Bicton College, Devon’s specialist land-based college, and The Dartington Hall Trust are to join forces to establish a new centre of educational excellence on the Dartington Hall estate.

‘Bicton College@Dartington’, a new and exciting partnership, will open up access to land-based education in Devon, strengthen the county’s reputation as a global leader in agricultural innovation and help to lay the foundations for a more sustainable farming future.

Alex Stevens, Senior Food and Farming Adviser, NFU in the South West commented "The NFU whole-...

At this time of year, many people’s thoughts will be turning towards the past, particularly to memories of lost loved ones.

One way to honour the memory of a lost loved one is by dedicating a light on the Hospiscare Tree of Light which will be situated on Cathedral Green.

The Tree of Light will be on Cathedral Green in Exeter. The Tree will be shining with lights given in dedication and will be lit every evening at dusk. The Book of Memories can be viewed at each church during each of the services, for full details see below....

Exeter Morris Men are inviting anyone who has ever considered having a go at Morris dancing to go along to their Open Evening at Ide Memorial Hall at 8pm on Thursday 25 October.

Now the dancing season has come to an end, the search is on to find more members to add to the thirty strong side and Exeter Morris would be especially interested to hear from younger dancers.

Morris dancing may be an ancient tradition but go to any summer fete, fair or countryside gathering and these flamboyant performers will still form a major part of the day’s activities. Yet some Morris dancing...

It wasn't quite the outcome he craved on his full debut for the Exeter Chiefs, but summer signing Damian Welch insists there were still plenty of positives to take from last Saturday's Heineken Cup loss to French giants Clermont Auvergne.

Recruited in the summer from Pool 5 rivals Scarlets, the imposing second row forward has had to bide his time to get his first taste of senior action with his new club. However, the 30-year-old's patience duly paid off when he was used as a second half replacement for James Hanks during Exeter's first-ever Heineken Cup fixture at Sandy Park....

Exeter Racecourse stages its richest raceday on Tuesday November 6 with the prestigious sportingbet Haldon Gold Cup taking centre stage.

The grade two race is one of the highlights of the early jump racing season and this year is part of the ‘Road to Cheltenham’ series sponsored by leading bookmaker sportingbet.com .

The race is steeped in tradition and quality and former winners include Best Mate, Medermit, Planet of Sound and Azertyuiop. Former runners include Kauto Star and Desert Orchid.

The race is the early target for two of trainer...

Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale was pleased to end a three game losing streak as he saw his side come from behind to draw away to Dagenham and Redbridge. Top goal-scorer Jamie Cureton’s second-half goal cancelled out Medy Elito’s by-line strike to put an end to the Grecians' 300 minutes without victory.

The Grecians' manager said: “I’m very pleased with the way we played, we had a bit of a poor patch and we knew it would be a very competitive game here.

“The game was so high tempo and erratic and the players responded very well and were competitive....

A member of the Prime Minister’s ‘champion’ group on Dementia Friendly Communities is to help and advise Devon County Council on how their new multi-million pound dementia care Centres of Excellence should be run, it has been announced.

Ian Sherriff and research colleagues from Plymouth University have been appointed by the Council to help make sure that their new Centres of Excellence not only provide first-rate care to people staying as residents, but also that they support the great many people living with dementia in their surrounding communities, and their carers....

Devon County Council is ensuring that communities are well prepared to keep Devon moving during any severe weather over the coming Winter months.

Devon has a network of 265 Snow Warden volunteers across the county – as more than 60% of towns and parishes in Devon have signed up to Devon County Council’s winter self-help Snow Warden initiative. The scheme is also currently being rolled out in Exeter where recognised community groups and residents’ associations who wish to be involved

Devon County Council’s salt stocks are at full capacity with around 25,000...