18th at Crediton Town Hall from 10am.

The 40-year-old said that as a busy parent she realised how difficult it is to balance family and work life and stay in shape at the same time.

Leah, who lives in Bow, Mid Devon, added: “I think a lot of people are...

All you need to know about Saturday's final game of the League Two season

Exeter City host Colchester United on Saturday in their final League Two match of the season.

The Grecians, who have accumulated 77 points this season, are already guaranteed a play-off place but need a point to secure that they are at home in the second leg. They could still play any of the following teams in the semi-final Notts County, Coventry City, Lincoln City or Mansfield Town.

City manager Paul Tisdale is expecting a few players to return from injury in time for Saturday’s match and is...

The team behind Devonshire Homes’ popular Cullompton development, Rivel’s Green, has scooped a prestigious industry award and is heading to London after coming top in the regional LABC Building Excellence Awards 2018.

Rivel’s Green, a successful new homes development by Devonshire Homes that is nearing completion, faced stiff competition to win the award for Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development in front of an audience of over 350 construction industry professionals. Partnering with GJR Architects, Devonshire Homes have brought 30 affordable homes to the site which sits...

Ali Hepher has dismissed talk that Exeter Chiefs will be coasting their way through tomorrow's (Saturday) final round of the Aviva Premiership away to Harlequins at The Stoop (4pm). Having already secured top spot and a home semi-final following their exertions already this season, some observers have muttered that the defending champions may well take the opportunity to rest up and relax ahead of their last four encounter against either Newcastle Falcons or Wasps on May 19. That notion, however, was quickly dispelled by Head Coach Hepher at this week's media briefing, where he in fact...

In a UK first, the country’s largest and best-known house builder has created an apprenticeship in marketing at its Exeter division.

Barratt Developments has long appointed apprentices in bricklaying, carpentry and plumbing but this initiative takes apprenticeships in a completely new direction.

Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has its regional headquarters in Exeter’s Matford Business Park where the marketing apprentice will be based. The apprentice, who will have a salary in the region of £17,000 per annum, will spend four days a...

The “blue light” emitted by street lights including LEDs, and commercial outdoor lighting such as advertising, is linked to a significant increase in the risk of breast and prostate cancer, innovative new research has concluded.

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and involving the University of Exeter found that participants living in large cities with heavy exposure to blue lights at night had double the risk of prostate cancer and 1.5 times higher risk of breast cancer. This was compared to populations with less exposure to blue light.

...

The Head of Exeter School's Royal Air Force section has been awarded the Jack Sadler Award for her outstanding contribution to the Combined Cadet Force contingent (CCF).

Flight Sergeant Meredith Marsh was presented with the brass trophy of an artillery shell case and an engraved medal by Commander Katharine Armstrong (RN) during the biennial CCF inspection on 27 April.

The Jack Sadler Award is made annually in memory of former pupil and trooper Jack Sadler who was tragically killed in Afghanistan.

Jack was a popular and respected senior member of the Army Section...