The next Anglican Bishop of Crediton, the Diocese of Exeter has announced.
Reverend Nick McKinnel, 58, from the Minster Church of St Andrew in Plymouth will replace the Right Reverend Bob Evens.Bishop Evens, who has served since 2004, will retire at the end of October.
Mr McKinnel will be consecrated as a bishop in Southwark Cathedral, in London, in November.
He said: "I look forward to getting to know the clergy and congregations in this part of the diocese."
Mr McKinnel currently a prebendary at Exeter Cathedral.
City made two changes after last week's 3-0 defeat at Cheltenham. Pat Baldwin came in to form a back three alongside Coles and Amankwaah and Alan Gow started in partnership with Jamie Cureton up front. Arron Davies missed out through injury and Jimmy Keohane dropped to the bench. The new 3-5-1-1 formation allowed Scot Bennett to return to midfield.
The home side started with intent and David Healy’s early cross went all the way across the Exeter box. Dominic Poleon had plenty of time at the far post but shot first time and hit the bar.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter praised his side as they returned to winning ways with an impressive 33-9 victory over Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership.
Having suffered defeats to Leinster and Clermont Auvergne in the Heineken Cup, as well a setback on the road at Bath just seven days earlier, the Chiefs rediscovered their winning formula in style as tries from Gonzalo Camacho, Haydn Thomas and Chris Budgen helped pave the way for Exeter’s fourth league win of the season.
As well as the three tries, fly-half Gareth Steenson kicked over a further 16 points,...
One Gear Exeter and BikeCaffe Exeter present a casual evening of films for those with an interest in cycling. Featuring a selection of beautifully shot short films plus special guests.
The movies to be show are Böikzmöind ( www.boikzmoind.com ), a fun documentary by Gavin Strange about the fixed gear scene in Bristol. And Rapha films – short documentaries beautifully filmed about road cycling and adventure as a group of passionate cyclists.
Plus there’s a host of creative cycling enthusiast types on hand to help create that dynamo buzz.
Join us for our big day. Events start at 2.00pm with Radio Exe's live show. Come along and meet the local radio team!
Father Christmas will pop in after 4.30pm and will be handing out free pressies for good children!
And our 'Lights On" will begin with a bang at 6.30pm with glitter and snow! Transforma man will also be popping in to say "hello"! Lots to do for children with free balloon modelling during the evening and the chance to listen to carol singing.
Splash Swim school hosted a gala style mini-Olympics on 19 October, raising £145 for Exmouth RNLI. Splash Swim school teachers and parents volunteered their time to host a competitive event at Middlemoor giving children from as young as four, the opportunity to compete in swimming races.
26 children attended and all received a medal for entry, competing in the main strokes: front crawl; back crawl; butterfly and breaststroke. Depending on their age and ability, the competitors raced half lengths, full lengths, two lengths and took part in a fun woggle race. Points were earned for...
The last section of the £1.1 million Town Quay Bridge, linking Newton Abbot and Kingsteignton, was lifted into place this week.
The new 90-metre long steel cable-stay bridge is being developed by Devon County Council and charity Sustrans, as part of the charity’s work in developing new everyday walking and cycling links in communities across the UK, with funding from the Big Lottery.
Finishing works are continuing on the bridge, and parapets incorporating lighting, are still to be installed. Approaches for the cycle way are also to be completed.
Devon Life announced the winners of the 2012 Devon Life Food & Drink Awards at a glittering black tie event held at Exeter's Sandy Park last night. The ceremony honours the finest food and drink producers in Devon.
The Exeter Daily would like to congratulate all winners and finalists, but especially Exeter's St Peter's School for winning Best School Food Award, Ben Bulger of the Magdalen Chapter Hotel for winning Best Chef of the Year and The Hunstman Inn at Ide for winning Best Dining Pub of the Year. Special mentions also go to the Rodean Restaurant (Best Restaurant...
The annual Ottery Tar Barrels event is due to take place on Monday 5th November and is likely to attract thousands of visitors to the town. Police are working closely with other agencies, including fire and ambulance services to monitor the event.
The Tar Barrels Committee is reminding visitors to be mindful of their own safety and follow the advice given by marshals on the night.
In the event of a safety issue police will also be using Twitter to update visitors who have access via their mobile phones. To follow regular updates on Twitter please follow @...
