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Lexus Exeter / Lexus Golf and Country Club

Anyone for tennis? Lexus Exeter teams up with country club to form an ace new partnership

Authored by David Brown
Posted: Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:35pm

A Snows Group car dealership has formed an exciting new alliance with Exeter Golf and Country Club in a drive to raise the profile of tennis locally, and encourage more people to take up the sport.

Lexus Exeter has launched a doubles partnership with the team at the popular club in Topsham Road as part of a major worldwide collaboration between Lexus, the Lawn Tennis Association and the Association of Tennis Professionals.

At national level, Lexus has become the LTA’s Official Performance Partner and Official Automotive Partner. Globally, the company has embarked on a multi...

Assessing the favourites to be the next Liverpool manager

Authored by Simon Wells
Posted: Mon, 06/03/2024 - 4:44pm

As Jurgen Klopp prepares to draw the curtain on a transformative nine-year spell at Anfield, Liverpool's search for his successor is intensifying.

With a legacy of passionate, high-octane football and silverware to match, the next manager of Liverpool faces the daunting task of stepping into some of the largest managerial boots in modern football.

With former Reds midfielder and previous favourite for the role among those who bet on football with Paddy Power , Xabi Alonso, committing his future to Bayer Leverkusen after winning the German side their first Bundesliga...

Football pitches to be created in Exeter for the grassroots game

Grassroots football in Exeter is set to receive a boost with the announcement that three football pitches are to be created.

A baseball pitch will also be laid out at the Bromham’s Farm Field site as part of the project. The site is owned by Exeter City Council.

Work will start in April and it is hoped that the playing surfaces should be ready for action in 2026. The project is being funded by the Environment Agency, who used the location as a site compound for the city’s flood defence scheme.

Playing surface creator Carrick Sports have been appointed to carry...

Bradfords renews partnership with Exeter Chiefs

Bradfords Building Supplies has extended its partnership with the Exeter Chiefs for the 2022/2023 season, including its under-8s tag rugby festival.

As a Key Club Partner, Bradfords will continue its support of the Exeter Chiefs women’s team and its player sponsorship for Chiefs and England international, Henry Slade, as well as Chiefs forward and Dutch international, Linde Van Der Velden.

The Bradfords Community Cup – the major regional tag rugby festival for under-8s held at Sandy Park – continues to form an integral part of the agreement.

David Young, CEO of...

92lb net wins top spot in prestigious Cofton Cup Fishing Competition

South Devon’s highly regarded coarse fishing destination, Cofton Holidays, has crowned Rob Ellis as winner of its spring Cofton Cup Fishing competition.

A keen fisherman, this was Rob’s first Cofton Cup, and he was up against the likes of former champions Bob Rand, and Andy Everill. The multi award-winning holiday park hosted the eighth competition on its Mamhead Match Lake over six days of intensive fishing. The field was narrowed down from 45 anglers in the opening rounds to 15 in the final. Anglers finishing in places six to 10 from the qualifying rounds battled it out for the...

Big Screen Sports showing at Vue this Spring

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/02/2022 - 7:35am

VUE has announced its latest calendar of sporting events, featuring Europe’s top teams facing off in the UEFA finals.

From Tuesday 3 May, football fans can watch some of England’s biggest teams play for glory across two of world football’s biggest club competitions, as the UEFA Champions League and Europa League screen at Vue in partnership with BT Sport.

The scene has been set for a new European champion in both competitions, as last years Champions League winners and current Club World Cup champions, Chelsea, and last year’s Europa League winners, Sevilla, have been...

Question sport rugby football quiz night knowledge

Question of Sport

Event Date: 
27/01/2022 - 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park, Exeter

Six of the Westcountry's top sports stars will make up the teams for the return of our Question of Sport event, at Sandy Park on Thursday 27th January.

Based around the same successful workings of the hit BBC show, the stars will have their sporting knowledge tested during a series of fun-filled rounds that will be overseen by quizmaster Mark Tyler.

This time around we're going to be welcoming some past favourites as well as some new stars to the panel!

From the Exeter Chiefs, we've got Joe Simmonds, outside half & play maker who led the Club to their famous...

70lb net wins top spot in prestigious Cofton Cup Fishing Competition

South Devon’s highly regarded coarse fishing destination, Cofton Holidays, has crowned Andy Everill as winner of its autumn Cofton Cup Fishing competition.

A keen fisherman, this is Andy’s third consecutive Cofton Cup title and his fourth overall having previously won Cofton Cup II, V and VI. The multi award-winning holiday park, hosted the seventh competition on its Mamhead Match Lake over five days of intensive fishing. The field was narrowed down from 44 anglers in the opening rounds to 22 in the final, with the remainder battling it out for the Plate competition.

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Red Roses set to inspire the next generation of female rugby players

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/06/2021 - 12:59am

England’s Red Roses will take on New Zealand’s Black Ferns at Exeter’s Sandy Park at the end of the month in a fixture that could “inspire the next generation of female rugby players.”

England Women take on New Zealand in the first of their autumn internationals at Sandy Park on Sunday 31 October - kick-off 2.30pm. Tickets have already gone on sale.

It’s the first of a double-header against the Black Ferns who England then face in Northampton a week later before taking on Canada (14 November, Twickenham Stoop, London) and USA (21 November, Sixways, Worcester).

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Spectators' guide to Devon Stage of the 2021 Tour of Britain

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/24/2021 - 3:34pm

Some of the biggest names in cycling will be competing in this year’s Tour of Britain, and if you’re planning to watch them in action in Devon on Monday 6 September you can take your pick of 115 miles along the route.

Devon County Council will host Stage Two of the 17th edition of the race on Monday 6 September, with a stella field of riders including Mark Cavendish and Wout Van Aert due to take to the start line.

This year’s Devon Stage will start at 11am in Hercules Road, Sherford, and will head towards Yealmpton as it starts a loop around the South Hams before...

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