Will Chudley says he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates are relishing this weekend's crunch Big Game 6 encounter with Harlequins at a packed Twickenham Stadium.
With just a point and a place separating Harlequins in fourth and the fifth-placed Chiefs in the current Aviva Premiership standings, the talented scrum-half knows the importance of a big display at English Rugby HQ this weekend.
"It should be a fantastic occasion," said Chudley, who was part of the Exeter side that returned to winning ways last weekend with a 16-3 win over former club Newcastle Falcons. "For a lot of...
The Exeter Daily is delighted to announce that we will be hosting "An Audience with Luke Friend" on Friday 10 January 2014 at The Exeter Phoenix.
Luke will be back on home soil once again for an evening dedicated to his fans and those that have supported him throughout his incredible journey. He will be supported by fellow talent show superstars Adam Isaac and up and coming 15-year-old Charlotte Ward.
Tickets are available NOW via: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/an-audience-with-luke-friend/
Regen SW and four Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have called on government to require all large renewable energy projects to have a formal plan for creating local jobs.
The call comes in a response to a government consultation on how large scale renewables should foster innovation, competition and support the development of low carbon supply chains as part of the Electricity Market Reform process.
The chief executive of Regen SW, Merlin Hyman, said:
“Nearly half of all UK infrastructure investment this decade will be in energy, over £100 billion. This is a...
RAMM’s geologist is helping research a stone axe hammer found in Lydford in the 1960s. Its finder recently brought the axe to the Devon Finds Liaison Officer for identification.
She turned to RAMM to help examine the stone to determine where it came from and to formally record it with the South West Museums Implement Petrology Group.
Axe hammers are quite rare; only about sixteen have been recorded from Devon and Cornwall, and curiously most are not of local rock. They are rarely found in an archaeological context so that their age and use remains uncertain. They may date...
Exeter-based law firm, Veitch Penny is celebrating having retained its Lexcel and Investor in People quality marks, which the firm has held for 16 and 15 years respectively.
In a simultaneous audit of both awards the assessor praised the firm for its use of plain language in its client care letters, commenting, “ The letters are amongst the best examples I have seen ” and noted that the firm’s significant investment in its IT infrastructure “ should have beneficial effects on client care .”
The assessor concluded his report by saying: “ I was impressed by what I saw in the...
After captivating audiences last year with their family show The Emperor’s Perfume, Quirk Theatre and Exeter Phoenix present...
TREASURE ISLAND Based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson
It is 1953 and wartime sugar rationing has finally ended. Jess Hawkins and her gang, dreaming of humbugs, gobstoppers and pineapple chunks, slip into old Mr Jenks’ garden, just like they do every afternoon after school. Jenks has never caught them… not until today that is.
Mr Jenks is a gardener… but he is also a pirate! Threatening them with the Black Spot, he takes them on a wild...
It's been an incredibly busy week here at The Exeter Daily and with just one day to go until this weekend's X Factor final, we're asking for one final push from our readers to help us support Devon's superstar Luke Friend.
TED has been out and about all week interacting with the people of Exeter to drum up as much support as possible for young Master Friend. So far, the response from you all has been absolutely incredible. We were in Princesshay on Thursday for late night shoppping and getting your messages for Luke, check out the pictures of some of his most loyal friendies below...
The number of parental child abduction and custody cases has more than doubled over the last decade, with almost two children being abducted abroad each day, according to new figures released today by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and charity, Reunite.
The FCO has launched an awareness campaign to encourage parents to think of the long-term damage their actions could have on both the children and families involved.
The Christmas holidays have in the past been a hotspot for parental child abductionas family’s face extra strain.
Devon's X Factor hero will return home with mentor Louis Walsh today. They'll be touring the area Luke calls home building up to his hugely anticipated homecoming gig at The Great Hall in Exeter.
17 year old Luke from Teignmouth will perform to a crowd of his most adoring fans tomorrow night, some of whom were waiting outside the Guildhall Shopping Centre from as early as 4am today in the hope they could get their hands on some tickets.
We caught up with Luke briefly this afternoon to find out how he's been getting on.
