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

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

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…

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Public toilets close as part of Plymouth regeneration works

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Public toilets close as part of Plymouth regeneration works

Public toilets in a city centre have been closed until the spring to allow for the final phase of regeneration works.Plymouth City Council said the temporary closure was part of the final phase of the £30m Armada Way redevelopment.The authority said the facilities on the Armada Way and the Sundial would be out of bounds whilst pipes were laid to take pressure off the aged sewer system as part of a sustainable urban drainage system.It said the temporary…

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

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

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…

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Quad bike rider in 70s seriously injured in crash

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Quad bike rider in 70s seriously injured in crash

A quad bike rider has been seriously injured in a crash near Bovey Tracey, Devon.Police were called at about 11:50 GMT on Tuesday to a road in the Ilsington area.Officers said the quad bike rider, a man in his 70s, sustained serious injuries. The road was closed while an investigation was carried out and it reopened at about 15:35.Roads Policing Team officers have thanked the public for their patience whilst the road was closed.They urged anyone who witnessed…

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Exeter Chiefs winger Campbell Ridl banned for two matches by RFU

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Exeter Chiefs winger Campbell Ridl banned for two matches by RFU

The incident is the first blip in Ridl's short, but impressive first team career at Exeter. Having broken his hand in pre-season the England Under-20 international made a try-scoring debut in the Prem Rugby Cup win over Bristol in November.He impressed the following week as a much-changed Chiefs side were held to a draw at Racing 92 before starting the next three Prem games - including scoring a try in the victory over Leicester just after Christmas."He's got…

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January Sessions – Exeter Observer

January Sessions – Exeter Observer
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

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‘Tough few days’ in Salcombe as thousands left without gas

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‘Tough few days’ in Salcombe as thousands left without gas

BBCMichael Matthias said he had been helping the gas company where he couldIt has been a "tough few days" for thousands of people after a major gas outage affected 4,600 properties, according to a town mayor.More than 100 Wales and West Utilities (WWU) engineers have been working to restore supplies in the Kingsbridge, Malborough and Salcombe area of the South Hams in Devon following damage to a mains pipe on Saturday.Salcombe mayor Jasper Evans said it had been…

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

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

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…

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More than 500 tyres collected from Plymouth Sound seabed

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More than 500 tyres collected from Plymouth Sound seabed

The Ships ProjectDirector of the Ships Project Mallory Haas with the 500th tyre retrieved from the seabed in Plymouth Sound Volunteer divers who have been working in Plymouth Sound are celebrating collecting more than 500 tyres from the seabed.The Ships Project, which is a not-for-profit organisation that researches and explores maritime historical sites, is halfway through its scheme to raise 1,000 tyres from the ocean floor.However, the scale of the problem is much bigger than originally thought and…

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‘Tough few days’ as thousands left without gas in Salcombe

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‘Tough few days’ as thousands left without gas in Salcombe

It has been a "tough few days" for thousands of people after a major gas outage affected 4,600 properties, according to a town mayor.More than 100 Wales and West Utilities (WWU) engineers have been working to restore supplies in the Kingsbridge, Malborough and Salcombe area of the South Hams in Devon following damage to a mains pipe on Saturday.WWU said restoration was complete in Malborough, excluding inaccessible properties, adding it also had "made good progress in Kingsbridge".Salcombe mayor…

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Devon and Cornwall schools closed amid weather-related disruption

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Devon and Cornwall schools closed amid weather-related disruption

Some schools will shut due to disruption across the South West after a yellow weather warning was issued for snow and ice.The Met Office issued the weather warning for snow and ice across the region, which is in place until 11:00 GMT on Tuesday.More than 20 schools in Devon will be closed or opening later than usual due to the weather, according to Devon County Council.In Cornwall, six schools will be closed or opening later than usual. Source…

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Former factory could be transformed into permanent Devon church

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Former factory could be transformed into permanent Devon church

A planning application to convert a former factory on an industrial estate in Exeter into a place of worship has been submitted. The Elim Trust Corporation said it wants give the Stanley Security unit at Signal House on the Marsh Barton industrial estate a new lease of life. It is proposed Rediscover Church, established in Exeter in 1928, will run the new church.The church moved to the former Matalan store at Haven Banks in 2024 as a "pop-up…

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