The president of Diabetes UK will talk about the ground-breaking treatment he underwent to gain control of his diabetes at a meeting in Exeter.
Richard Lane, 68, was among the first people in the country to receive a transplant of insulin-producing islet cells in 2005. Following three transplants, he was the first person in the UK with Type 1 diabetes to come off insulin altogether.
Richard will be discussing his own experience of diabetes and the work of Diabetes UK at the meeting at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry on October 18....
Princesshay Centre Management are promising a huge party atmosphere for the Princesshay Christmas light switch-on – complete with top entertainment from some household names.
Television and radio presenter, Toby Anstis, will be presenting the event on Thursday, November 22, and there will be performances by the Military Wives Choir and Adam Isaac, who rose to fame in the popular TV show, The Voice.
Exeter’s own celebrity chef, Michael Caines, will turn the lights on, accompanied by two ladies from the Military Wives Choir who will be escorted by the Lord Mayor Rod Newby and...
This month sees a jump in new seller average asking prices of 3.5% (+£8,310), the biggest increase for eight months, with a regional boost of 4.8% (+£21,834) and a 6.2% increase on last year's prices. This goes a long way towards reversing the Olympic-induced price lull over the summer, which saw asking prices of property coming to market fall by 4.6% (-£11,377) over the three months between June and September. This price rebound indicates the market is not performing as badly as some feared.
However, sellers looking to try for a higher price should note Rightmove research which...
The search for missing 65-year-old Mary Unwin, has been called off in Cornwall, coastguards have confirmed, following the discovery of the remains of what they believe to be her yacht in Sennen Cove.
A police spokesperson confirmed that the wreckage is thought to be missing 65-year-old millionairess Ona Mary Unwin's boat, although there is no sign of a body on board the stricken vessel.
Mary left Mousehole to go to Bideford at 6.30pm on Saturday evening, but the alarm was raised on Sunday by relatives in Bideford when she failed to make contact.
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admitted he was left with "mixed emotions" after seeing his slip to a narrow 9-6 defeat against Leinster in their first-ever Heineken Cup fixture.
Pitted in the so-called 'Group of Death' against the reigning champions, French giants Clermont Auvergne and Welsh region Scarlets, the Chiefs came within a whisker of snatching a share of the spoils in their debut outing.
Exeter's Argentine fly-half Ignacio Mieres had the opportunity to ensure a draw with the very last kick of the game, but sadly his penalty from just shy of 50 metres...
More dramatic images have been emerging of the wrekage of a triple fatal plane crash that a Devon man miraculously survived.
Michael Hudson, 23, who The Exeter Daily understands is from Teignmouth, was visiting Antigua en route to Montserrat for a business trip when plane plunged to the ground just after 4pm last Sunday (Oct 7).
The pilot, Captain Jason Forbes and 29-year-old Annya Duncan, of Jamaica, were killed on impact.
The other passenger, 57-year-old Sandrama Poligadu, of Guyana, was taken to hospital but died shortly after.
A national newspaper has praised the joint effort that went into securing the new John Lewis store for Exeter.
Observer journalist Zoe Wood wrote:
Despite the rearguard action being fought by government high street tsar Mary Portas, town centres around the country are being pushed to breaking point as retail chains are felled by the recession. One in seven high-street shops lies empty, with the recent failure of JJB Sports, which resulted in more than 130 closures, making a grim picture worse.
Against that backdrop, the strength of Exeter's retail centre – albeit...
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Halloween might not be until the end of the month, but defending Heineken Cup champions Leinster were given one almighty fright by visiting Exeter Chiefs at the RDS.
Strutting their stuff in European Rugby's premier competition for the first time in the club's history, the Chiefs came within a whisker of grabbing at least a share of the spoils against their star-studded Irish hosts.
With the clock having run dry in the Irish capital, Argentinian ace Ignacio Mieres had the opportunity to put his name in Exeter folklore when he was afforded a last-gasp penalty chance....
City's poor recent run of results continued as they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of a clinical Northampton Town side at Sixfields this afternoon, writes Andrew Morris.
Northampton's powerful and direct approach triumphed over City's short passing game in a match littered with niggly fouls and yellow cards.
Positives for City were the valuable game time secured by Bennett, Gow and Sercombe. Fans will be hoping that all three are in contention for the visit of Chesterfield next Saturday where Tisdale's side will be searching for an improvement on today's...
