Tony Rowe: Exeter Chiefs chairman targets new investment as club posts £10.3m loss

Post published:January 7, 2026
Post category:Devon News

Rowe is hopeful a proposed new franchise model for English rugby's top flight will increase interest in investing in the rugby club.The 77-year-old businessman has been at the helm at Sandy Park since 1998 and financing, thanks in part to his business success, has helped Exeter rise from the lower leagues to the pinnacle of the domestic game. The club moved to Sandy Park in 2006 and subsequently expanded the stadium as the Chiefs won two Premiership titles…

Coming of age in Syria’s war

Post published:January 7, 2026
Post category:Al Jazeera

When the civil war in Syria began, Mohammed al-Hallak was only a teenager. This is his story. Source link

Dehydrated seal rescued after travelling from Cornwall to Wales

Post published:January 7, 2026
Post category:BBC Cornwall

Caroline RobinsonSouth WestRSPCAThe RSPCA said the seal was found at St Brides Bay in PembrokeshireA grey seal pup is receiving specialist care after he was found dehydrated and underweight following a 120km (75 miles) journey.The RSPCA said the seal was found at St Brides Bay in Pembrokeshire, Wales, after a four-day journey from Cornwall. It was spotted on rocks on 11 December fully weaned but in thin condition.The seal was removed from the beach and after immediate care…

Poor decisions behind signing Dartmoor prison’s lease, MPs say

Post published:January 7, 2026
Post category:Devon News

PA MediaThe Public Accounts Committee said "poor commercial decisions" were made when HMP Dartmoor's lease was signedA £4m-a-year lease for a prison that has been empty for 18 months has been a "needless waste of taxpayers' money", a report from MPs found.The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the lease for HMP Dartmoor was signed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in March 2022 despite it being known the site had high levels of radon gas two years…

Police appeal after spate of AI related graffiti in Cornwall

Post published:January 6, 2026
Post category:BBC Cornwall

Police have released images of a masked person they want to speak to, after a spate of criminal damage over the Christmas period.Devon and Cornwall Police said fifteen incidents took place on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, all of which were thought to have been committed late at night or in the early hours.The force said it received reports of graffiti being sprayed on buildings and structures in Polbathic, Seaton, Downderry, Hessenford, Widegates, Crafthole and Looe.The…

Israeli forces raid Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict

Post published:January 6, 2026
Post category:Al Jazeera

NewsFeedIsraeli forces raided Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, firing live ammunition to disperse students during a protest and film screening. At least three students were injured as troops entered the campus and classrooms.Published On 6 Jan 20266 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

After the ice there's a wind warning for Cornwall

Post published:January 6, 2026
Post category:BBC Cornwall

BBC Spotlight's David Braine has the details of Storm Goretti. Photo: James Kitto. Source link

January Sessions – Exeter Observer

Post published:January 6, 2026
Post category:Devon News January

January Sessions – Exeter Observer

Good journalism costs money Upgrade to paid E O Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADAR A programme of creative workshops, classes and events including poetry and music performances. Leigh Curtis A programme of creative workshops, classes and events including poetry and music performances is taking place from Tuesday 6 to Friday 30

Coastguard in Cornwall rescue missing dog from narrow cliff

Post published:January 6, 2026
Post category:BBC Cornwall

A missing dog that was spotted part way down a cliff has been rescued by a coastguard team.Boscastle Coastguard said they were paged at 10:45 GMT on Monday to reports of the dog stuck at Trebarwith, Cornwall.It said the dog, which had been missing since Sunday, was seen on a narrow cliff ledge around halfway down an "approximately 100ft (30.48m) cliff" by a member of the public. It added a qualified cliff technician was lowered to the dog,…

Need To Know Somerset

Post published:January 6, 2026
Post category:BBC Somerset

MPs have expressed concerns over funding the government is giving Somerset Council. Source link

Rusi Tuima: Exeter made offer to keep Newcastle-bound lock at Sandy Park

Post published:January 6, 2026
Post category:Devon News

Tuima is the second Exeter player to agree a summer move to Kingston Park in the past few weeks.Full-back Josh Hodge, who like Tuima has also had call-ups to England's 'A' side in recent seasons, will return to his former club after five years in Devon.They are the latest recruits for the Newcastle side that have also agreed deals for New Zealand international Hoskins Sotutu and Argentina lock Franco Molina as Red Bull's investment in the squad begins…

Gender of Pi the whale identified using drone photo

Post published:January 6, 2026
Post category:BBC Cornwall

Caroline RobinsonSouth WestBrendon WhiteJay Cowen said getting the photo at the right second was "one in a million"A humpback whale that has become a regular visitor to the Isles of Scilly has had a gender reveal but not the kind with brightly coloured pink and blue balloons. Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust said a local wildlife watcher managed to get photos clear enough for identification, and Jay Cowen from the trust said: "The chances of that are basically…