Leyton Orient have signed winger Demetri Mitchell on a free transfer from Exeter City. The 28-year-old turned down a contract from the Grecians in favour of a move to Brisbane Road. Mitchell made 61 appearances for Exeter across two years, scoring 12 goals. He missed the start and end of last season with injury, having...
Guy Henderson Local Democracy Reporting Service Google Plans have been submitted for the former police station in Heavitree Road, Exeter Plans have been submitted to knock down a former Devon police station to build more than 800 homes for university students and local people. The plans for Exeter’s former police station, on Heavitree Road, would...
Meanwhile winger Demetri Mitchell is weighing up a new offer from the club. The 28-year-old former Manchester United player missed the start and end of last season through injury. He missed much of 2024 after suffering a serious knee ligament injury and while he is training with Exeter, has had offers from other clubs. “He’s...
Salford City have signed striker Jay Bird for an undisclosed fee from Exeter City. Bird joins with the League Two club on a two-year deal, having spent just 12 months in Devon. He managed only two goals in 19 games for Exeter last season, but then scored six in 11 matches during a loan spell...
Exeter City have signed Brentford midfielder Ethan Brierley on a season-long loan. The 21-year-old’s sole first-team appearance for the Premier League side came as a substitute in the EFL Cup two years ago. He joined the Bees from Rochdale in June 2023 and has spent the past two seasons playing for their B team after...
Exeter City will host Plymouth Argyle in the first Devon derby for more than two years in October. New Pilgrims boss Tom Cleverley will experience his first derby on Saturday, 25 October after the 2025-26 League One fixtures were released earlier on Thursday. The return game at Home Park is scheduled for Saturday, 11 April...
Exeter City have signed left-sided defender Ryan Rydel on loan from Stockport County. The 24-year-old has agreed a season-long stay at St James Park having helped County win promotion from the National League and again from League Two. There is no recall clause in the deal meaning Rydel will stay at Exeter for the entire...
A wildlife park in Devon was evacuated, trained firearms staff deployed and police called after two bears escaped from their enclosure, it said. Wildwood Devon, a conservation charity near Exeter, said European brown bears Mish and Lucy headed straight for the food store after breaking free – before consuming a “week’s worth of honey”. The...
A decision is due to be made later on the future of a popular swimming pool in Exeter which is threatened with closure. Staff at Northbrook swimming pool were told in February a decision had been made to close the pool after Exeter City Council voted to cut its budget for leisure centre services by...
Exeter City Council is set to seal the fate of Northbrook swimming pool at a meeting of its executive committee tomorrow evening, when it is expected to decide to close the pool, for the second time, on the basis of a report produced by council director Ian Collinson. The council is apparently intent on ignoring...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Exeter City Council will consider plans to increase car parking charges across the city Car park charges could go up by about 7% in Exeter with the price of a two-hour ticket in the city centre hitting nearly £5. Exeter City Council is considering putting up the cost...
Exeter City club board chairman Nick Hawker is to step down from his role. Hawker, who is chair of Exeter City Supporters’ Trust – which owns the club – had been on the board for eight years. Also leaving the club is chief executive Joe Gorman, who first joined City as chief financial officer in...
Exeter City have signed former Wycombe Wanderers defender Luca Woodhouse on a two-year contract. The 20-year-old was a free agent after leaving the Chairboys this summer and Exeter have an option to extend Woodhouse’s deal by a further 12 months. Woodhouse can play as a left-sided central defender or in the middle of the back...
Canada prop DaLeaka Menin has signed a new deal to stay at Exeter for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 30-year-old has played 61 times for the Chiefs since joining in 2021 and has scored 10 tries for the club. She is currently with the Canada squad preparing to tour South Africa before this...
A man is in hospital in Exeter with serious injuries after being stabbed in the leg. Police said they were trying to identify two men after the stabbing in the Newcourt area just after midnight on Tuesday. The suspects were described as wearing face coverings, dressed in dark clothing and were using electric scooters before...