Exeter City left it late at Home Park to snatch another three vital Sky Bet League 2 points in the Devon Derby.
Liam Sercombe and Eliot Richards found the net to complete a come-from-behind victory over the Pilgrims, with Reuben Reid having given Argyle the lead shortly before half-time as he converted a penalty conceded by Danny Coles’ handball. Paul Tisdale’s men showed great character to turn it around, sending the elated travelling supporters home happy.
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale named an unchanged side for the third-consecutive...
Update: As of his morning 16 schools will be closed or partially closed sue to decisions to close beign made late in the day.
The list has been updated witht he additional school names.
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At least 14 schools across Devon will be closed or partially closed tomorrow due to strike action from members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT). Six schools, including will be fully closed as a result of the strikes while eight others will be partially closed potentially disrupting work for parents across the county. The strike...
A successful fundraising auction by the Friends of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery has ensured that a portrait commemorating the friendship of two of Devon’s most famous artists has been saved for Devon.
With over £12,000 raised at the art auction last Wednesday and assistance from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, the Portrait of the artist Francis Hayman (1708-1776) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) can be added to Exeter’s art collection.
Rosie Denham, Exeter’s Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, said: “Reynolds and Hayman are both artists of...
The newly appointed flood recovery minister for Devon and Dorset has been visiting victims of the flooding in both counties earlier today.
The new minister, Mr Oliver Letwin, the MP for West Dorset also held meetings today in Exeter and Dorchester to meet businesses and residents to understand the impact across the region and work that needs to be done.
In his new role, Mr Letwin will assess the how effectively parties, such as the Environment Agency, utilities companies and local authorities, worked together,during the severe winter weather to explore any weaknesses in...
HEALTH conscious Manuka honey fans should ensure that what they are buying is genuine after it was revealed that five out of six jars are fake. The warning came as Channel Four’s Dispatches programme this week (Monday, March 17) documented figures which show that UK consumption of the immune boosting honey exceeds global production. And with jars of Manuka honey selling for up to £45, someone somewhere is making a tidy fortune, the programme claimed. Recently the UK Food Standards Agency issued a warning about unscrupulous traders looking to make a quick buck by flooding the market with ‘...
The councillor in charge of overseeing major cuts to Devon County Council’s people services in Devon has resigned.
Cllr Will Mumford will leave his post as the cabinet member responsible for education and children’s services after being appointed managing director of the property company NPS South West.
As the company contracts work with Devon County Council, Mr Mumford has resigned to avoid a conflict of interest between the roles.
As a cabinet member, Mr Mumford oversaw the ongoing, controversial consultation into the future of the council’s youth centres....
An Exeter School pupil has been supporting the Honiton Memory Café in their efforts to fundraise and build awareness around dementia and Alzheimer's.
Sixth Former Richard Baker has been supporting the Honiton Memory Café because he enjoys helping others. He has attended some of the social events that the Memory Café runs for carers and their cared-for and is helping to publicise a charity art auction that is taking place at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) on Friday 25 April to raise funds.
Richard said: "It has been good to help the charity and to understand more about...
Pandora Munoz has won first prize in a design a Doctor Who monster competition run by St Thomas Library.
The library, situated in Church road, Exeter, hosted an award event presenting Pandora with an upgraded version of the design she created.
The monster was redrawn and coloured by Simon Brett a local artist who works for the longest running scifi magazine in the world, Starburst. He presented Pandora with a framed original of her creature: ‘The Soul Stealer’.
Simon was impressed, saying: "Its inventive design and fascinating back story with special powers would...
A rare South Devon Bird has been rescued from the brink of extinction following an EU-funded recovery programme. The cirl bunting, native to South Devon, almost died out 25 years ago having falling to just over 100 pairs in 1989 due to the lack of food and nesting sites. Now following an extensive recovery programme to protect their environments bankrolled by the European Rural Development stewardship fund numbers are making a steady return with just under 1000 pairs estimated to live in the South Devon area. Local Devon Euro-MP Sir Graham Watson has hailed efforts to save the cirl bunting...
